The Innovative Agriculture for Smallholder Resilience (iNASHR) project (Egypt) was implemented over 3 years during which there was the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to instability in farm prices and uncertainties in water availability. Despite this, 18 teams of Entrepreneurs for Rural Access (ERAs) serving as digital extension service providers were able to reach more than 60,000 people in rural communities between 2021 and 2023. Three specially commissioned “farmer-to-farmer” style training videos were produced (see at the bottom of this blog post), and 60 other relevant Access Agriculture videos were translated into Arabic and shown to farmers. These active service providers, half of whom are women, used a solar-powered smart projector to reach communities where access to power supply, internet connection and mobile phone signal can be challenging.

1. Innovative Agriculture for
Smallholder Resilience
(i-NASHR)
Access Agriculture
Board Meeting Overview
March, 2024

2. Production & Translation of farmer-to farmer videos
Arabic Translation
● Re-allocation of script writing workshop budget  40 new translations
● 180 videos available in Arabic
● Translations of 280 video descriptions for Mobile App
Video production
● 3 new videos in partnership with ICARDA/ARC
● Support of World Food Program for video on collaboration

3. Young Entrepreneurs for Rural Access in Egypt
ERA teams in 6 Governorates
● Upper Egypt Workshop
● Delta Workshop
ERA teams Coaching
● Monthly Zoom calls
● WhatsApp group for picture sharing
● Quarterly field & coaching visits
● Mergdata monitoring for monthly payments

4. Governorate-level Events
● 6 ERA Coaching workshops – mapping stakeholders
● 6 ERA presentation at extension directorates
● Advocating pluralistic extension model with ICARDA/ARC
Promoting pluralistic extension
ERA Knowledge Exchange
● Upper Egypt & Delta team Knowledge Exchange Workshop in Cairo
Online Dissemination
● Dissemination of AA mobile application
● 2 Success stories videos on EcoAgtube
and YouTube
ICARDA Closing Event
● AA staff & ERA teams presentations
● Screening of success story video