Promoting innovations in agricultural water management: on-farm demonstration day (16/06/2017)
Fowarim Project (WP3) in collaboration with Maltese farmer hosting the event, have organised the 1st on-farm demonstration of agricultural water management. It is a demonstration day focused on innovative management of crops, soil, irrigation and water resource.
The is “research into practice” event targeting farmers and other related stakeholders.
Location: Burmarrad (Malta)
Date: Friday 16th June 2017
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DRAFT PROGRAMME
09.00 Registration for morning demonstration event
Coffee and refreshments
09.30 Formal event opening – MCAST and Farmer
Participants then split into 4 groups
09.40 Session 1 (30 mins)
Participants split into 4 groups, with each group attending one of the four ‘stations’. Each station will have a translator:
Station 1: Evaluating nutrient valorisation from renewable irrigation sources in Maltese agriculture (Ruben Sakrabani and Steve Hallett) [Cranfield University]
Station 2: Managing soils for crop yield and quality (Lynda Deeks) [Cranfield University]
Station 3: Understanding evapotranspiration (ET)and scheduling irrigation needs (Jerry Knox) [Cranfield University]
Station 4: Managing groundwater for irrigated agriculture (Lucila Candela) [Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya]
10.15 Session 2 (30 mins)
10.50 Session 3 (30 mins)
11.25 Session 4 (30 mins)
12.00 Open stands and displays
12.15 Refreshments available
13.30 Registration for afternoon demonstration
Coffee and refreshments
13.45 Formal event opening – MCAST and Farmer Welcome
14.00 Session 1 (30 mins)
14.35 Session 2 (30 mins)
15.10 Session 3 (30 mins)
15.40 Session 4 (30 mins)
16.15 Open stands and displays promoting innovations in water management
16.30 Demonstration event close