Adaptation to Climate Change through improved water demand management in irrigated agriculture by introduction of new technologies and best agricultural practices

ACCBAT aims at reducing the use of fresh, good quality water in irrigated agriculture, in order to preserve it for direct human consumption. Improvement of water demand management and increase of water resources availability, through re-use of urban treated wastewater, are the two main approaches chosen to reach the objectives of the project, as good practice in countries subject to water scarcity events and as mitigation measures to the impacts of global climate change. International experts will support training and research activities, and contribute to final dissemination of results.
The project ACCBAT total budget is 4,99 million Euro and it is financed, for an amount of 4,49 million Euro (90%), by the European Union (ENPI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme) through the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument.

Tunisia: increasing efficiency in irrigation in El Haouaria in the framework of the ACCBAT Project

June 17, 2015 · by Beatrice Bertolo · in News, Tunisia

More than 20 farmers in the area of El Haouaria have received and are already using the equipment delivered thanks to the ACCBAT project: an innovative automatic filtration system and a fertilizer injector for drip irrigation.

Thanks to this equipment, it will be possible to improve water filtration and increase efficiency in conventional water use in the area of Echraf thanks to drip irrigation systems installed.

The crops that will be irrigated are mainly tomatoes, watermelon, zucchini and groundnuts.

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Tunisia: increasing efficiency in irrigation in El Haouaria in the framework of the ACCBAT Project

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