ICRISAT Watershed story NRM Class 29 Nov 1 The ICRISAT Story: Simplified version NRM class 26 Nov 2006 Land degradation and Drought • India witnessed widespread drought (> 20% affected) once in five years in last 123 years. • 1987 drought affected 300 mill people. • Droughts specific periods, land degradation continuous • degraded land 107.2 MHa 33% • 75.7 MHa of which only 58 Mha treatable • even if 1 Mha treated every year it will still take 50 years to recharge all affected areas.
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ICRISAT Watershed story
NRM Class 29 Nov 1
The ICRISAT Story: Simplified
version
NRM class 26 Nov 2006
Land degradation and Drought
• India witnessed widespread drought (> 20%
affected) once in five years in last 123 years.
• 1987 drought affected 300 mill people.
• Droughts specific periods, land degradation
continuous
• degraded land 107.2 MHa 33%
• 75.7 MHa of which only 58 Mha treatable
• even if 1 Mha treated every year it will still take
50 years to recharge all affected areas.
ICRISAT Watershed story
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The Nexus
DroughtLand
Degradation
Poverty
An Entry PointAn Entry Point
Integrated Watershed Management
Water is the Key-Issue
• 80% of world’s agriculture is rainfed
• Rainfed areas in developing countries are densely populated
• Deplorable high poverty
• Huge unemployment
• Fragile and marginal lands
• Severe land degradation
• Water scarcity
• Drought is a constant threat
Breaking the Nexus of Poverty, Land Degradation thru Watershed Management
ICRISAT Watershed story
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Watershed as entry point for:
�Increasing productivity
�Improving livelihoods
�Protecting environment
�Empowerment of poor
�Social capital development
Watershed Management:Engine of Agricultural Growth
and Development in Rainfed Areas
• Until 2003-04, 2.466 billion US$ have been allocated for watershed development
• In 1999-2000 GOI declared “National Movement for Watershed Development in India”
• Over the different plan periods, nature and scope of watershed program modified and tuned to encourage people’s participation
Investments and Impacts
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Journey through Watershed Approach in India
Soil conservation Water conservation Productivity enhancements
CompartmentalHolistic systems
approachLivelihood
improvement
Top down and contractual
Participatory mode
No ownership by farmers
Inequitable benefits
Less transparency
Transparency and vigilant community
Community ownership
Tangible benefits well distributed
Govt. investments Private investments
Eight Arms of Holistic Development
Micro enterprises
Increase in Productivity
DecreasedMigration
Reduction of people BPL
GW Recharge
Growth ofLivestock/Hort/Fodder
Gender Parity
Coverage Families
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Reduced runoff
Impacts
Improved water levelIncreased productivity
Employment generation
Use of new science tools
A holistic participatory
approach
Continuous monitoring and evaluation
Linked on-station and Off-
station
Empowerment of community
and stakeholders
Mix of individual and community-
based interventions
Consortium for technical
backstopping
Adarsha Watershed, Kothapally, India: A Brightspot (Contd..)
Integrated Watershed Management Model
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• Increased incomes
12.69
9.49
6.13
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Watershed Non-watershed
Net income ( Rs 1000)
2001 (N=60) 1998 (N=54)
Note: Total variable cost includes family labor
Adarsha Watershed, Kothapally, India: A Brightspot (Contd..)
• Increased incomes
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Non-w atershed
Watershed
Actual values (Rs 1000)
Crops Livestock Non-farm
37.3
29.244 % 7% 49 %
41 % 11 % 48 %
Adarsha Watershed, Kothapally, India: A Brightspot (Contd..)
ICRISAT Watershed story
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Knowledge-based entry point enhanced sustainable community participation