The project, supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), is called “Increasing Water Productivity for Sustainable Nutrition-Sensitive Agricultural Production and Improving Food Security”. However, the water resources used to irrigate agricultural land are poorly managed. A US$2 million projectThe FAO and IFAD initiative will build the capacity of 200 to 300 extension workers, field supervisors, decision-makers and technicians for sustainable water resources management. In North Africa, water resources have fallen by 30% over the past 20 years, according to an FAO report (2020) on the State of Food and Agriculture. FAO and IFAD plan to provide $2 million to implement the Sustainable Water Management in Agriculture project.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 12, 2021 10:05 UTC