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Behery, On Farm Irrigation Specialist; Dr. Walid Sallam, Agricultural Economist; and Dr. Abd El Wahab, Crops Agricultural Specialist. Activities carried out during Year 3 include: • Support to farmers who participated in the previously conducted pilot continued for winter and summer crops in the two pilot areas in Abu Kebeer IWMD (West Sharkia) and W. Belbeis IWMD (Qualubia). • The project encouraged BCWUAs to work independently on marketing their crops. As a result, the BCWUAs in West Belbeis contracted directly with the following buyers for fruits, vegetables, and spices: the United Brothers Co. for Strawberry Trade and Nurseries' Distribution; Al Awady for Trade and Supplies in Al Obour Market; Hebeish Sons also known as Sammour; and Spicy Land Co. The estimated total area cultivated with winter crops is 123 feddans in the two pilot areas as shown in the table below. District BCWUA Crop Area (fd) Contract TA W. Belbeis Moustafa Afendy Meet Yazid El Makaser Peas 8 Yes Yes Onion 5 No No Fennel 3 Yes Yes Strawberry 21 Yes No Onion 16 Yes No Garlic 17 Yes Yes Peas 2 No No Tomato * 1 No No Abo Kebeer El Manshar Vegetables 50 N/A No Total 123 * new variety brought by farmers • Dr. Walid Sallam and Dr. Mohamed Abd El Wahab visited the two pilot districts and provided guidance on winter crops. • As a result of the activity in the pilot areas, Spice Land Co. sent 500 kg of basil seeds to the BCWUAs/farmers in West Belbeis to encourage them to grow basil in summer 2011. The seeds were delivered free and the company provided TA. The following table shows the HVCs planted in West Belbeis IWMD in summer 2011 after completion of the pilot. No. Crop Area in year 2010 Area in year 2011 1 Basil 50 67 2 Sesame 130 2000 3 Vegetables 28 4500 4 Corn 36,998 35701 5 Cotton 467 2126 . • A report “Introducing High Value/Low Water Consumption Crops to East Delta Farmers: Findings and Lessons Learned from Pilots Summer Season 2010” was issued. • On March 6, a meeting with Ehab Emara, Agri-Business Manager of the International Co. for Agricultural Production & Processing (ICAPP) – AMERICANA, was held at USAID. Eng. Wafaa Faltaous (COTR), Dr. Abu El Wafa, (USAID Agriculture Specialist); J. Fredericks (IRG); Dr. Wadie Fahim (IRG); and Dr. Walid (IRG Consultant) attended. The meeting generated interest by these firms to work with farmers in the project area. 10 ANNUAL REPORT YEAR 3 (JANUARY – DECEMBER 2011)
• Dr. Walid, IRG consultant, and Ehab Emara, ICAPP, visited W. Belbeis on March 30. They met with six farmers and one Agricultural Extension agent. The possibility of contracting with farmers to grow okra and green beans this summer (May) on an area of 10 feddan was discussed. ICAPP will provide seeds to farmers. The contract terms were accepted and implemented by the farmers. • For raising awareness on cultivation of high value, low water consuming crops, Dr. Wadie Fahim attended three MWRI Undersecretary/General Directors monthly meetings in Mansoura, Dakahlia (March 14), Zagazig, Sharkia (March 15) and Benha, Qualubia (March 17). Senior Agricultural staff also attended the meetings. The concept of high value crops and water conservation technologies was presented at the meetings. • The project arranged for six farmers from three BCWUAs in W. Belbeis IWMD to receive training offered by MACRO Market on high value crops (HVCs). • Dr. Walid, and Dr. Abd El Wahab conducted a training workshop on growing and marketing sesame to the farmers of West Belbies at their request. There were 40 attendees (18 farmers, 13 MALR/Ag. Extension/ Ag. Cooperatives and nine MALR/IWMD). • The training workshops for MWRI/MALR staff on capacity building for HVCs and water conservation practices and technologies (WCT) were completed in the selected six directorates: Sharkia, Qaluobia, East Dakahlia, South Dakahlia, Damietta, and El Salam. Total number of staff attended from both Ministries was 207 (116 participants from MWRI and 91 from MALR). Undersecretaries of Qualubia, East Dakahlia, Damietta Central Directorates, and General Directors of the six Directorates (MWRI) attended the training. In one of the events in East Dakahlia, Eng. Ibrahim El Gamasy, Undersecretary (US) Dakahlia, attended and discussed his personal experience and benefits of using the improved (drip) irrigation system He stated that productivity increased by 40 percent and saving on fertilizer use was more than 35 percent. • Workshops for BCWUAs for dissemination of information on HVCs and WCTs were completed in Sharkia, Qaluobia, Damietta, El Salam, East Dakahlia, and South Dakahlia. Total number of participants was 635 farmers representing 308 BCWUAs. MALR collaborated and supported the activity by participation of Dr. El Garhy, Head, Ag. Extension Sector (MALR); Dr. Aliya Goda, Undersecretary, Central Directorate of Ag. Extension (MALR); Eng. Hamdy Younis, Undersecretary, Deputy, Chairperson of Ag. Extension Sector (MALR); Eng. Mohsen Abdo, Undersecretary, Central Directorate of Ag. Services; and Dr. Abu El Kasem M. Zahra, Deputy, Chairperson of Ag. Extension Sector. • Eng. Wafaa, COTR and Eng. Fouad Elleithy, Program Office, USAID, attended the training sessions for BCWUAs, MWRI/WATs and MALR/Ag Extension staffs of Port Saied and Materia IWMDs, El Salam Directorate on 28 September. Ms. Naglaa M. Hassan, Director of Technical Support of the MUCIA Project attended as an observer. • A mini-library containing MALR publications on HVCs and WCTs was distributed to BCWUAs at the dissemination of information and orientation workshops. • A newsletter and marketing material on HVCs was produced and distributed to BCWUAs, IWMDs, Ag. Extension Offices, and IWM Directorates in East Delta. • For strengthening the collaboration between MWRI and MALR, Dr. Wadie had a meeting on May 16 with Dr. Abd El Ghany El Gendy, Coordinator, MALR, to discuss the possibility of having a demo site for different types of irrigation improved systems. Dr. El Gendy requested to visit the site before final decision. Based on that meeting, Dr. M. Abd El Motaleb, Head of the Planning Sector, MWRI; Dr. El Gendy, MALR Coordinator; Dr. Behery and Dr. Wadie visited West Belbies IWMD and investigated a possible location for ANNUAL REPORT YEAR 3 (JANUARY – DECEMBER 2011) 11
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