RFP: Irrigation Design Software

Water Innovation Technologies (WIT) project is a five-year initiative funded by the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Mercy Corps (MC). The purpose of the project is to increase water conservation in Jordan by focusing on water efficiency in the agricultural sector, community and household levels. The WIT project will contribute to the overall objective of conserving water in Jordan, through the adoption of proven water-saving technologies and techniques, by achieving three integrated outcomes: 1) Water conserving technologies and behavior changes are adopted at the agricultural, community and household levels; 2) Access to financing for adoption of water conservation technology is improved; and 3) Institutions strengthened to support water saving technologies.

On Agriculture level, providing relevant information to farmers is key to ensure that they are able to adopt and manage water saving technologies and save water. During this year, WIT communication and outreach efforts are focused on increasing farmer and farm-manager access to quality information on available water-saving solutions. A review of all the project assessments concludes that lack of information and knowledge is one of the primary constraints for farmers to adopt water-saving practices and technologies. As a market-driven development project seeking to improve water saving efforts in agriculture in Jordan, the project places an important emphasis on developing and improving the outreach capacities of the private sector partners to provide farmers with sound evidence and knowledge on the cost and benefits of adopting water saving technologies and thus build demand in the water market sector.