Al-Jafer Ostrich Farm Project

With funding from MoPIC, Bushra, a local cooperative, established an ostrich farm for the benefit of the remote village of Al-Jafer in the Ma’an Governorate. In this project . JRF’s role was to support and provide capacity building to the Cooperative and serve as the project supervisor. JRF supported this project by strengthening tendering and procurement procedures and developed agreements with local consultants.
Ostriches are bred for their prized feathers, meat, leather and eggs Participatory Sustainable Water Management at the Farm Level – MEDA Cooperation with Jordan and Palestine This three-year regional project is in partnership with Hilfswerk Austria, Fundacion Promocion Social de la Cultura, Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees, the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development and JRF.
JRF will implement this project in the Jordan Valley area, which will include comprehensive training programs and will introduce new techniques and methods of water treatment, reuse and management.
The project will establish waste-water treatment and reuse units and introduce brackish and household water treatment methods. Water cisterns will be constructed and renovated and permaculture home gardens will also be established.