olive irrigation management project – setting the scene
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Olive Irrigation Management Project –
Setting the Scene
V. Nangia, M. Karrou and T. Oweis
Acknowledgements
• The study was presented by the International Olives Council (IOC) to the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) for funding and was drawn up at the IOC Executive Secretariat in cooperation with the Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible (IAS-CSIC), Spain, and the Instituto per i Sistemi Agricoli e Forestali del Mediterraneo (CNR-ISAFoM), Italy. CFC is an intergovernmental financial institution established within the framework of the United Nations, headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Study sites
More than 900,000 ha 9% of cultivated land 5% of agricultural GDP 16% of Morocco’s consumption requirements in edible vegetable oils 15% food exports 400,000 farms 100,000 jobs
Source: MAPM, 2011
olive : 65,46%
grape: 7,19%
date palm: 3,11%
rosacees: 3,42%
dry nuts: 5,26%
citrus 11,57%
grenade 0,41%
citrus 3,58%
Morocco
Olive plantation area
The olive plantation is spread over the northern half of the national territory, except the Atlantic coast
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- Olive growing area has increased in Morocco
- From 1960 to 2010, Olive planting area increased 7x
Source: MAPM, 2011
Moroccan Strategy For Olive Sector Development
(Plan Maroc Vert)
2009 2020
Total Area 680,000 ha 1,220,000 ha
Drip irrigation Area 17,000 ha 150,000 ha
Production (ton)
Total 700,000 2,500,000
Olive oil 60,000 273,000
Table olives 120,000 250,000
Exports
Olive oil 16,000 120,000
Table olive 60,000 150,000
Source: Contrat programme olivier
Syria
Distribution of cultivated varieties on agro-climatic conditions
Study general objectives
• To enhance crop yields of smallholder olive farmers in two Mediterranean countries - Morocco and Syria through the optimization of water management practices applied to olive cultivation
• Improved and more stable olive yields are going to lead to improved earnings and livelihoods for the targeted smallholder farmers
Specific objectives
• To increase yield of olive groves in the target areas by using advanced strategies
• To minimize yearly fluctuations in yield, and securing more stable farm income
• To increase water productivity of irrigated olive
Outputs O
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1 Demonstration of
the potential of advanced irrigation for increasing olive yield above current levels in rainfed olive groves and in conventionally irrigated groves.
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Demonstration of the potential of regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) for increasing production under irrigation with a limited water supply
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Demonstration of a) the advantages of irrigation on the quality of olive fruits;
b) the lack of detrimental effects on the quality of olive oil
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Dissemination & training based on the new information on olive irrigation management obtained in the regions where pilot plots are established
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