The agreement was signed by Mr. Ghassan Kasabreh, NDC Director, and Dr. Tafeeda al-Jarbawi, Director of Operations, Research and Planning at the Welfare Association. The objective of the agreement is to enhance the economic situation of Palestinian farmers by generating employment opportunities and providing water resources for agricultural purposes, in addition to increasing the area of productive agricultural lands in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
This fund is part of the Urgent Support Program for the Palestinian People- Phase Five, funded by Arab financial institutions in order to alleviate the Palestinians’ suffering and to improve their economic situation and living conditions through generating employment in the agricultural sector. Eventually, this project will help to decrease the unemployment rate in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.