PROMEDRICE workshop with Agronomy and Forestry Engineers

On Saturday May 16th, we were honoured to host Agronomy and Forestry Engineers from @Eng_Agronoms and @CETAF_Cat in #BaixTer rice area.

A workshop starting with a technical session led by @AGROENG_UdG and @ADVPals sharing @PROMEDRICE results obtained up to date was followed by a field visit to Mas Pla farm in order to share with all assistants the activities, equipment and methodology used during the project execution.

The workshop focused on how innovative irrigation water management techniques and farming practices contribute to the agroecosystem sustainability, taking into account technical, economical, environmental and social aspects in a quickly changing context, with significant drifts of water availability and strong competition with other water uses such as those derived from touristic activities. The main concern in this area so far has been the negative impacts of water scarcity due to droughts on soil and subsurface water bodies salinization, production losses as well as on the rest of ecosystem services provided by rice farming in the area.

The clue of success is the complicity between critical stakeholders such as researchers, rice farmers, irrigation communities, local and regional administrations as well as policy makers.

We’re proud to contribute to this collaborative team work!