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Enhancing Quality, Boosting Incomes: Egypt
How does USAID's initiative in Egypt empower small-scale dairy producers and increase their incomes?
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This document describes the USAID funded Agricultural Exports and Rural Incomes (AERI) program. The goal of AERI is to increase rural incomes and on-farm and agro-business jobs. The document highlights that:
- Currently, 80 percent of Egypt's non-petroleum exports are agricultural products;
- This sector has strong potential to provide additional sources of revenue and employment for Egypt's poor.
It presents the case study of Om Omar who, after her involvement with AERI's dairy program, was able to:
- Improve her home;
- Purchase household furnishings for her children's marriages;
- Buy chickens and goats to diversify her household income sources.
The document concludes that USAID/Egypt has several examples of projects that have successfully increased incomes, including improved herd management, innovative agricultural processing techniques, and a program to augment animal health.
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