1. AFPRO & DBIS Project
5 States of India
DBI Partners' Meet
Puri, Orissa
February, 27-28, 2012

2. AFPRO
 Established in 1966 as socio-technical development support
organization
 Contributed in groundwater development for food production &
drinking water needs
 Work for environmentally sound programs aiming to enhance Food
and Water Security and Livelihoods of small and marginal farming
communities
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3. AFPRO
• Retained as a drafting committee member for the Water Policy 2011-
12 by the Government of India;
• Recognized by Government of India as “Organization of National
Importance (GoI circular 124/2004 F. No. 200/59/2003 – ITAI dated 26
March, 2004.);
• AFPRO has a team of hydrologists, geologists, geophysicists, civil
engineers, sociologists and specialists in agriculture, fisheries,
forestry and livestock;
• Partnerships with Government, Multi and Bi-laterals, International
and National Corporate, International and national organizations and
institutions, etc;
• Cotton farming, energy & climate change, value chain, etc are our
recent involvement
• AFPRO has recently been empanelled with the Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) Hub set up of Tata Institute of Social Sciences
(TISS) till 2015

4. DBIS as Project in 5 states
 Implemented in 145 villages of 7 districts
across 5 states (Eastern-Orissa &
Jharkhand and North- Eastern - Assam,
Meghalaya and Tripura)
 Co - partners: 8 in Odisha, 3 in
Jharkhand and 3 in NE.
 Hilly districts targeted
o Hazaribagh in Jharkhand,
o Ganjam and Gajapati in Orissa.
o North East States (Ri Bhoi in
Meghalaya, South Tripura in Tripura,
and Karbi Anglong in Assam)

5. Co-Partners
Orissa (Ganjam and Gajapati Districts)
 Centre for Community Development (CCD)
 Institute for Social Action and Research Activities (ISARA)
 Institute for Women's Development (IWD)
 Jana Kalyan Pratisthan (JKP)
 LIPICA
 Programme for Rural Awareness and Very Action (PRAVA)
 Social Action for Community Alternative Learning (SACAL)
 Society for the Welfare of Weaker Sections (SWWS)
Jharkhand (Hazaribagh Districts)
 Manav Vikas
 SUPPORT
 Jan Sewa Parishad
Assam (Karbi Anglong District)
 KACRMS
Meghalaya (Ri-Bhoi District)
 Rural Resource & Training Centre (RRTC)
Tripura (South Tripura District)
 Dishari

6. Physical Achievements
Acres Acres Acres
No. of Households irrigated in irrigated in irrigated in
Year
villages benefitted Rainy Winter Summer
season Season Season
2009-10 27 1106 946 378 142
2010-11 54 3710 3296 1318 494
Total 81 4816 4242 1697 636

7. Cost Benefit
Acrage (Kharif) 4242
Production before DBIS 600 kilogram/acre
Average production increase per acre 20 percent
Production after DBIS 720 kilogram/acre
Oveall production increase 509040 kilogram
Average Unit Rate Rs.10/kilogram
T otal additional income due to interventions
Rs. 50,90,400
per annum

8. Acrage (W inter crop) 1697
Average production before interventions 200 kilogram/acre
Average production increase per acre 80percent
Production after DBIS 600 kilogram/acre
Oveall production increase 678800 kilogram
Average Unit Rate Rs.10/kilogram
T otal additional income due to interventions
Rs. 67,88,000
per annum

9. Acrage in (Summer) 636
Average cost of vegatable production after
intervention Rs. 3000 Per acre
Total additional income due to interventions
Rs. 19,08,000
per annum
Total additional production cost per
Rs. 1,37,86,400
annum after intervention

10. Performance
4816 Household has been benefitted from assured irrigation.
 Provide irrigation to
◦ 4242 acre in Kharif;
◦ 697 acres in Rabi; and
◦ 636 acres in summer.
 Training on improved agricultural practices has enhanced the paddy
cultivation (including SRI);
 Strengthening of community based organization ensures
maintenance of DBIS along with equitable distribution of water at
village level;
 Drinking water in many villages and schools improves health and
hygiene status of the children and households.

11. Performance
 4242 acres of land has brought under assured irrigation
that helps in improving land condition
 All the constructions under the project are environment
friendly supporting local ecology.
 Practice of the soil and water conservation measures, the
natural resources of each of the project villages are
conserved and restored.
 Organic Farmers Club formed in Meghalaya started
practicing organic agriculture as a sustainable agricultural
practice in project villages.
 More than 100 farmers have started preparing vermin
compost.

12. Innovations
Introduction of improved agricultural practices
Practices like SRI, mixed farming, Organic farming, crop rotation and
dry land faming, enable tribal farmers to grow successful crops for food security
Water to Schools
Providing water in the village school has improved the hygiene practices among
the children.
Water distribution system
Capacity building the communities on water distributing mechanism has reduced
the percolation as well as evaporation of water inlet to the agricultural field.
O&M of DBI structure
Water user groups/ associations are maintaining the DBI structures, that has
supported the famers to grow successful crop in both the seasons.
Crop Planning
Crop plans has developed in many villages after getting assured water for
irrigation. During the Khariff season Farmers take up agriculture activities as
usual practices, but for Rabi season farmers focus on vegetables, cash crops
and oil seeds as per the crop diversification planning. Line transplantation with
support of Agriculture department is introduced in few villages.
In the selected villages, where community participation were utmost., the attempted
innovations are successful in terms of improving food production.

13. Challenges
All project locations are remotely located
Presence of insurgency and difficult to manage project
activities on time
Extreme weather conditions particularly in North-Eastern
States
Stress on farmers contribution in terms of cash or labour
Frequent turn-over of staffs from the projects

14. Leveraging for DBI (Scope)
Collaborating traditional knowledge with new technology
DBI uses the traditional knowledge of the people in collaboration with the
new technology, that support communities to avail water for irrigation as well
as for drinking purposes.
Proper use of water sources
Many water sources in the villages are lying useless or with little use and with
little efforts water from these sources are diverted into agricultural fields.
Crop Planning for additional income
After getting assured water for irrigation, separate crop planning with focus
on crop diversification for Khariff and Rabi seasons improves the soil health
as well as additional income of the farming communities.
Adaptation to climate change
DBI provides irrigation solution, when impact of climate change affecting
water resources and can be an promoted as an adaptation option to climate
change.
Integrate DBIS with MGNREGA (Meghalaya, Jharkahand) and other
donor funded agriculture program (Orissa, Assam, Meghalaya and
Jharkahand)

15. Recommendations
Component Present Practice Suggestion
Distribution Commonly through pipes, mud Improved distribution mechanism
Mechanism drains or flooding. that enables farmers for proper
Hinders optimum utilization of utilization of water for the purpose
water, as evaporation & which it diverted.
percolation of water occur while
distribution.
Equitable Adoption of ad-hoc water Institutionalization and capacity
distribution of sharing mechanism (when lack building of CBOs on water sharing
water of water to cover whole mechanism
catchments)
Water Quality No water quality testing support Water testing for wider acceptance of
Testing negatively affects to human and water among communities along with
crops. awareness on water quality issues.
Source Lack of appropriate measures Proper soil and water management
Sustainability for substantiality of sources components in the catchments
renovated or constructed for Capacity building of farmers
diversion of water to Demonstration of soil and water
agricultural lands conservation measures
Capacity Usually practising traditional Capacity building and agro input
building on crop. support, as due to lack of awareness
crop Lack of capacity of the farmer towards modern agro practices the
diversification on crop diversification yield is very less as compared to the
ultimately affects soil health land quality.
and income of the farmers. Capacity building on adopting water
saving crops.

16. Photo Gallery
DBI system created at Village Baladaguma in Orrisa Winter paddy harvested in terrace land irrigated under
DBIS at Uzandonka Village in Assam
Cabbage cultivation: Bhubansahi Village in Open channel work at Paharkocha Village in
Orissa Jharkhand

17. Photo Gallery
DBI Structure at Kandhagani Village in Orrisa Intake Well at Village Halapanka in Orrisa
Laying pipeline at Village Rechaguda in Orrisa SRI Cultivation at village Dighi in Jharkhand

18. Photo Gallery –Village Budhisilo,
Odisha

19. Photo Gallery – Odisha
Transparency Board Village Kerakhal WHS Village GhodaKuno, Odisha
Intake structure Village Thanagaon Outlet Village B. Raisingh

20. Photo Gallery
DBI Structure at Village Halpanka, Odisha
DBI Structure at Village Richaguda, DBI Structure at, Village T.Bellary

21. Thanking You
Email : ed@afpro.org; pd@afpro.org
www.afpro.org