Project Challenges

Jordan mobility, while a critical success in the SEEDS project, encountered several challenges unique to its implementation. These obstacles highlighted the complexities of integrating innovative teaching methods and sustainable agricultural practices in a diverse socio-cultural and environmental setting.

1. Implementing the KIVI Model
Participant Adaptation: As the KIVI model was introduced for the first time, some participants required additional time to adapt to its interactive and non-linear approach to learning.
Facilitator Training: Ensuring that trainers were fully prepared to effectively implement this innovative model required prior capacity-building and adaptation to local contexts.
2. Practical Demonstrations
Resource Limitations: Setting up a small regenerative garden with SMART technologies in Amman faced constraints due to limited availability of affordable tools and materials tailored for the local environment.
Local Adaptation: Customizing regenerative practices, such as organic fertilization and water management systems, to fit Jordan’s arid climate required significant planning and expertise.
3. Youth and Gender Engagement
Cultural Barriers: Encouraging the active participation of young women in the program faced societal challenges, particularly in emphasizing their roles as leaders in agriculture and entrepreneurship.
Resource Access: Many participants, especially women, lacked access to land, funding, or other critical resources to apply the practices and entrepreneurial strategies they learned during the mobility.
4. Entrepreneurship Challenges
Market Awareness: Helping participants understand and navigate market opportunities for regenerative agriculture was complex in a competitive and resource-scarce environment.
Financial Constraints: Limited access to affordable credit or funding options for small-scale agricultural enterprises posed barriers to implementing participants’ business plans.
5. Logistics and Coordination
Infrastructure Constraints: Delivering hands-on training in a largely urban setting like Amman required creative solutions to simulate rural agricultural environments.
Time Management: Balancing intensive training schedules with participants’ personal and professional commitments was challenging, especially for those traveling from rural areas.
6. Sustaining Post-Training Impact
Follow-Up Support: Ensuring participants had access to continued mentorship and resources after the training was a logistical and operational challenge.
Scaling Initiatives: Facilitating opportunities for participants to scale their regenerative practices and entrepreneurial ventures required the establishment of strong local and international networks.
Addressing Challenges with Adaptive Solutions
Despite these challenges, the Jordan mobility successfully:

Provided participants with tailored support to navigate the KIVI model, ensuring they maximized the benefits of this innovative learning approach.
Incorporated real-time problem-solving into the training, helping participants adapt techniques to Jordan’s unique climate and resource constraints.
Partnered with local stakeholders to create opportunities for women and youth to actively participate and access resources for post-training implementation.
Established the Jordanian Experimental RE-GEN Entrepreneurs Incubator to provide ongoing support, knowledge sharing, and a platform for scaling regenerative agricultural practices.
The Jordan mobility highlighted the importance of flexibility, innovation, and collaboration in overcoming challenges, setting the stage for impactful, sustainable change in the region.