NEWS - March 2011
World Water Day 2011 in Abyan

Despite the difficult security circumstances in the region, Abyan insisted to celebrate the World Water Day. Abyan Water Basin Committee with the support of giz- Decentralized Water Resources Management component organized two activities to be carried out during 21st – 23rd March 2011 in the Abyan delta.
The first activity was to clean 5 irrigation channels of the irrigation scheme of the Abyan Delta during 21-22 March 2011. Five water user associations participated in the activity by getting rid of soil and trees that are stuck in the channels. The total number of participants was 75 including some students.

The second activity was a 2 days’ workshop on drip irrigation for banana cultivation held on 22- 23 March, 2011. More than 140 including farmers from different areas of the Abyan delta, members of agricultural associations, women sectors, local authority and the members of Abyan WBC participated at the workshop. During this workshop, feedback was given of the field visit of some farmers and other farms’ owners from the Abyan Delta to Tihama- Al Hodeidah to closely see the banana crops farms that are already using drip irrigation. The result showed the successes of this irrigation technique in reducing the cost of production and improving the quality of the crops.

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