Operation
Water management in agroecology
As part of an agroecological approach to ecological intensification, this operation is designed to optimise the use of natural resources, including water, with soil and solar energy, the foundation of farm production. Sustainable water resource management implies evaluating, sharing and building on water-efficient farming practices. In addition to steering efforts and working on different types of irrigation, this operation targets the promotion of more water-efficient growing practices, cropping techniques that increase the amount of water that can be absorbed by the soil and those that help decrease evaporation (mulching, etc.) Treating effluents via taro patches on Wallis and Futuna is an example of a working solution to be brought back into use.
3 actions
• Develop technical and economic reference materials on innovative irrigations systems by integrating energy consumption by type of supply
• Develop technical and economic reference materials on climate-change-resilient cropping techniques (drought, heavy rains, etc.)
• Evaluate and share practices and techniques designed to limit evaporation (plant cover, mulch, etc.)
• Evaluate and promote crops and varieties that need less water
• Transfer and share the findings with rural stakeholders
• Promote traditional water-management practices (water-lens protection, brackish-water-tolerant varieties, rainwater collection)
• Evaluate and transfer innovative practices (solar desalination, etc.)