Section outline

  • The water quality along the irrigation network at the level plot according to the quality criteria established for Class C in the new EU Regulation on minimum requirements for water reuse (2020/741), has been carried out during one complete irrigation campaign. 

    The olive harvest has been completed, enabling the production of 9,000 Kg/ha. 18 rural women have been involved in the entire irrigation campaign and harvesting, contributing to the achievement of one of MENAWARA's main challenges: building women's resilience in rural agriculture by promoting the appropriate reuse of better quality treated water.


    As women constitute an important agricultural  labour force in the Mediterranean Basin,  empowering them and boosting their skills is  advantageous for families, rural communities and, more generally, for national agricultural and  economic production.
    The farmer owning the olive grove was involved in the entire process, not only in the operation and maintenance of the plot but also in the operation of the reclaimed treatment, gaining skills on filtering system, pressure groups and so on.