Promotion of Iraq’s Agricultural Extension System by Supporting Digital Innovation and Capacity Development in Light of the Current COVID-19 Pandemic - TCP/IRQ/3802
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The project provided improved extension services to promote information and knowledge sharing, as well as the adoption of improved agricultural practices and measures. Farmers downloaded the digital extension services platform, which included a farmer-to-farmer extension forum. Key topics added to the original forum included livestock, sheep and goats, poultry, fishery, wheat, tomato, date and citrus. Implementation of the agriculture data entry into the application took place and was adapted by the Government of Iraq before the launch of the app. A mapping of existing resources was also carried out, where the status of Extension and Advisory Services (EAS), in partnership with the MoA, was assessed to understand the existing DEP and the status of ongoing projects through the MoA. In addition, stakeholder workshops were organized, where government staff, extension officers and farmer organizations were identified to participate in a consultative workshop to determine what information should be provided within the DEP. The project generated subject matter that was specific to Iraq, building on the FAO Digital Services Portfolio (DSP) material. This included recommendations for resource management, strategic commodities and integrated pest management. A proposal was created to generate Iraqi advisory content through the DSP tool and participatory approaches. This was followed by the development of an F2F extension forum within the digital extension service app, which was introduced to farmers through validation workshops, downloaded from Google Play. The project tested a beta version of the remote services app and solicited feedback from stakeholders, and the app was then tested and fine-tuned.