Micro-Irrigation Project

The initiative is a micro-irrigation project developed for the benefit of 31 families in the town of Cadush for an area of 6 ha. The plan is to install a photovoltaic module in order to provide access to water to the farmers in the region and to strengthen the food security of these families who depend heavily on this essentially subsistence agriculture. It also focuses on creating additional income and new jobs in the community. The project aims at integrated rural development by making better use of solar technology in the productive sector of the country, which is primarily agriculture based, in order to accelerate development at the local level. The goal is to decrease www.thepopmovement.org 30 quarrying in the surrounding area which represents an environmental hazard, combat food insecurity and increase agricultural production by making water available in the plots.