UNDP ART Initiative
UNDP ART Initiative - Lebanon
Ahmad Kahled (left) and Ahmad Mohamad are among more than 100 farmers who are benefiting from the drip irrigation network of 6.5 KM that ART GOLD project supported in Kfar Mishkeh. “The irrigation network helped increase the irrigated areas by more than 50% enabling irrigation of all the fields of Kfarmishkeh while allowing farmers to generate twice as much income than before, ” says Kamal Saikali, head of cooperatives of Kfarmishkeh’s fruit tree farmers. Rich in vineyards, olives and fruit, the plain of Kfar Mishkeh is irrigated by old techniques indicating poor water management practices among farmers. Using the drip irrigation technique not only helps with generating additional revenues to farmers, but it also contributes to saving water resources, making better use of the existing water supplies and avoiding excess water use. Photo by Adam Rogers/UNDP
UNDP ART Initiative - Lebanon
Ahmad Kahled (left) and Ahmad Mohamad are among more than 100 farmers who are benefiting from the drip irrigation network of 6.5 KM that ART GOLD project supported in Kfar Mishkeh. “The irrigation network helped increase the irrigated areas by more than 50% enabling irrigation of all the fields of Kfarmishkeh while allowing farmers to generate twice as much income than before, ” says Kamal Saikali, head of cooperatives of Kfarmishkeh’s fruit tree farmers. Rich in vineyards, olives and fruit, the plain of Kfar Mishkeh is irrigated by old techniques indicating poor water management practices among farmers. Using the drip irrigation technique not only helps with generating additional revenues to farmers, but it also contributes to saving water resources, making better use of the existing water supplies and avoiding excess water use. Photo by Adam Rogers/UNDP