Sustainable Water Integrated Management (SWIM) – Demonstration Projects. Lot 2: Water and climate change. EuropeAid/131046/C/ACT/Multi

ACLIMAS Adaptation to Climate Change of the Mediterranean Agricultural Systems For a durable improvement in the agricultural water management and a broader economic development

Target area in achievements 2014 and future plans

N. Ben Mechlia, M. Masmoudi, INAT E. Nerilli, IAMB

Rome, 12-13 November 2014 Activities 2014 Activities were carried out in 5 governorates, NE Tunisia

Tunis Ariana NE Tunisia

Implementation Sites Demonstration site : Demonstration Field, 2014 Demonstration at INAT- Mornag Station,

1. Performance of durum wheat varieties, surface : 2 ha system : rainfed varieties : Karim, Razzak, Nasr,Maali

2. Performance of faba bean varieties, surface : 2 ha system : rainfed varieties : Bachar, Badii, local population Monitoring weather conditions in INAT-Mornag 2014

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i) Rainfall was below normal, especially during grain filling ii) Evapotranspitation, close to normal Wheat vegetative development, INAT- Mornag, March 2014 Short trainings, expert visits & field days were organized in INAT-Mornag station, 2014 Implementation fields, 2014

Private farms Implementation fields

11 farms spread over 5 governorates :

Tunis, Ariana, Manouba, Ben Arous & Nabeul

30 ha 4 field crops 14 cultivars Durum wheat varieties

Karim, Razzak, Khiar, Maali, Nasr, Om rabia, Sobirano Bread wheat varieties

Utique, Hydra, Salambo Triticale varieties

T83, T824 Faba bean varieties

Bachar, Badii Local population Tunis Farmer Crop Variety P IRR Yield [mm] [mm] [t/ha]

1. A. Jebali D.Wheat Maali 340 2.2 Sobirano 2.3

2. K. Sassi D.Wheat Razzak 340 1.6 Sobirano 1.4 S wheat Hidra 1.6 Utique 1.5 F. Beans Bachar 0.7 Nabeul Farmer Crop Variety P IRR Yield [mm] [mm] [t/ha]

3. R. Toumi D.Wheat Maali 335 50 4.8 Karim 50 5.6 4. R. Mbarek D.Wheat Maali 386 5.7 Karim 5.1 5. M. Trabelsi D.Wheat Maali 280 1.1 Karim 1.3 Razzak 1.2 S. Wheat Hidra 0.7 Utique 1.3 Salambo 0.8 Manouba

Farmer Crop Variety P IRR Yield [mm] [mm] [t/ha]

6. F. Troudi D.Wheat Razzak 450 3.4 Om rabia 2.8 Sobirano 2.4

7. Ste Saada D.Wheat Khiar 450 3.2 Maali 3.5 Ariana

Farmer Crop Variety P IRR Yield [mm] [mm] [t/ha]

8. M. A. Mejri D.Wheat Karim 334 2.8 Maali 3.2 Khiar 4.5 Ben Arous Farmer Crop Variety P IRR Yield [mm] [mm] [t/ha]

10. H. Gharbi D.Wheat Maali 366 3.4 Razzak 3.0 Om rabia 3.2 S.Wheat Hidra 366 2.9 Utique 2.9 Triticale T83 366 1.9

11. C. Mediouni D.Wheat Razzak 374 1.5 Sobirano 1.5 Triticale T824 374 2.5 T83 1.9 Field days, themes

Date Place Theme 26/03/2014 INAT-Mornag exp. Fertilization, weed and pest station control, varieties (Ben Arous) performance of wheat 28/03/2014 Supplemental Irrigation of (Ariana) wheat 02/04/2014 Menzel Temime Fertilization, weed and (Nabeul) desease control 03/06/2014 Mornag varieties performance and (Ben Arous) yield assessment 03/06/2014 Mhamedia varieties performances and (Ben Arous) yield assessment Field day 26/03/2014, Mornag (G. Ben Arous) Field day 28/03/2014 , Sidi Thabet (G. Ariana) Field day 02/04/2014, Menzel Temime (G. Nabeul) Field day 03/06/2014, Mhamedia (G. Ben Arous) Field days total, documented

5 field days 162 participants Events, 2014 Visit of the EU project officers, 1 April 2014 Mr Janis AIZSALNIEKS, EU project officer, Attaché Programme Manager for Environment & Climate Change

Mr Maurizio Cian, head of contract and finance section

Visit program: - Inat (briefing about the project activities) - INAT-Mornag station (demonstration field) - Private farrm (implementation field) Visit of the EU project officers to the demonstration site of INAT-Mornag. From left to right: Cian, Ben Mechlia, Todorovic, Masmoudi and AIZSALNIEKS. Visit of the implementation farm of H. Gharbi, in the governorate of Ben Arous Training, 2014 Training course, achievements Date: 24-27/02/2014, Number of participants: 39, training center. Theme : Integrated management of water and soil resources Training, achievements Field work and visits (G. of Nabeul) Dissemination material, 2014

Brochures and guides under improvement,

using newly obtained information Review and enhance dissemination material (leaflets & guides) used by INGC on wheat varieties. Review and enhance dissemination material on irrigation Review and enhance dissemination material on cultural practices of wheat Plan for 2015 Implementation, 2015 Implementation fields, 2015

Manouba : 2 fields

Jdaida : 2.5 ha irrigated wheat, 3cv. Faba beans, oats

Tebourba : 3 ha Rainfed wheat, 3 cv. Implementation fields, 2015

Ariana : 2 fields

Sidi Thabet : 4 ha irrigated wheat, 4cv. Faba beans, oats

Kalaat Landlous : 4 ha Rainfed wheat, 4 cv. Implementation fields, 2015

Tunis : 2 fields

Bir Nejma: 4.5 ha irrigated wheat, 4cv. Rainfed wheat 5 cv Faba beans 3 cv.

Ain Karma : 2.5 ha Rainfed wheat, 3 cv. Barley 2 cv. Implementation fields, 2015

Ben Arous : 1 field

Mornag : 5 ha Rainfed durum wheat 4 cv Bread wheat 2 cv. Barley 2 cv. Triticale 1cv. Faba beans 1 cv. Implementation fields, 2015

Nabeul : 2 fields

Grombalia: 1.5 ha Irrigated wheat, 3 cv.

Menzel Temime 1.5 ha Rainfed wheat, 3 cv. Implementation fields, 2015

Bizerte : 1 field

Bizerte sud : 6 ha Rainfed wheat, 3 cv. Field days, 2015 Field days, 2015

Date Place Theme Participants January, 2015 Ben Arous Varieties, sowing, 20-30 fertilisation of cereals

February, 2015 Manouba Curtural practices, 30-40 Fertilization and weed control February, 2015 Ariana Cultural practices 30-40 fertilization and weed control March, 2015 Nabeul Diseases control 20-30

March, 2015 Ariana Supp. Irrigation of wheat 20-30 Training, 2014-2015 Training course, 24-27/11/2014 Title: Advanced tools to predict water stress and its effect on the yield of field crops

Beneficiaries : agronomists, field crops consultants

Organizers : INAT, IAMB, CMCC

Topics : water scarcity and agricultural water saving in the Mediterranean; water management strategies and crop response to water; water stress monitoring tools; crop and soil water balance; real-time computer applications for data management. Training, 2014-2015 Title: New technologies and methods to improve irrigation efficiency in Mediterranean agriculture

Beneficiaries: irrigation engineers, managers.

Organizers: INAT, IAMB.

Topics : Irrigation scheduling approaches and strategies; concepts of water savings, water use efficiency and water productivity; sensors for monitoring SPA system; soil water balance and modelling; new technologies to support irrigation management (HydroTech project). Leaflets & guides, 2014-2015 Leaflets and guides, 2015 Finalizing and use of dissemination material (leaflets & guides)

1. Climate and performance of durum wheat varieties

2. Supplemental irrigation scheduling

3. Water productivity of cereals in the irrigated perimeters Thank you