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TunisiaImproving irrigation for agriculture in Egypt: new call for proposals launched
A call for proposals has been launched under the European Union-Joint Rural Development Programme (EU-JRDP) in Egypt. The programme, which is part of the EU’s ENPARD initiative for agriculture and rural development, aims to improve the quality of life of the people living in rural areas of the governorates of Matrouh, Minya and Fayoum, with a focus on sustainable management of territorial resources.
Since last year, the programme has been working on the rehabilitation of irrigation schemes in the areas of Bahr Awlad Mohamed and Bahr Biahmu, both in Fayoum, and Hafez Al Sharkyia in Minya. This is based on: i) the restoration and reconstruction of damaged main canals and Mesqas, ii) the adoption of policies to ensure the safeguard and efficiency of irrigation services, iii) the integrated and programmed maintenance of main canals and mesqas. In addition, EU-JRDP is providing a grant for solid waste management in the same areas of intervention.
It is within this framework that a call for proposals has been published for ‘Improving on-farm irrigation in Fayoum and Minya’.
The call aims to create creating synergies with other EU-JRDP initiatives in irrigation, and mainly targets the improvement of irrigation systems at farmers’ field level (marwas).
The overall indicative amount available under this call is €1.2 million. The deadline for submission of applications is 3 September 2017.
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