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Chebika ouest
Sidi ali ben salem
El Haouareb
Abida
Rouissette
Jouaouda
Aouamria
Hammed
4 0 4 8 12 Kilometers
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Elevation Range
38 - 48
48 - 58
58 - 68
68 - 78
78 - 88
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108 - 118
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IntroductionFood security is a strategic national objective and is related to increase wheat production.
Capita consumption of wheat (around 220 kg/year/person) is the highest in the world.
Current Cereal Production:
Average production of 2005-2010 period: 1,7 Millions tons
Average wheat yield: 1.3 t/ha in rainfed area and 4.3 t/ha in irrigated area
Deficit of cereal balance: 51 %
National Strategic objectives:
Reach self sufficiency in durum wheat production (1,6 Million tons) .
Ensure a minimal production of 1,0 million tons during unfavorable years through cultivation of wheat in irrigated and
favorable areas.
Increase irrigated wheat area to 130.000 ha and reach an average target yield of 6 t/ha.
Irrigated Project Site
Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFSED)
Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED)
OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID)
Contact /Information
National Institute of Field Crops, Tunisia
Methodology
Wheat variety adaptation to irrigated areas
Testing water saving technologies by using making decision toolsTesting foliar fertilizer for improving wheat production and quality
The integrated Fertilization management for wheat
Testing and evaluating new wheat lines for late sowing date
20 advanced lines (CIMMYT ) for High production area and “Karim” were assessed at 3 sowing date (15 November,15
December and 15 January) for high grain yield potential in irrigated areas in the central of Tunisia
Farmers and technician have participated in the assessment of this nursery through the selection participatory activity
Four new varieties were highly preferred by farmers for early maturing. These cultivars are often associated with greater
yield. However, late sowing appeared to be associated with greater yielding ability for irrigated trials. These two results
would imply that genotypes characterized by short vegetative growth cycle are sought and suited for irrigated areas. Early
sowing in these areas could favor lodging and grain yield might be reduced by terminal heat.
Results of dissemination and applied research activities
Farmer-groups
Halim Ben Haj Salah, Tarek Jarrahi
Institut National des Grandes Cultures, B.P. 120, 8170 Bousalem, Tunisia.
Model of technology transfer to private
irrigated areas
Regular meetings in fields
Leaders farmers disseminate innovations
Discuss about the best crop management practices, then take
agro-economical decisions
Dissemination recommended package at satellite fields
Particular focus was given to mobile phone use that facilitated
communication between farmers and extension agents and to
assist on farm field operations and irrigation scheduling.
Number of
Demonstration Fields
2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013
12 132 220
Development and promotion of improved varieties
Increase farmer income by using appropriate wheat management practices
Make farmers experts of wheat production in their fields and promote farmer-to farmer training
Enhancing capacity of national research systems through training of young scientists
Establishment of an effective partnership in wheat research that will provide a new generation of agricultural
scientists
Objectives
The activities implemented are chosen in consultation with farmer groups, local extensionists, and scientists. To
achieve this, the project developed an innovative approach to accelerate dissemination and adoption of new
technologies by developing the cluster dissemination approach based on establishing a leader and demonstration
satellite farmers to disseminate innovations.
Arid climate
Average rainfall: 307 mm
Total cereal area: 14 000 ha
Irrigated cereal area: 4 500 ha
Number of irrigated area:19
Number of farmers : 1000
Mean Cereal Yield: 4 t/ha
5.98 5.64 5.626.58
4.83
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Khiar Razzak Saragolla Maali Farmers
Yie
ld (
T/h
a)
Fig.1: Grain yield (T/ha) of wheat varieties at Leaders farmers
Technology transfer of improved technical package for high yielding
durum wheat varieties
5.99
4.63
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Maali Farmers
Yie
ld(T
/ha
)
Fig. 2: Grain yield (T/ha) of wheat at Satellite farmers
Irrigation scheduling through water balance
Evaluation of drip irrigation for wheat
Treatmentwater amount
(mm)
Precipitation
(mm)
grain yield in
t/ha
WUE
(kg /m3)
100 cm spacing 412 125 8.1 1.51
50 cm spacing 238 125 7 1.97
Effect of the applied treatments on grain water use efficiency
Treatmentwater amount
(mm)
Precipitation
(mm)
grain yield
t/ha
WUE
(kg /m3)
Tensiometer 280 125 7.47 1.84
Penman 240 125 6.15 1.68
Class A ev.Pan 240 125 5.18 1.42
6,27 6,32 6,275,68
6,136,45 6,67 6,92
5,976,50
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Med Arbi Jarray Nacer Jhinaoui Youssef Rebeiai Med Jabbas Moy
Yie
ld (
T/h
a)
Fig.6: Grain yield (T/ha) from foliar fertilizer
No foliar fertilizer foliar fertilizer
6,04
4,71
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Yield IFM Yield Farmers
Yie
ld (
T/h
a)
Fig. 5: Compared grain yield obtained using (IFM) and common farmers fertiliser applications
Tensiometring map for warning
irrigation based on soil type and
available water
Project “Enhancing Food Security in Arab Countries”
The ICARDA Project “Enhancing Food Security in Arab Countries” activities in Tunisia were implemented at the
Governorate of Kairouan (county of Chebika). The aim of this project is to increase wheat yield for food security by
dissemination technologies on-farm, with farmers, and for farmers.
Promoting Permanent Bed Planting and Adapting Local Conventional Seeder
Institution of Agriculture Research and Higher Education
Dissemination activities
Applied research activities
Capacity Building
International Center for Agricultural Research
in the Dry Areas
