India. Scaling Up Micro Irrigation & Linking Poor Women Irrigators into Market System. Pati Debasis, OTELP. Susanta Nanda, Director OTELP. Furthering water cooperation in rural areas. Making it happen! International Annual UN-Water Zaragoza Conference 2012/2013. Preparing for the 2013 International Year. Water Cooperation: Making it Happen! 8-10 January 2013

1. Women
Scaling Up Micro Irrigation & Linking
Poor Women Irrigators into Market
System
International Annual UN-Water
Zaragoza Conference 2012 – 13
Odisha Tribal
Empowerment &
Susanta Nanda
Livelihoods Programme
Debasis Pati
(OTELP)

2. Piloting & Lessons Learnt-MIS
• SCAMPIS India in 2009-11
• Reaching more than 12000 farm families
• Increase in vegetable Production & HH Income
• Mostly small & Women farmers

3. Challenges for up-scaling the Innovations
– The quality of materials (Kit & Seedlings)
– Lack of sustainable livelihoods
– Marketability of surplus
– Access to the Financial assistance
– Capacity Building & last mile Delivery
–Other Resources…

4. Mainstreaming MIS
• Commercial raised bed Vegetable cultivation
• Supportive Govt. policy Initiative
(RKVY, NMMI, Agri. Policy)
• Capacity Building by NGOs
• CSP at Village level
• Marketing Support through Cooperative

5. Coverage-Current & Plan
• 1500 HHs by Mar’13 & 5000 by ’14 in OTELP.
• Poly Nurseries for quality Seedlings.
• Thousands of HHs in adjoining Provinces.
• Source of Livelihood in parts of India.
THE SYSTEM

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