278 Million Approved Irrigation Projects Materials and Products

Five and five agricultural irrigation projects are approved in the country with an investment of 278 million euros, of which 18 are in the works, lusa told the minister of agriculture. Of the national irrigation program, "55 projects are already approved, corresponding to an overall investment amount of 278 million euros, some of which are already under construction," said luís capoulas santos. Eighteen of the 55 projects are in construction and total an investment of 86 million euros. Capoulas santos said that the government wants to "provide the country with more than 100,000 hectares of new irrigation, between new irrigation and the requalification of existing ones, a way to mitigate climate change and reduce production costs." These investments will allow the creation of 10,500 jobs in agriculture, according to the official.