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RISE and Supporting Regional Dryland Irrigated Agriculture
Andrew PetrovichResearch Associate
WLI 6th Annual Regional Coordination Meeting12 November, 2014
Amman
Research Institute for a Sustainable Environment (RISE)
• Established in 1979 by the American University in Cairo as the Desert Development Center (DDC)
• Became the Research Institute for a Sustainable Environment (RISE) in November, 2013.
Sustainable Water Management in the Oases of Egypt’s Western Desert • Partner: HSBC Bank• Project Duration: September, 2013 –
August, 2014• Sites:
• Abu Minqar• El Heiz
• Relevant Components: • Canal Lining• Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation• Aquaponic systems• Drainage Water Tree Farm• Training on all components
Canal Lining
• 3 major canals were lined
• Total of 3 km
Sprinkler Irrigation
•30 feddan of flood irrigated fields were converted to sprinkler irrigation in Abu Minqar
Drip Irrigation and Aquaponics
• Aquaponics shade house utilizing drip irrigation was installed in El Heiz.
• Aquaponics system utilizing drip irrigation was installed in Abu Minqar.
Drainage Lake Tree Farm• 5 feddan were
planted with high value trees utilizing drip irrigation in Abu Minqar• Trees faring
particularly well are olive and date palm.
Ramsis Project
• Aim: Utilize SMS technology to disseminate knowledge on wheat cultivation best practices• Partners: Mobinil, FAO and FAODA
(Fayoum Agro Organic Development Association• Project Duration: July, 2014 – April,
2015• Locations:
• Shubra Qubala, Monufeya, Delta• El Heiz, Bahareya, Western Desert• Abu Minqar, Farafra, Western Desert
• Participants: 100 farmers in each location
• Activities: • 20 messages sent to a maximum of 300
farmers from Nov. 2013 – Mar. 2015 by a call center operated by FAODA• Focus group workshops to be carried
out at the beginning and end – 4 workshops/location• Assessment questionnaire of wheat
cultivation practices at beginning and end of growing season
Living Learning Laboratory, “LLL”
• In our case at AUC, a Living Learning Lab is “a concept that encompasses a range of practical on-campus applications of research and experiments that provide students hands-on experience, benefit operations or facilities and enhance sustainability”.
Current LLL Projects
• Comparing the effects of reduction in amounts of irrigation water on zucchini in our greenhouses on campus
• Comparing the effects of domestic fresh water vs. water in an aquaponics system on crops on our rooftop garden
On to discussion, Thank You