ARE IRAQI DISPLACED FARMERS RETURNING TO AGRICULTURE?
This report is coming as part of collaboration between IOM and FAO on a joint study to identify the needs of the displaced population and strategies for restarting agricultural production in conflict-affected rural areas in an effort to assist the Iraqi Government in addressing the challenges currently faced by the displaced farming population in their return to farming.
The study aims to:
1. Identify the role that agriculture plays as a source of livelihood for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnees.
2. Understand the drivers, constraints and challenges confronted by displaced and returnee households regarding return to areas of origin and resumption of farming.
3. Investigate how best to rehabilitate the agricultural sector to create opportunities for resilient and robust agricultural livelihoods for returnees and prospective returnees.
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