Marathwada Sheti Sahayya Mandal

Participatory Agri. Development Programme

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Introduction : The Government of Maharashtra (GoM) has adopted the formal policy of assign responsibility for the operation and maintenance of minor irrigation schemes to the farmers, who will be organized in competent water users Association (WUAs). As part of the implementation of this policy, the GoM and KFW, German Development Bank are undertaken the minor irrigation programme Maharashtra (MIP-M)

The over all goal of MIP-M is increased small farmer’s income through sustainable irrigated agriculture. To achieve this over all goals the objectives MIP-M are

To increase the irrigated area by 7800 ha
To double the cropping intensity
To double the average crop yield

It is envisaged that 51 minor irrigation schemes (MIS) average command area of 153 ha / MIS will be constructed in 14 District in Maharashtra with their operation and maintenance (O&M) being carried out by WUAs.

To facilitate the development of sustainable irrigated agriculture in the schemes, MIP-M has developed a participatory irrigation development and management (PIDM) approach aimed at effective involvement of all concerned farmers and women in all stages of planning, designing and constructing and managing their MIS as well as the development of irrigated agriculture its implementation is being achieved to the joint efforts of all stake holders, namely MI(LS) division of rural development and water conservation department (RD&WCD), the scheme wise appointed non governmental organizations (SNGO), the taluka office of the department of agriculture, the WUAs and individual farmers. Scheme working team are formed etc.

Role of Marathwada Sheti Sahayya Mandal :
MSSM is involved in the programme with – partner AFARM, Oune from November 2005 as a training provider organization in nine schemes of Aurangabad, Buldhana and Wasgim district.

Trainings Provided in the Schemes :
The following table shows the training components and their main training topics implemented by the MSSM for the main phase of MIP-M (August 2005 to December 2008).

Training Component	Main Training Topics
Participatory Agricultural Development Programme (PADP).	Information meeting(s) in PADP
	Formation of WUA Agriculture Development Committee
	Assessment of Existing Cropping and Irrigation Practices
	Execution of Local Marketing Survey
	Needs Assessment Meetings
	Formation of Agricultural Production Groups
	Preparation, Execution and M&E of Agricultural Training and Extension Activities. Demonstration Activities Farmer’s and Women’s day Exchange visits Farmer’s training courses and workshops

Area and Implementation PADP

Sr. No	District	Block	Village
1	Aurangabad	Gangapur	Bolegaon
2	Aurangabad	Paithan	Adgaon (Jawale)
3	Buldhana	Mehakar	Janefal
4	Buldhana	Lonar	Bibkhed
5	Buldhana	Lonar	Kasari
6	Buldhana	Motala	Talkhed
7	Buldhana	Khamgaon	Shahapur
8	Washim	Washim	Jambhrun (J)
9	Washim	Karanja	Shukli

Achievement of PADP :

Farmers have started to use sowing modem equipments.
Farmers from the Bolegaon has reduced distance between two plots of Cotton, they have started to provide fertilizer as per recommendation by our office and because of yield of Cotton is increased from 7 Quintal to 15 Quintal.
In the Bibkhed farmers have increased Horticulture area by 9 ha.
Farmers have changed cropping pattern Cotton, Soybean, Vegetable, Groundnut, Horticulture, Floriculture etc.
Farmers have started to save water by using drip system.
In the village Kambhrun (J) farmers have started to --- Diesel Engine and changed cropping pattern.
Many farmers have tested their soil and used fertilizers as per soil testing reports recommendations.