Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation. Desert Research Center EGYPT. Matrouh Rural Sustainable Development Project MARSADEV

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1 Desert Research Center EGYPT Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Matrouh Rural Sustainable Development Project MARSADEV 1

2 Donor: Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs General Directorate for Cooperation Development by Italian Food Aid Fund with joint management Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade 2

3 Implementing Agency Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Desert Research Centre CIHEAM Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari in collaboration with Agricultural Research Centre Egyptian Universities Italian Universities

4 GENERAL OBJECTIVES Contribute in improving rural sustainable development and natural resources management and conservation, breaking thus the vicious cycle of resource base degradation and rural poverty decline 4

5 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES Support sustainable natural resource management in the dry land agro-pastoral areas Improve agronomic practices to increase yields and support sustainability Improve livelihoods and socio-economic conditions of the rural Bedouin people and enhancing the role of women Improve technology transfer, research and innovation results and dissemination 5

6 1 Land and Water improved Main activity of project 3 km of wadi / 270 cisterns 2 Agronomical aspects 4 demo plot improved fig - olive management / 1 demo plot irrigation system / 9 key pest and diseases identify / 56 training sessions orchard management / 3 Post harvest management 4 Gender condition improved Oil: 1 HACCP training / installation of new mill machinery / 60 sample oil analysed / 40 beneficiary selected 5 - Research and Knowledge Transfer 6 - Promotion and dissemination 1 MSc Land water resource management activated at CIHEAM-IAMB / 6 demo plots of Quinoa 1 television interview / 17 Newsletters / 1 project Facebook web page /2 technical visits In Italy /2000 Project brochures English and Arabic / 4 Workshops/ participants to field days

7 Main activities performed during II year of the project 7

8 1- Land and Water improved 1.1 Wadi rehabilitation (Wadi Al Kharouba) 1- Leveling 2- Dikes concrete dams (25,000 m 3 of rain stored) 8

9 1- Land and Water improved 1.1 Water harvesting (cisterns) cistern from MARSADEV& SED (increasing water storage capacity) 1-2- Excavations Coatings 9

10 1- Land and Water improved 1.3 Water capture Semicircular constructed and planted 10

11 1- Land and Water improved N.1 hydro-agro system installed 11

12 2- Agronomical aspects Irigation system installed 2- Drip 1- Pipe Irrigation Irrigation system network (Wadi (Rezk Al Kharouba) farm) 12

13 2- Agronomical aspects Improved fig & olive management Mass traps Pruning Injection Composting Organic Certification 13

14 2- Agronomical aspects 40 farms with mass traps 4 plots under irrigation 8 demo plots with improved orchard management 4 compost piles 8 organic certifications 378 Feddan organic 26 trainings of BIO, IPM, Orchard management by 17 missions of Italian and Egyptian experts 120 field visit 14

15 3- Post harvest management implemented Olives / Oil New Olive harvesting Equipment Innovative olive table processing 15 Rehabilitation DRC Mill

16 3- Post harvest management implemented Figs Improvement figs packing Technical Assistant fig jam 16

17 3- Post harvest management implemented N. 4 full equipments for harvesting olives N. 1 rehabilitation of DRC mill 3 seminary on processing (olive table, jam, packing N 36 beneficiaries farmers from new olive instruments (150 faddan) N. 47 technicians participated in trainings 17

18 4- Gender condition improved N. Seminary 12 literacy session classes on Medical Veterinary Care Care 18

19 4- Gender condition Improved 12 Literacy classes 5 seminary (Health, Hygienic, Food Conservation, Nutrition, Animal Breeding 431 participants 19

20 5- Research and Knowledge Transfer N. 72 experimental field introduction field of new quinoa variety of vicia faba Nodule 20

21 5- Research and Knowledge Transfer Characterization and mapping of local native plant species Selection and mapping of native plant Reproduction of native plants 21

22 5- Research and Knowledge Transfer N. 7 experimental field of quinoa N. 2 field introduction of new variety of vicia faba (fava been) 70 native plant seleceted and mapping 22

23 6 Promotion and dissemination activities 25 Press releases 27 news letter 2 interview Radio-TV 2 event held 6 workshops 20 Field days 520 total participation to field days 3 brochures were printed (olive oil, olive table,compost, ), 13 technical visit in Italy 2 international conferences ( Thessaloniki, Greece and London, UK ) 1 scientific abstract on European 23 Geosciences Union in Vienna

24 34 cistern + SED 23 faddan wadi rehabilitated 41 farms with mass traps 5 plots under irrigation 8 organic farming under processing 24 4 full equipments for harvesting olives 1 mill rehabilitated (DRC) 4 medical seminary- veterinary 12 literacy classes 7 experimental fields of quinoa 2 field introduction of new variety of vicia faba

25 25 Shukran, Grazie