T5: Rainfed agriculture Financing climate smart agriculture projects - Case study: Supplemental irrigation in Tadla, Morocco ,By Mohammed Karrou, ICARDA, Land and Water Days in Near East & North Africa, 15-18 December 2013, Amman, Jordan

1. Near East & North Africa Land and Water Days
T5: Rainfed agriculture
Financing climate smart agriculture projects
Case study:
Supplemental irrigation in Tadla, Morocco
Mohammed Karrou
17 December, 2013
Amman, Jordan

2. Rainfed areas of NENA
• A great proportion of the NENA region’s
agricultural livelihoods are based on rainfed
farming systems;
• 80% of food Production is dependent on low and
extremely variable rainfall;
• Water resources are scarce;
• High yield gap
• A conjunctive use of the available water resources:
Supplemental irrigation (SI)

3. Definition and concept of SI / DSI
• Supplemental irrigation =
Addition of limited
amounts of water to
crops, in order to improve
and stabilize yields during
times when rainfall fails to
provide sufficient
moisture for normal plant
growth.

4. Case study: Water Benchmark project
in Tadla, Morocco
Purpose
•to develop and test, with the full
participation of rural communities, water
management options that will increase
water productivity, optimize water use
and that are economically viable, socially
acceptable and environmentally sound.
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5. Approach of the project
•Benchmarking (Benchmark and satellite sites);
•Community -based;
•Integrating technologies with policy and institutions;
•Multidisciplinary, multi-institutions;
•Socioeconomic analysis;
•Out-scaling and dissemination

7. Impacts of the project
• Average yield increase: 1.1 t/ha;
• Net benefit increase: 34%;
• Irrigation water saving: 1200 m3 / ha.
• Rate and degree of adoption: 21 and 86%;
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8. Thank you