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.
Pays/région | Thème | Période | Budget |
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Asie |
Agriculture et sécurité alimentaire Eau
Ressources en eau à usage agricole
Conservation des ressources en eau Politique du secteur de l’eau |
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
- Secteur privé suisse
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Secteur selon catégorisation du Comité d'aide au développement de l'OCDE AGRICULTURE
DISTRIBUTION d'EAU & ASSAINISSEMENT
DISTRIBUTION d'EAU & ASSAINISSEMENT
Sous-Secteur selon catégorisation du Comité d'aide au développement de l'OCDE Ressources en eau à usage agricole
Préservation des ressources en eau (y compris collecte de données)
Politique et gestion administrative du secteur de l’eau
Type d'aide Mandat avec gestion de fonds
Mandat sans gestion de fonds
Numéro de projet 7F09186
Contexte | 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. |
Objectifs | To enhance food security, farmers‘ income and water productivity for 65‘000 farmer families in Pakistan, India, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar and Madagascar. |
Groupes cibles |
65’000 smallholder farmers - women and men International commodity and water standards and value chain actors Local and national Governments |
Effets à moyen terme |
Outcome 1: PUSH Outcome 2: PULL Outcome 3: POLICY Outcome 4: International Outreach |
Résultats |
Principaux résultats attendus:
Principaux résultats antérieurs: 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 |
Direction/office fédéral responsable |
DDC |
Crédit |
Coopération au développement |
Partenaire de projet |
Partenaire contractuel Secteur privé Organisation suisse à but non lucratif |
Coordination avec d'autres projets et acteurs | 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 | Phase en cours Budget de la Suisse CHF 5’410’000 Budget suisse déjà attribué CHF 5’197’929 |
Phases du projet |
Phase 2 01.11.2018 - 31.12.2022 (Completed) Phase 1 01.10.2014 - 31.10.2018 (Completed) |