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Enhancing Water Productivity by Improving On-farm Irrigation Management in Fayoum and Minia, Egypt: Final Narrative Report

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Title Enhancing Water Productivity by Improving On-farm Irrigation Management in Fayoum and Minia, Egypt: Final Narrative Report
 
Creator Swelam, Atef
 
Contributor Mehwad, Hazem
 
Subject on-farm irrigation
irrigation improvement
 
Description The productivity and sustainability of water use in agriculture in Egypt, both at present and into the
future, depends on the efficient use of water at both the farm and basin levels. It is widely agreed
that technical and political efforts to improve water use efficiency in irrigated areas are top priorities
to mitigate water scarcity in the country. The most effective way to improve irrigation water use
efficiency is to provide better solutions to show farmers how to optimize distribution uniformity and
application efficiency through better water system management. The overall objective of the project
is to sustainably improve the livelihoods of resource-poor rural communities in Minia and Fayoum
governorates in Egypt by introducing open-source solutions for enhanced water productivity. The
project has three immediate objective: 1) Improve the productivity of small scale-farming systems
through more effective and efficient use of water and land resources; 2) Improve on-farm income by
scaling out the improved irrigation and agricultural practices; 3) Develop and disseminate innovative
and cost-effective integrated packages at field level that increase agricultural water productivity. This
project used science evidence-based, proven on-farm technologies that are scientifically based,
environmentally sound, and economically affordable. The outputs and outcomes of this project
focused on improved farm productivity and sustainability of agriculture, which are consistent with
Egypt’s Sustainable Agricultural Development Strategy towards 2030. The project created synergies,
complementarities and capitalized on other EU-JRDP projects/activities in the same area of
intervention of Bahr Awlad Mohamed and Bahr Biahmu in Fayoum and Hafez Al Sharkyia in Mina.
 
Date 2023-12-12T20:04:39Z
2023-12-12T20:04:39Z
 
Type Internal Report
 
Identifier https://mel.cgiar.org/dspace/limited
Atef Swelam, Hazem Mehwad. (1/9/2020). Enhancing Water Productivity by Improving On-farm Irrigation Management in Fayoum and Minia, Egypt: Final Narrative Report. Beirut, Lebanon: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/68923
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Language en
 
Format PDF
 
Publisher International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)