The training was organized within the project Capacity building of agricultural businesses in drought adaptation, funded by USAID, and implemented in partnership of CRP Tuzla and Nešto više.

The objective was to familiarize participants with the effects of drought to agro businesses. This will improve their understanding of the problems that farmers face, enable them to get an insight into contemporary technologies for building irrigation systems and equip them with knowledge necessary for applying a more pragmatic approach in designing appropriate support measures to farmers. A total of 25 participants attended the training, including representatives of municipalities, Ministries of Agriculture, Water-Management and Forestry FBiH and RS and Ministry of Foreign trade and economic relations BiH.

 

The training included the following topics:

-          Presentation of the project Capacity building of agricultural businesses in drought adaptation,

-          Presentation of the study Analysis of the fruit and vegetable sector in northeast BiH vulnerability to drought,

-          Benefits of investments in irrigation systems,

-          Technical solutions in drought adaptation  (Practical example of demo farm in Gračanica),

-          Drought Adaptation measures on the farm level - Adaptation of the plants,

-          Drought Adaptation measures on the farm level - Technical solutions,

-          Environmental impact assessment of building an irrigation system and mitigation measures of negative impacts.

 

A total of 25 participants attended the training, including representatives of municipalities, Ministries of Agriculture, Water-Management and Forestry FBiH and RS and Ministry of Foreign trade and economic relations BiH.

 

One of the outcomes of the training is a conclusion that there is a need for further education of government officials in the field of environmental impact assessment. In that regard, assistant Minister of Foreign trade and economic relations BiH invited USAID to support such activity.

 

Another outcome is an initiative that agriculture departments in municipalities request allocation of certain financial resources to support building of demonstration irrigation systems based on the USAID examples.