New Water Web Activities in Ovche Pole

Eko.net

26 August 2005

IZGREV environmental association from Sveti Nikole is involved as a local partner of the Water Web - Water Resource Strategies and Draught Alleviation in Western Balkans Agriculture. In addition to IZGREV, Macedonia is represented in this regional project by the School of Agriculture and Food Sciences of the Skopje University.

Water Web project is designed to optimize water resources management in Ovche Pole

According to Stephen Quarry, Science Coordinator of the Project, and Dane Bosev from the School of Agriculture, the project proceeds with the planned tempo and success.

At the briefing they held for the reporters of Radio Sveti Nikole and BBC Macedonian, held on August 22, Quarry and Bosev emphasized that the planned activities are implemented with full intensity and should be completed in 2008. Over the past period, IZGREV was involved in public promotion activities for the project.

The Project includes monitoring and measurement of wheat yields in various watering conditions, with the goal to optimize the available water resources and overcome the draughts. Later, a feasibility study will be prepared on the social and economic effects of the project.

For more information about the project, visit the web site of Water Web.