Water Efficiency in Rice and Cotton
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.
Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
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Asia |
Agriculture & food security Water
Agricultural water resources
Water resources conservation Water sector policy |
01.11.2018
- 31.12.2022 |
CHF 5’410’000
|
- 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
- HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation
- Swiss Private Sector
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Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation AGRICULTURE
WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION
WATER SUPPLY & SANITATION
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation Agricultural water resources
Water resources conservation (including data collection)
Water sector policy and administrative management
Aid Type Mandate with fiduciary funds
Mandate without fiduciary fund
Project number 7F09186
Background | 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. |
Objectives | To enhance food security, farmers‘ income and water productivity for 65‘000 farmer families in Pakistan, India, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar and Madagascar. |
Target groups |
65’000 smallholder farmers - women and men International commodity and water standards and value chain actors Local and national Governments |
Medium-term outcomes |
Outcome 1: PUSH Outcome 2: PULL Outcome 3: POLICY Outcome 4: International Outreach |
Results |
Expected results:
Results from previous phases: 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 |
Directorate/federal office responsible |
SDC |
Credit area |
Development cooperation |
Project partners |
Contract partner Private sector Swiss Non-profit Organisation |
Coordination with other projects and actors | 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 | Current phase Swiss budget CHF 5’410’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 5’197’929 |
Project phases |
Phase 2 01.11.2018 - 31.12.2022 (Completed) Phase 1 01.10.2014 - 31.10.2018 (Completed) |