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Research on effect of Aquaholder for agriculture of Afganistan in specific climate conditions aimed of decreasing need for irrigation

General Information

Funding entity Slovak Aid
Recipient Country Afghanistan
Implementing Organization Pewas
Implementing Organization Code Holding companies, trusts and Special Purpose Vehicles
Geo Location Herāt, AF
  Longitude 62.0
  Latitude 34.5
Start of Commitment 2016-11-10
End of Commitment 2018-01-31
Currency EUR
Status OECD approved

Description

The contractor has invented unique product Aquaholder for agriculture with aim to hold water in the soil to decrease need for irrigation and rainfall. Product has been already tested in central Europe climate conditions. In Slovakia it was successfully introduced on the market. There is a great potential for the product especially in arid areas of Afghanistan specific for low rainfall and restricted possibilities of irrigation. The goals of Research Project are: 1) to research on effect of Aquaholder Seed on germination percentage of Seeds of Cereals/Pulses, 2) To find out the effect of Aquaholder Agro on reducing water requirement of crops during growth season. 3) To find out whether it’s effective economically for farmers to use Aquaholder Products or not? 3) To find out Aquahoder effectiveness under climate and cropping systems of Herat Province

Commitments and Amount Extended (EUR)

Reporting Year Commitments Amount Extended
2016 50 000 € 0 €
2017 0 € 37 463 €
2018 0 € 12 493 €
Total 50 000 € 49 956 €

Sectors share

Sector name Share
Agricultural research 100.0 %

Statistics

Statistics show the proportion of the Research on effect of Aquaholder for agriculture of Afganistan in specific climate conditions aimed of decreasing need for irrigation project compared to the implementing subject and the type of flow

Comparison based on the region

Other filtered aid Amount extended
Research on effect of Aquaholder for agriculture of Afganistan in specific climate conditions aimed of decreasing need for irrigation 49 956 €
Other filtered aid 1 040 712 182 €
Project/Region Amount Extended Ratio