Training

MIRRA offers practical (on the field) as well as theoretical trainings adapted to the local and regional context in irrigation and agriculture. The provided courses cover a wide base of beneficiaries and range from basic level courses, advanced courses and Training of Trainers (ToT).

Irrigation

Until today, more than 800 farmers and 170 practitioners (governmental extension agents and suppliers of irrigation materials) both locally and regionally (The Palestinian Territories, Iraq and Lebanon) have been trained on better irrigation practices. Some of them have become trainers themselves.

Irrigation training includes the following subjects:
- Design and optimisation of on-farm irrigation networks (using a software developed by the MREA team).
- Good operation and maintenance of on-farm irrigation networks regarding:

  • Operation (flow and pressure measurement, uniformity calculations, flushing techniques).
  • Filtration (screen, disk and sand filters).
  • Fertigation practices (fertiliser tanks and Dosatron®).
  • Irrigation scheduling (using tensiometers).