Project: Master Plan of the Kayes Region Activity: Water Product: Irrigation and drainage Geographic data: Malí Start date: November 2008 End date: December 2009 Master Plan for Irrigation of the Kayes Region The project consists of supporting the staff of the National Directorate of Rural Engineering of the Ministry of Agriculture of Mali, by providing them materials, methodology and continuous training on irrigation planning. The project was carried out in three phases: the first phase consisted of identifying the project in 2008; the second consisted of developing the Master Plan for irrigation of the Kayes region in 2009; and once the second phase was completed, the third phase consisted of implementing irrigation schemes (Low-Land) in six communities in the region of Kayes. The PASNDI project worked on capacity building by providing technical assistance to the counterpart, the department of Rural Engineering of the Ministry of Agriculture and the beneficiaries (communities of farmers in the areas of intervention), in the form of training programs. Technical assistance funded by the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AECID).