With water from Mesta, the Greeks will irrigate 22% of the fields near Xanthi

The Greek Ministry of Agriculture has announced the completion of the Expression of Interest process for the Xanthi irrigation system, which is included in the Water 2.0 program. This Athens program is for an impressive 4 billion euros and, once completed, will irrigate more than 1.3 million acres. How do you farm in a climate risk environment? Regardless of the climatic conditions that will prevail in the coming years, the management of irrigation water is one of the most important issues that the neighbors believe their country needs to address effectively. With the dams and networks that will be built, it is intended that much of the water that is currently being wasted be used for irrigation, and the entire political elite, including Prime Minister Mitsotakis, is behind the project. The projects will be financed by the Recovery Fund, the Rural Development Program for the next financial periods and the National Public Investment Program. The large project "Water transfer from ...