Jordan Valley components to the AC4D program for 2014-2015

The two Jordan Valley components to the AC4D program for 2014-2015:

1)   Small scale trainings for JV Water User Associations

Training for groups of farmers focused on field observation. 

Training Topics include:

            Finance (Budgeting and Irrigation Order Preparation)

            Irrigation System Design

            Conflict Management

            Soil Health
            Improved Varieties

Operation Mercy will provide materials, refreshments, a light meal, speakers and demonstrations for the events. 

2)   The establishment of a demonstration farm in the Southern to Middle Ghor of the Jordan Valley

A farm of suitable size, roughly 3.5 hectares / 40 dunum / 1 unit, of land will be acquired for use as a demo-farm where farmers could be invited to receive hands-on training in cropping patterns, automated drip irrigation, emerging solar technologies, soil health, salt tolerant crop varieties and farm management. 

                        Needed startup items for the demonstration farm will include:   

                                                Land

                                                Annual Watersupply

Irrigation piping

Pumps

Installation of a reservoir

Seeds

Poly tunnels

A water filtration system

Labor

Electricity
Soil Amendments & Fertilizers