**Water Efficiency in Rice and Cotton**
The project aims at improving the household economy combined with the promotion of more efficient production of rice and cotton of 45,000 smallholder families in two regional clusters: Central Asia (Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan) and South Asia (India, Pakistan). To motivate rice and cotton farmers to be more efficient with irrigation water and other inputs, a push-pull approach is applied: smallholders receive technical assistance and market access for more efficient production while private companies enter into reliable business partnerships.
Land/Region | Thema | Periode | Budget |
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Asien |
Landwirtschaft und Ernährungssicherheit Wasser
Landwirtschaftliche Wasserressourcen
Wasserversorgung Wassersektorpolitik Landwirtschaftliche Entwicklung |
01.10.2014
- 30.06.2018 |
CHF 3’454’600
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- Rice and cotton farmers adopt more efficient and more effective production methods (push)
- Private sector companies purchase commodities from farmers who produce with more efficient and more sustainable methods (pull)
- Multi-stakeholder water stewardship plans are implemented (water policy)
- Push-Pull approach is scaled up to more farmers and more companies
- RAS for 45’000 smallholders
- Secured market access for 70 to 80% of the farmers
- Policy influencing at local level
- Crowding-in of new companies.
- Stakeholder workshops in the four countries organised and joint planning
- Negotiations with private sector companies successfully completed
- Baselines elaborated and ready for use
- Joint elaboration of project document with a strong joint ownership
- HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation
- Coordination with SDC programs on efficient water use in the two geographic clusters
- CORIGAP (Closing rice yield gaps in Asia)
- FIBL – Langzeitversuch für biologischen Landbau
- Grow Africa
- GFRAS
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Sektor nach Kategorisierung des Entwicklungshilfeekomitees der OECD WASSERVERSORGUNG & SIEDLUNGSHYGIENE
LANDWIRTSCHAFT
WASSERVERSORGUNG & SIEDLUNGSHYGIENE
WASSERVERSORGUNG & SIEDLUNGSHYGIENE
LANDWIRTSCHAFT
Sub-Sektor nach Kategorisierung des Entwicklungshilfeekomitees der OECD Wassergrundversorgung
Landwirtschaftliche Wasser-Ressourcen
Politik und Verwaltung im Wasserbereich
Politik und Verwaltung im Wasserbereich
Förderung der Landwirtschaft
Querschnittsthemen Projekt berücksichtigt die Geschlechter-Gleichstellung als Querschnittsthema.
Projekt berücksichtigt Demokratisierung, gute Regierungsführung und Menschenrechte als Querschnittsthema.
Unterstützungsform Auftrag mit treuhänderischer Mittelverwaltung
Projektnummer 7F09186
Hintergrund |
Rice and Cotton are two key crops. While rice is the most important staple food for humans, cotton is a key commodity for the textile industry. These two crops consume around 30% of the world irrigation water. Around 250 million smallholders are involved in the cultivation of rice and cotton. Cotton is relevant for food security because of its qualities in crop rotation as well as for income generation capacity. Furthermore, cotton seed oil is the most relevant kitchen oil in cotton regions. |
Ziele |
To improve water use efficiency of rice and cotton, firstly by promoting effective water use as well as better agronomic approaches, and by involving the private sector as well as platforms such as the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) and Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS). |
Zielgruppen |
45’000 smallholders (15% of women; 85% of men) in four countries: India, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyz Republic. |
Mittelfristige Wirkungen |
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Resultate |
Erwartete Resultate: Resultate von früheren Phasen: |
Verantwortliche Direktion/Bundesamt |
DEZA |
Kreditbereich |
Entwicklungszusammenarbeit |
Projektpartner |
Vertragspartner Schweizerische Non-Profit-Organisation Andere Partner Coop, Reismühle Brunnen, Mars Food, Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP), Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS), Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation. |
Koordination mit anderen Projekten und Akteuren |
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Budget | Laufende Phase Schweizer Beitrag CHF 3’454’600 Bereits ausgegebenes Schweizer Budget CHF 3’409’282 Projekttotal seit Anfangsphase Budget inklusive Projektpartner CHF 6’000’000 |
Projektphasen |
Phase 2
01.11.2018
- 31.12.2022
(Completed)
Phase 1 01.10.2014 - 31.10.2018 (Completed) |