- Implementation Support Agency (ISA): World Bank
- Total project financing: $125 million
- Funding from GCFF: $23.9 million
- GCFF Financing Approval Date: 05/31/2022
- % Disbursed: 35%
- Project Rating: Satisfactory
- Status: Under implementation
- Project Closing Date: 6/30/2031
About the project
After a relatively moderate contraction in 2020, the Jordanian economy rebounded at 2.2 percent in 2021, supported by accommodative monetary and fiscal policies and the reopening of the economy. Jordan is facing increasing pressures on poverty, income distribution, and inclusion. The inflow of Syrian refugees has presented challenges and opportunities for the development of the agri-food sector. Fresh fruit and vegetables offer major export opportunities but face challenges of (i) loss of key market access due to the Syrian and Iraqi civil wars and (ii) an inadequate enabling environment with poor public enabling services. The Program is focused on results that improve livelihoods and boost job opportunities for the poorest people, in alignment with the Bank’s FY17–FY22 Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Jordan. It reflects the priorities of the WBG Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Enlarged Strategy, which focuses on harnessing human capital, leveraging digital technologies, and maximizing finance for development (MFD).
Project Development Objective (PDO)
To strengthen the climate resilience and enabling environment for agriculture development in selected value chains in Jordan. The program’s activities will benefit a broad range of stakeholders in the agri-food sector under:
1. result area 1, climate resilience and sustainability, and
2. results area 2, competitiveness and exports.
Project Implementation Status
The program demonstrated strong progress, marking the mid-point of implementation for the parent Program with significant gains across climate resilience, agricultural support services, agriculture water availability and security, and economic inclusion. The achievements reflect impacts that align closely with the Project Development Objective (PDO) and the GCFF’s broader emphasis on resilience and inclusion for vulnerable populations.
The program’s climate resilience interventions reached 104,000 people, providing households and communities with enhanced capacity to cope with climate risks. Notably, vulnerable groups were targeted: 37,390 youth and 48,814 women benefited from resilience-building support, underscoring the project’s commitment to inclusive program delivery. Over 452,000 draught resilient seedlings have been produced and disseminated to farmers.
Water security is an important area of accomplishment. Cumulatively, over 100 hafirs and 5,000 rainwater harvesting cisterns were constructed or rehabilitated, significantly increasing water storage capacity and availability in drought-prone areas of the country by 5.1 million cubic meters (1.8 million cubic meters verified and 3.3 million cubic meters unverified). 541 farmers received financial support to adopt water efficient irrigation technologies. These investments directly contributed to climate adaptation, reducing community exposure to water scarcity risks. In parallel, 79,000 households in the Badia region experienced improved water availability for their animal herds, strengthening pastoral livelihoods and supporting climate-dependent income sources.
Good progress is also achieved in agricultural support service delivery. By December 2025, the program had reached 47,400 farmers with agricultural assets or services, including 8,837 women, 19,346 youth, and 739 refugees (out of which 473 are female refugees), signaling strong outreach to priority groups. These efforts contributed to early expansion of climate-smart agricultural practices among rural populations.
Considerable investments in skills development and economic inclusion in also reported. Training on climate-smart agricultural technologies reached more than 3,000 trainees, with women comprising 51% of participants and refugees 11%. Additionally, over 3,100 individuals completed skills upgrading and job-matching programs (915 verified and 2,206 unverified), among them 1,100 women demonstrating meaningful engagement of groups with constrained access to economic employment pathways.
Overall Programs performance is rated Satisfactory. The Program established delivery systems, reached large numbers of beneficiaries, and made substantial progress across critical areas. The strong emphasis on women, youth, and refugees across all result areas highlights the program’s alignment with GCFF priorities and its commitment to inclusive, resilience-building development. These early achievements provided solid grounds for scaling up the program with additional financing and a platform to sustain impacts in subsequent years.
An additional financing of US$ 116 million to the Program was approved on December 19, 2025, extending the Program closing date to June 30, 2031. The Additional Financing will focus on expanding priority areas under the ARDI Program, in alignment with the Government’s Economic Modernization Vision, National Agriculture Sustainable Program (NASP) and the Program development objectives. These expanded focus areas will increase the targeted number of beneficiaries, including refugees and strengthen capacities in the agriculture sector, and, in turn, improve livelihood opportunities.
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