Desert Research Center EGYPT Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Matrouh Rural Sustainable Development Project MARSADEV 1
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
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
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
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
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/ 100 6 participants to field days
Main activities performed during II year of the project 7
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
1- Land and Water improved 1.1 Water harvesting (cisterns) cistern from MARSADEV& SED (increasing water storage capacity) 1-2- Excavations Coatings 9
1- Land and Water improved 1.3 Water capture Semicircular constructed and planted 10
1- Land and Water improved N.1 hydro-agro system installed 11
2- Agronomical aspects Irigation system installed 2- Drip 1- Pipe Irrigation Irrigation system network (Wadi (Rezk Al Kharouba) farm) 12
2- Agronomical aspects Improved fig & olive management Mass traps Pruning Injection Composting Organic Certification 13
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
3- Post harvest management implemented Olives / Oil New Olive harvesting Equipment Innovative olive table processing 15 Rehabilitation DRC Mill
3- Post harvest management implemented Figs Improvement figs packing Technical Assistant fig jam 16
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
4- Gender condition improved N. Seminary 12 literacy session classes on Medical Veterinary Care Care 18
4- Gender condition Improved 12 Literacy classes 5 seminary (Health, Hygienic, Food Conservation, Nutrition, Animal Breeding 431 participants 19
5- Research and Knowledge Transfer N. 72 experimental field introduction field of new quinoa variety of vicia faba Nodule 20
5- Research and Knowledge Transfer Characterization and mapping of local native plant species Selection and mapping of native plant Reproduction of native plants 21
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
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
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 Shukran, Grazie