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Water Efficiency in Rice and Cotton

Projekt abgeschlossen

The public-private-partnership project aims at enhancing smallholder farmers’ income and water productivity in cotton and rice production through improved technologies (PUSH), increased demand of sustainable products by the private sector (PULL) and water stewardship plans (POLICY).
SDC supports a consortium with 20 partners coordinated by HELVETAS in the implementation of the PUSH-PULL-POLICY approach in India, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar and Madagascar.

Land/Region Thema Periode Budget
Asien
Landwirtschaft und Ernährungssicherheit
Wasser
Landwirtschaftliche Wasserressourcen
Einsparung von Wasserressourcen
Wassersektorpolitik
01.11.2018 - 31.12.2022
 CHF  5’410’000
Das Projekt in Kürze
Hintergrund There is global consensus among policy and development stakeholders that addressing water issues is a key for achieving sustainable development. Agriculture accounts globally for 70% freshwater use. Cotton and rice together account for more than 30% of global irrigation water consumption and are mainly produced in countries with water scarcity. Both crops are relevant to food security as cash crop or for consumption. More and more also the private sector identifies the water footprint of their products and its corresponding supply chain as a relevant risk factor.
Ziele To enhance food security, farmers‘ income and water productivity for 65‘000 farmer families in Pakistan, India, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar and Madagascar.
Zielgruppen

65’000 smallholder farmers - women and men

International commodity and water standards and value chain actors

Local and national Governments
Mittelfristige Wirkungen

Outcome 1: PUSH
65’000 cotton or rice producing families adopt improved technologies that entail efficient water management practices and increased food production.

Outcome 2: PULL
Adoption of water efficiency strategies for commodities is fostered by collective actions from the involved stakeholders and leveraged with increased volume purchases of crops produced under improved conditions.

Outcome 3: POLICY
Water use improvements in project regions are governed by multi-stakeholder water stewardship plans and reflected in either national or local policy frameworks.

Outcome 4: International Outreach
PUSH PULL-POLICY approach to foster stewardship of natural resources is shared within international institutions, sector specific platforms and events.
Resultate

Erwartete Resultate:  

  • 65‘000 farmers (min. 15% women) participate in capacity building on PUSH-PULL-POLICY and adoption rate of 70%
  • + CHF 50 / ha income for 45’000 farmers
  • Water use efficiency (m3/kg) increased by min. 30% compared to conventional technologies
  • The relevant government institutions are sensitized on water stewardship and support the stewardship processes
  • At least one policy constraining for water productivity is addressed or at least one policy supporting water productivity is put into action

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    Resultate von früheren Phasen:  

    45’583 farmers involved in capacity building, including 9% women

    Income increase per ha CHF 78 – 297 (rice) and CHF 47 – 753 (cotton).

    Total additional income of 23’583 farmers CHF 4’300’000 (2017)

    5 – 86% reduced water use per kg produced crop, depending on region and technology (e.g. 23% in the organic rice sub-project in India and 40% in the cotton sub-project in Tajikistan)

    Mapping of water resources at local level

    Better cotton initiative included water stewardship as one principle of their standard

    Involvement of 8 new private sector partners, Norvegian Agency for Development Cooperation, World Bank and Islamic Development Bank in Phase 2
    Verantwortliche Direktion/Bundesamt DEZA
    Kreditbereich Entwicklungszusammenarbeit
    Projektpartner Vertragspartner
    Privatsektor
    Schweizerische Non-Profit-Organisation
    • HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation
    • Schweizerischer Privatsektor


    Koordination mit anderen Projekten und Akteuren CORIGAP (Closing rice yield gaps in Asia), SysCom (Long-term farming system comparisons in the tropics), Promoting Water stewardship 2030 and the National Water Resource Management Programme in Tajikistan
    Budget Laufende Phase Schweizer Beitrag CHF    5’410’000 Bereits ausgegebenes Schweizer Budget CHF    4’995’290
    Projektphasen

    Phase 2 01.11.2018 - 31.12.2022   (Completed)

    Phase 1 01.10.2014 - 31.10.2018   (Completed)
    • Sektor nach Kategorisierung des Entwicklungshilfeekomitees der OECD LANDWIRTSCHAFT
      WASSERVERSORGUNG & SIEDLUNGSHYGIENE
      WASSERVERSORGUNG & SIEDLUNGSHYGIENE
      Sub-Sektor nach Kategorisierung des Entwicklungshilfeekomitees der OECD
      Landwirtschaftliche Wasser-Ressourcen
      Schutz von Wasserressourcen (inkl. Datenerfassung)
      Politik und Verwaltung im Wasserbereich
      Unterstützungsform Auftrag mit treuhänderischer Mittelverwaltung
      Auftrag mit treuhänderischer Mittelverwaltung
      Projektnummer

      7F09186

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    Letzte Aktualisierung 07.11.2022