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.

Training of engineers and technicians of the Tunisian Ministry of Agriculture on fertigation

Training of engineers and technicians of the Tunisian Ministry of Agriculture on fertigation

May 7, 2015 · by Beatrice Bertolo · in Events, News, Training, Tunisia

From May 4^th to 7^th , in Essaida Manouba near Tunis, the third cycle of training for officers of the Tunisian Ministry of Agriculture organized by ICU and the Ministry in the framework of the ACCBAT project have been realized.

The training took place at the Centre Technique de Pomme de Terre et d’Artichaut (CTPTA) addressing the theme of fertigation with the aim to train engineers and officers of the central and peripheral structures of the Ministry of Agriculture on this innovative technique in irrigated agriculture.

Three participants from each governorate with 72 guests and some technicians of the project participated in the training.

A first cycle and theoretical and practical training for 60 public officers (trainers and engineers of various CRDA – Regional Centres for Agricultural Development) took place in May 2014 addressing the issues of needs in water of different crops, pilot irrigation and localized irrigation. A second training session was held in October on surface irrigation techniques, sprinkler irrigation and drainage.

An additional training session on the use of treated wastewater in agriculture is scheduled for September 2015.

“Corriere di Tunisi” newspaper: news on this cycle of training (in italian)

This post is also available in: French

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