Planned conversion of the irrigation system in Boulaouane

Nearly 76,000 ha in the irrigated perimeter of Doukkala-Abda will be subject to a conversion programme to localised irrigation by 2023. This project is justified, according to public authorities, by the strategic importance of this zone and its impact on regional development. To this end, projects have already been launched, and others are being prepared by the Regional Office for Agricultural Development of Doukkala (ORMVAD), aiming at initiating the collective conversion of irrigation systems in irrigated sectors, whether gravity or sprinkler, into localised irrigation systems, as well as incentive actions for the adoption of water-saving projects. The irrigation system conversion project for the Boulaouane sector is thus part of this programme and is considered a pilot project at the national level, as it has allowed the collective conversion of the sprinkler irrigation system, which…