Report on Identifying Resource Poor Communities in Some Egyptian Governorates CR/RADCON/2005/June 21/Shaker and Kassem/1a Contents Page Background and Justification. 2 The Objective of the Study. 3 Methodolgy. 3 Indicators. 9 Results. 12 Village Community Profiles. 21 Report on Identifying Resource Poor Communities in Some Egyptian Governorates Background and Justification: The World Food Summit (WFS) held in Rome in 1996 committed FAO member states to the 2015 goal of reducing food insecurityby half. To meet the target of halving malnutrition in developing countries by 2015, this number needs to be cut by at least 20 million per year. With a growing world population, this situation may even worsen unless very determined and well-targeted actions are taken to improve food security. The Millennium development goals further highlight the importance of confronting the scourge of poverty and the despair of food security. Therefore, there is a need to reconceptualize and reprioritize extension services and promote communication for rural development activities within the framework of the food security challenge. For the foreseeable future, dealing with poverty and hunger means confronting the problems that small farmers and their families face in their daily struggle for survival. Agricultural extension continues to be in transition worldwide. Governments and international agencies are advancing structural, financial and mangerial reforms to improve extension, decentralization, pluralism, cost sharing, cost recovery, participation of stakeholders in development initiatives and the decisions and resources that affect them. A number of policy recommendations were put by the international workshop on “Extension and Rural Development” jointly hosted in November 2002 by the World Bank, The USAID, and the Neuchatel Group. These recommendations were: government should focus public financing on the poor, government should view extension within a wider rural development agenda, government should develop a stakeholder coordinating mechanism, government should build capacity of rural producers’ organizations, the public sector, and service providers. In this context, FAO in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation in Egypt initiated a project to establish “Rural and Agricultural Development Communication Network” (RADCON) that build on the success of “Vertiual Extension and Research Communication Network” (VERCON) to benefit farm families and their communities from an information system, which is operated by agricultural extension in collaboration with the national agricultural research system. The Objective of the Study: To identify fifty resource poor communities and connected them to the RADCON information system and its activities. Methodolgy Study Population: According to the data mentioned in table No. (1) this study was conducted in 177 villages. These villages affiliated to Thirty nine extension centers in six governorates in addition to Noubaria region. The activities of VERCON project are implemented through these extension centers at the village level. These 177 villages could be classified as follows: Fifty five villages in Kafr Al-Shiekh governorate, Fourty nine villages in Assuit governorate, fifteen villages in Noubaria region, thirteen villages in Fayoum governorate, Seven villages in Ismsilia governorate, Thirty three villages in Beheira governorate and five villages in Dakahlia governorate. Table No. (1) The Research Area in Kafr Al-Shiekh, Assuit, Fayoum, Ismailia, Beheira, Dakahlia Governorates and Noubaria Region No. Village District Governorate 001 Al-Taifa Kafr Al-Shiekh Kafr Al-Shiekh 002 Kafr Al-Taifa Kafr Al-Shiekh Kafr Al-Shiekh 003 Mabtool Kafr Al-Shiekh Kafr Al-Shiekh 004 Kafr Mabtool Kafr Al-Shiekh Kafr Al-Shiekh 005 Al-Safia Dosouk Kafr Al-Shiekh 006 Miniat Genah Dosouk Kafr Al-Shiekh 007 Kafr Al-Khier Dosouk Kafr Al-Shiekh 008 Mehalet Diay Dosouk Kafr Al-Shiekh 009 Miniat Kalien Kalien Kafr Al-Shiekh 010 Menshat Al-Shazlie Kalien Kafr Al-Shiekh 011 Al-Bakatosh Kalien Kafr Al-Shiekh 012 Kafr Al-Ghazaier Kalien Kafr Al-Shiekh 013 Al-Manshaliah Kalien Kafr Al-Shiekh 014 Belshasha Kafr Al-Shiekh Kafr Al-Shiekh 015 Halies Kafr Al-Shiekh Kafr Al-Shiekh 016 Kafr Al-Manshi Kafr Al-Shiekh Kafr Al-Shiekh 017 Aremon Kafr Al-Shiekh Kafr Al-Shiekh 018 AL-Salehat Sedi Salem Kafr Al-Shiekh 019 Kafr Tedah Sedi Salem Kafr Al-Shiekh 020 Kafr Al-Masharkah Sedi Salem Kafr Al-Shiekh 021 Al-Warak Sedi Salem Kafr Al-Shiekh 022 Boreed Sedi Salem Kafr Al-Shiekh The Research Area in Kafr Al-Shiekh, Assuit, Fayoum, Ismailia, Beheira, Dakahlia Governorates and Noubaria Region No. Village District Governorate 023 Al-Handasah Sedi Salem Kafr Al-Shiekh 024 Shalma Sedi Salem Kafr Al-Shiekh 025 Menshat Aql Sedi Salem Kafr Al-Shiekh 026 Al-Masry Sedi Salem Kafr Al-Shiekh 027 Al-Khwaled Sedi Salem Kafr Al-Shiekh 028 Al-Khadmiah Kafr Al-Shiekh Kafr Al-Shiekh 029 Dkmerah Kafr Al-Shiekh Kafr Al-Shiekh 030 Al-Morabeien Kafr Al-Shiekh Kafr Al-Shiekh 031 Al-Etehad` Kafr Al-Shiekh Kafr Al-Shiekh 032 Nasrah Kafr Al-Shiekh Kafr Al-Shiekh 033 Menshah Al-Kobra Kalien Kafr Al-Shiekh 034 Al-Kafr Al-Bahary Kalien Kafr Al-Shiekh 035 Al-Marazka Kalien Kafr Al-Shiekh 036 Kafr Al-Mashaiekh Kalien Kafr Al-Shiekh 037 Beni Bakkar Motobas Kafr Al-Shiekh 038 Miniat Al-Morshad Motobas Kafr Al-Shiekh 039 Ezbet Amr Motobas Kafr Al-Shiekh 040 Ebianah Motobas Kafr Al-Shiekh 041 Al-Kany Motobas Kafr Al-Shiekh 042 Lasefr Al-Balad Dosouk Kafr Al-Shiekh 043 Kniaset Al-Trawy Dosouk Kafr Al-Shiekh 044 Al-Trawy Dosouk Kafr Al-Shiekh 045 Damaro Soliman Dosouk Kafr Al-Shiekh 046 Al-Mandorah Dosouk Kafr Al-Shiekh 047 Abou Tartor Fowah Kafr Al-Shiekh 048 Al-Saieh Fowah Kafr Al-Shiekh 049 Miniat Al-Ashraf Fowah Kafr Al-Shiekh 050 Kabreet Fowah Kafr Al-Shiekh 051 Zedan Al-Hamoul Kafr Al-Shiekh 052 Al-Tebah Al-Hamoul Kafr Al-Shiekh 053 Al-Banah Al-Hamoul Kafr Al-Shiekh 054 Al-Karn Al-Hamoul Kafr Al-Shiekh 055 Kom Al-Hagar Al-Hamoul Kafr Al-Shiekh 056 Refa Assuit Assuit 057 Al-Zawiah Assuit Assuit 058 Der Refah Assuit Assuit 059 Moshah Assuit Assuit 060 Shadb Assuit Assuit 061 Al-Balaizah Abou Teeg Assuit 062 Abou Kharas Abou Teeg Assuit 063 Al-Zaraby Abou Teeg Assuit The Research Area in Kafr Al-Shiekh, Assuit, Fayoum, Ismailia, Beheira, Dakahlia Governorates and Noubaria Region No. Village District Governorate 064 Dakran Abou Teeg Assuit 065 Al-Ansar Al-Kosiah Assuit 066 Beni Helal Al-Kosiah Assuit 067 Beni Saleh Al-Kosiah Assuit 068 Meer Al-Kosiah Assuit 069 Al-Habalsa Al-Kosiah Assuit 070 Beni Shaaran Manfalout Assuit 071 Sarawah Manfalout Assuit 072 Nazet Karar Manfalout Assuit 073 Beni Magd Manfalout Assuit 074 Nazlet Romeh Manfalout Assuit 075 Beni Razah Abnoub Assuit 076 Abnoub Abnoub Assuit 077 Gezeret Baheeg Abnoub Assuit 078 Sawalem Abnoub Abnoub Assuit 079 Der Show Abnoub Assuit 080 Maabdah Al-Gharbiah Abnoub Assuit 081 Maabdah Al-Sharkiah Abnoub Assuit 082 Shakalkiel Abnoub Assuit 083 Al-Atiat Al-Bahariah Abnoub Assuit 084 Arab Al-Shanablah Abnoub Assuit 085 Nag Khedr Dairout Assuit 086 Beblaw Dairout Assuit 087 Nazlet Farag Dairout Assuit 088 Nazlet Daher Dairout Assuit 089 Harekah Dairout Assuit 090 Arab Al-Kalabat Al-Fath Assuit 091 Manshiat Al-Maasarah Al-Fath Assuit 092 Awlad Serag Al-Fath Assuit 093 Beni Taleb Al-Fath Assuit 094 Al-Wastah Al-Fath Assuit 095 Kom Boha Manfalout Assuit 096 Beni Ady Al-Kebliah Manfalout Assuit 097 Hagdam Manfalout Assuit 098 Al-Ezbah Manfalout Assuit 099 Beni Ady Al-Bahariah Manfalout Assuit 100 Al-Lokah Sahel Seleem Assuit 101 Arab Mateer Sahel Seleem Assuit 102 Al-Ghareeb Sahel Seleem Assuit 103 Al-Onah Sahel Seleem Assuit 104 Al-Matmar Sahel Seleem Assuit The Research Area in Kafr Al-Shiekh, Assuit, Fayoum, Ismailia, Beheira, Dakahlia Governorates and Noubaria Region No. Village District Governorate 105 Al-Sabaa Ameriah Alexandria 106 Al-Taniah Ameriah Alexandria 107 Al-Markaziah Ameriah Alexandria 108 Saidna Yehya Bourg Al-Arab Alexandria 109 Al-Wehda Al-Watania Ameriah Alexandria 110 Abou Al-nour Abou al-Matameer Beheira 111 Saad Zaghloul Abou al-Matameer Beheira 112 Al-Adl Abou al-Matameer Beheira 113 Mohamed Abdel Rakib Abou al-Matameer Beheira 114 Taha Hussien Abou al-Matameer Beheira 115 Tawfik al-hakiem Hosh Esa Noubariah 116 Ali Ben Abi Taleb Hosh Esa Noubariah 117 Abas Al-akad Hosh Esa Noubariah 118 Al-Shaarawy Hosh Esa Noubariah 119 Ahmed Rami Al-Delengat Noubariah 120 Al-Basyouniah Fayoum Fayoum 121 Damo Fayoum Fayoum 122 Al-Edwah Fayoum Fayoum 123 Menshat Damo Fayoum Fayoum 124 Kfour Al-Neel Fayoum Fayoum 125 Al-Makrani Youssef Al-Sedeek Fayoum 126 Al-Rouba Youssef Al-Sedeek Fayoum 127 Al-Nazlah Youssef Al-Sedeek Fayoum 128 Shadmouh Etsa Fayoum 129 Al-Ghaafra Etsa Fayoum 130 Maagon Etsa Fayoum 131 Ktoon Etsa Fayoum 132 Menshat Abdel Megeed Etsa Fayoum 133 Toson Ismailia Ismailia 134 Ein Ghaseen Ismailia Ismailia 135 Al-Tabieh Ismailia Ismailia 136 Al-Akharsa Kantra Gharb Ismailia 137 Al-Riah Kantra Gharb Ismailia 138 Al-Banahoh Kantra Gharb Ismailia 139 Al-Roudah Kantra Gharb Ismailia 140 Al-Khwaled Itay Al-Barood Beheira 141 Konaiset Al-Dahriah Itay Al-Barood Beheira 142 Hesat Al-Dahriah Itay Al-Barood Beheira 143 Al-Dahriah Itay Al-Barood Beheira 144 Sanhoor Damanhoor Beheira 145 Menshat Ragheb Damanhoor Beheira The Research Area in Kafr Al-Shiekh, Assuit, Fayoum, Ismailia, Beheira, Dakahlia Governorates and Noubaria Region No. Village District Governorate 146 Menshat Al-Khazan Damanhoor Beheira 147 Kafr Beni Helal Damanhoor Beheira 148 Meniat beni mousa Damanhoor Beheira 149 Kom Al-Berka