Martin Collison was pleased to attend the EIP Agri Focus Group on Water and Agriculture in Ciudad Real, Spain on the 4th and 5th November 2015. The group used this meeting to collate best practice from across Europe on how to deliver water efficiency on farm as well as visiting a vineyard and collaborative group of farmers who are having to respond to a 60% reduction in the water which is available to them.
The Focus Group will produce a report in spring 2016 which identifies the challenges with on farm water security, best practice in the use of water efficiency techniques and proposals for future work and EIP Operational Groups to address water security.