Deficit irrigation for Mediterranean agricultural systems

Irrigation uses about 80% of all water diverted for various uses in the Mediterranean. Nevertheless, increased demand for other uses coupled with water scarcity is putting unprecedented pressures on reducing the share of freshwater used in irrigation. Give n the degree of scarcity in many areas of the Basin, if irrigation water use could be reduced, it could become a major water source, thus releasing resources for alternative use. The objective of this project is to evaluate the concept of deficit irrigatio n (DI) as a means of reducing irrigation water use while maintaining or increasing farmers profits. The DI concept will be the subject of multidisciplinary research at different scales, geographic locations, and with different perennial and annual crops.

Coordinator

Organization name:UNIVERSIDAD DE CÓRDOBA
Administrative contact	Address
Name:Elias FERERES (Dr)	DEPARTMENT OF AGRONOMY, E.T.S.I.AGRÓNOMOS Y MONTES Alfonso XIII, 13 CÓRDOBA ESPAÑA Region:SUR ANDALUCIA Cordoba
Tel: +34-957499229
Fax:+34-957499252
E-mail:Contact
URL: http://www.uco.es	Organization Type:

Other participants

Organization name:CONSORZIO PER LA BONIFICA DELLA CAPITANATA
Administrative contact	Address
Name:N/A	CONSORZIO PER LA BONIFICA DELLA CAPITANATA Corso Roma, 2 FOGGIA ITALIA Region:SUD PUGLIA Foggia
Tel:
Fax:
E-mail:
URL:http://www.consorzio.fg.it	Organization Type:Other

Organization name:UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
Administrative contact	Address
Name:Muhammad SHATANAWI (Professor)	FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE PO Box 13042 Queen Rania Street AMMAN Jordan Region:
Tel: +962-65355000
Fax:+962-65355560
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.ju.edu.jo	Organization Type:

Organization name:CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE HAUTES ETUDES AGRONOMIQUES MEDITERRANEENNES, ISTITUTO AGRONOMICO MEDITERRANEO OF BARI
Administrative contact	Address
Name:Mladen TODOROVIC (Dr)	DEPARTMENT OF CROP-ECOPHYSIOLOGY Via Ceglie, 9 VALENZANO (BA) ITALIA Region:
Tel: +39-080-4606235
Fax:+39-080-4606274
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.iamb.it	Organization Type:

Organization name:INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET VÉTÉRINAIRE HASSAN II
Administrative contact	Address
Name:Majid BENABDELLAH (Dr)	SOCIAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT (DSH) - IAV HASSAN II BP 6202 Av. Allal Fassi, Rabat-Instituts (Madinat Al Irfane) RABAT MOROCCO Region:
Tel:+212-377758/59
Fax:+212-37775838
E-mail:Contact or majidben@hotmail.com
URL:http:www.iav.ac.ma	Organization Type:

Organization name:CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
Administrative contact	Address
Name:Riza KANBER (Professor)	DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURE AND IRRIGATION Balcali ADANA TURKEY Region:
Tel: +90-3223386513
Fax:+90-3223386386
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.cu.edu.tr	Organization Type:

Organization name:UNION TUNISIENNE DE L'AGRICULTURE ET DE LA PÊCHE
Administrative contact	Address
Name:Abdessattar GUIZANI (Engineer)	UTAP Alain Savary Cité El Khadhra TUNIS TUNISIA Region:
Tel: +216-71800800
Fax:+216-71797292
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.utap.org.tn	Organization Type:Other

Organization name:AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS
Administrative contact	Address
Name:Andreas KARAMAROS (PROF.)	DEPARTMENT OF CROP PRODUCTION HYDRAULICS 75, Iera Odos ATHENS HELLAS Region:ATTIKI
Tel:2105294802
Fax:2105294832
E-mail:
URL:http://aua.gr	Organization Type:

Organization name:INSTITUT NATIONAL AGRONOMIQUE DE TUNISIE
Administrative contact	Address
Name:Netij BENMECHLIA (Professor)	RESEARCH UNIT CGRE / INAT 43, Avenue Charles Nicolle TUNIS-MAHRAJÈNE TUNISIA Region:
Tel:+216-96789438/21671287110
Fax:+216-71799391
E-mail:Contact -alternative- masmoudi.med@inat.agrinet.tn
URL:http://www.iresa.agrinet.tn	Organization Type:

Project number

509087

Subject(s)

AGRICULTURE , HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , NATURAL MEDIUM , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , WATER DEMAND

Acronym

DIMAS

Geographical coverage

Spain, Italy, Jordan, Morocco, Turkey, Tunisia, Greece,

Budget (in €)

1015000

Programme

FP6-INCO

Web site

http://cordis.europa.eu/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=proj.document&PJ_RCN=7519393

Objectives

The objective will be to develop a workable, comprehensive set of irrigation (DI) strategies that can be disseminated quickly among the various agricultural systems of the Mediterranean Region. The project addresses directly the first topic of the INCO-2002 -B1.2 specific measure, 'research on sustainable irrigation, including deficit irrigation'. Eleven partners from seven different countries (Greece, Italy, Jordan, Morocco, Spain, Tunisia and Turkey), including research and water association institutions wi ll work for three years on the project. Their main activities will be: a) the development of a general summary model of crop yield as a function of water supply, b) the validation of the model for the main irrigated annual (wheat, sunflower, cotton,) and p erennial crops (olive, pistachio, citrus), using common research protocols, c) a survey on physical, socio-economic and cultural conditions for each crop and irrigated area, and d) scaling up by combining the yield model with economic optimization modules that will generate optimum DI strategies compatible with the specific socio-economic characteristics of each area under study. The results of the project will provide

Results

Results for this Project

Final Report Summary - DIMAS (Deficit irrigation for Mediterranean agricultural systems)

14/04/2011

Documents for this Project

Final Report - DIMAS (Deficit irrigation for Mediterranean agricultural systems)

14/04/2011

Period

[01/09/2004 - 31/05/2008]

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