Background

As climate change increases, mitigation of the effects of water stress is becoming a major challenge for the sustainability of agricultural activity, especially for small and vulnerable irrigated farms.
This concern for reconciling agricultural development with sustainable water resource management is currently a major concern for the Moroccan government.
Similarly, farmers in small-scale irrigated areas suffer from a lack of agricultural advisory services and need support for their conversion to water-efficient irrigation. This will enable them to improve the quality of their water, professionalise their operations and generate substantial income.
This situation is all the more pressing with the spread of COVID-19 and must be anticipated by:
- increasing access to water;
- the use of techniques and technologies for better water management and recovery; and
- strengthening access to agricultural advisory services, particularly by using digital tools.