Transcript ICRISAT Watershed

Integrated Watershed Managemet
A Success Story- Kothapally
By Rohit Arya
Who were the people involved?
Central Research Institute for
Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA),
Hyderabad
Asian Development
Bank, Manila
(Philipines)
Government of
Andhra Pradesh
ICRISAT
Watershed
Programme
MV
Foundation
Drought Prone
Area Programme
National Remote Sensing
Agency, Hyderabad
Village
Associations
Farmers
Youth
Beneficiaries
Women (SHGs)
Neighbourhood
villagers
How the change happened in the village?
Community
Participation
Formation of a committee
Involvement of SHGs,
Youth
Alternate livelihood
program
Regular maintenance
Water harvesting structure
-Earthen check dam
-Mini percolation tank
ICRISAT Led
Consortium
Dissemination of technical
knowledge
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Use of biopesticides
Contour bunding
Use of pheromone trap
Use of micronutrient
Intercropping
Use of planter machine
Why did this not happened in earlier
program?
Meager people participation
No stakeholders interest and knowledge
Target approach- lack of sustainability
No benefit to small & marginal farmers
Lack of synergy among various institutions
Lack of integrated approach- IPM, INM etc
No different committees for different work
No emphasis on livelihood promotion
What were the interventions used?
Introduction of watershed to villagers
Committee formation & work allocation
Technical training to concerned committee
members
Emphasis on livelihood program
IPM- Vermicomposting & NPV
Tropiculture
Improved cultivation practices
Micronutrient
Initiating chain process