Agricultural Cooperation for Development
The biggest challenges facing agriculture today are climate change, soil degradation or excessive salinity in the soil, water scarcity, pests and diseases, and the need to ensure food security for a growing population. The Agricultural Cooperation for Development (AC4D) programme in the Jordan Valley supports farmers with techniques and readily accessible technologies to overcome these challenges.
In a region where young farmers are increasingly rare, one such farmer took a transformative decision—guided directly by the soil testing service provided through our Agricultural Cooperation 4 Development (AC4D) project.
After receiving his soil and water analysis results, the farmer realized that his large, highly visible plot of land along the main road—considered completely unusable—could be rehabilitated. Acting on the recommendations given by our team, he chose to implement active deferment with cover cropping, a technique that uses minimal irrigation water to rebuild soil structure, improve fertility, and reduce salinity stress.
Being on the main road, his plot is visible to people passing through the area. His choice to adopt our technique in such a public space served as a major affirmation of AC4D’s credibility and impact within the farming community.
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Farming in the Jordan Valley
The biggest challenges facing agriculture today are climate change, soil degradation or excessive salinity in the soil, water scarcity, pests and diseases, and the need to ensure food security for a growing population.
Visits to Farms
Our Agricultural Cooperation for Development (AC4D) project in Jordan is working within communities to support farmers with immediately adoptable and cost-effective technologies to aid in to management of the most pressing issues in smallholder agriculture in the Middle East.