Tunisia Irrigated Agriculture Intensification Project
Irrigation and drainage rehabilitation, Rehabilitation and improvement of eleven irrigation and drainage schemes: about 22,230 ha of irrigation rehabilitation, 480 ha of expansion, 6,240 ha of new drainage and 166 km of service roads, about 25,900 ha of new and improved service in all (Djebba, Medjez El Bab, Testour, Mateur, Bou Heurtma, Gaafour-Laaroussa, Rmil, El Hajeb and others); El Hajeb in Sfax is supplied with treated wastewater from the Sfax South plant. By June 2026 modernisation was complete for two-thirds of the target irrigated area and all five drainage schemes in Tunisia.
The record
- Country
- Tunisia
- Location
- Béja, Bizerte, Jendouba, Siliana, Nabeul and Sfax governorates
- Coordinates
- —
- Technology
- Irrigation and drainage rehabilitation
- Capacity
- Rehabilitation and improvement of eleven irrigation and drainage schemes: about 22,230 ha of irrigation rehabilitation, 480 ha of expansion, 6,240 ha of new drainage and 166 km of service roads, about 25,900 ha of new and improved service in all (Djebba, Medjez El Bab, Testour, Mateur, Bou Heurtma, Gaafour-Laaroussa, Rmil, El Hajeb and others); El Hajeb in Sfax is supplied with treated wastewater from the Sfax South plant. By June 2026 modernisation was complete for two-thirds of the target irrigated area and all five drainage schemes
- Capital cost
- US$170.5 m total project cost at approval (World Bank, 2018), stated in US$; the IBRD loan is US$140 m
- Stage
- Under construction
- Owner or client
- Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries, with the regional agricultural development commissariats (CRDA)
- Contractor
- —
- Operator
- —
- Finance
- IBRD loan of US$140 million, approved 29 May 2018
- Award or start year
- 2018
- Commissioned
- —
Record last checked 2026-10-19.
History
- 2018-05
World Bank approves the IBRD loan of US$140 million on 29 May
- 2023-11
Restructuring approved on 28 November adds a COVID-19 response objective
- 2026-06
Report of 29 June finds modernisation complete for two-thirds of the target irrigated area and all five drainage schemes
Sources
6 references
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- World Bank, Tunisia Irrigated Agriculture Intensification Project (P160245), project record. projects.worldbank.org.
- IBRD loan US$140 million, board approval 29 May 2018, total project cost US$170.5 million, status active, closing date 30 June 2026 on the Bank's database.
- World Bank, Project Appraisal Document (26 April 2018). documents.worldbank.org.
- Eleven schemes in Béja, Bizerte, Jendouba, Siliana, Nabeul and Sfax, about 25,900 ha of improved and expanded service (table 1.1); the El Hajeb scheme in Sfax relies on treated wastewater from the Sfax South plant.
- World Bank, Implementation Status and Results Report, Sequence 16 (29 June 2026). documents.worldbank.org.
- MENA Water Review major projects register and PPP pipeline — compiled from procurer publications, development-bank project pages and trade reporting; each record names its source.
Modernisation completed for two-thirds of the target irrigated area and in all five drainage schemes; the objective was restructured on 28 November 2023 to add COVID-19 response equipment (US$15.84 million component). The closing date had passed at the time of the last report read; the stage rests on the Bank's active status and that report.