FAO office in Algeria is launching, as part of the regional project on water efficiency, productivity and sustainability (WEPSRNE), two Farmers field schools in Algeria in the irrigated perimeter of El Hamiz, one of the largest perimeters of the country. The perimeter covers an area of ​​18,000 ha and extends over three wilayas of Boumerdès, Algiers and Blida. The Farmers Field schools will focus on greenhouse tomato cultivation and will reach around fifty farmers in the region. As an indication, the cultivation of greenhouse tomato occupies an area of ​​around 4,500 ha nationally, including 173 ha in Algiers, 202 ha in Boumerdès and 35 ha in Blida.

The objective of these two schools is to sensitize farmers on rational and efficient use of irrigation water and to train them on sustainable water management with regards regarding the challenges of climate change and episodes of drought, which are becoming more and more frequent.

The Field School for producers is a meeting and training framework for a group of Farmers, a school "without walls", which takes place in a field, throughout a growing season. It is a place, once created, will allow participants, with the help of a facilitator, to exchange experiences and knowledge and seek the most appropriate solutions to the problems encountered on their farms.