T5: Rainfed agriculture Financing climate smart agriculture projects

Case study: Supplemental irrigation in Tadla, Morocco

Mohammed Karrou

17 December, 2013Amman, Jordan

Near East & North Africa Land and Water Days

• 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)

Rainfed areas of NENA

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.

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.

C.R . OULA D ZM A M C.R . BR AD IA

Case study: Water Benchmark project in Tadla, Morocco

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

• 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%;•

Impacts of the project

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