investing in water

INVESTING IN WATER

World Water Day22 March 2017

An agroforestry system that uses traditional water harvesting techniques; prevents soil erosion, increases soil fertility.

Bioreclamation of Degraded Lands in Niger

Planting Pits (Zaï Holes):• 20x20x20 cm pits filled with manure or compost. The

manure stimulates root growth and the pit harvests rain water for the individual plant.

Trenches • Collect the extra runoff allowing water to percolate into

the soil for moringa shrubs.

Micro-catchments or demi-lunes• Collects and stores rainwater that is enough to sustain

the trees during dry spells.

Catching the water

High-value and nutritious trees planted • Moringa stenopetala: This tree recently introduced from

Ethiopia can produce high leaf yield and is highly nutritious.

• Domesticated Ziziphus mauritiana (called Pomme du Sahel).

• Hardy, high-value annuals planted in the zaï holes (Okra, Roselle, Senna obtusifolia or sicklepod legume).

Pomme du Sahel Senna obtusifoliaOkra

Women empowered BDL mainly operated by women who are the beneficiaries through land acquisition and higher incomes

• 12 projects• Partnering with 7 organizations• Indian states covered: Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana,

Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in India

CSR

Ensuring groundwater sustainability through integrated watershed management interventions in Telangana

Improving rural livelihoods through farmer-centric integrated watershed management in Andhra Pradesh

CSR

Improving rural livelihoods through integrated watershed management in Bellary district in Karnataka

Ms Sheela Sikandur from Raichur, Karnataka, India, adopted the integrated farming approach and diversified multiple cropping system to convert her barren field into a profitable business model.

Today, her net income from the land is ₹120,000 ($1,888) per year. Trained women farmers add to their income by adopting eco-friendy ways – enriching the soil by recycling farm waste through vermicomposting, raising Gliricidia nurseries for organic fertilizer and managing water resources. .

CSR

Improving climate resilience of tribal farmers in Thane District, Maharashtra, India through integrated watershed management program

• Additional groundwater storage capacity of more than 68,000 m3

• Groundwater recharge of 170,000 m3 or more every year

• Increased crop yield up to 29%.

Impacts• Increased milk yield of 1 litre/animal/day

with net income of ₹ 8,973 (USD 137)/day • Greater greenery and improvement in soil

health• Significant goodwill created in the village.

Average annual family income rose from ₹ 50,000 to ₹ 125,000 (USD 760-1900) in 3-4 years.

Water• Harvested approx. 250,000 m3 of

surface runoff every monsoon • Average increase in groundwater

table by 2.5 m.

Agriculture• Increased cropping intensity by 50%• Improved varieties of chickpea and

wheat introduced; crop yield increased by 30-50%

• Shift from low-value (chickpea and mustard) to high-value crops (vegetables and wheat)

• Fodder availability increased substantially.

Impacts

Crop management solutions• Increased yields 14-22%.

Introducing new livelihood options • Women farmers raising rams, running

nurseries, vermicomposting, vegetable cultivation.

Capacity building of >1,800 farmers

Sustainable water management solutions• Increased surface water by

35,000m3.

ImpactsSustainable water management solutions• Increased surface water by

36,000m3

Soil health assessmentCapacity building of >1,000 farmers

Crop management solutions• Increase in cropping intensity 13-20%• Increase in crop productivity 19-27%.Introducing new livelihood options• SHG women farmers – raising rams,

vermicomposting.

• Treating domestic/industrial waste water for use in agriculture

• Decentralized wastewater treatment system and reuse of treated wastewater provide a solution for safe reuse of domestic wastewater at community scale.

• Implementation and management of the system can be handled by community based organization (women self-help groups) as an income generating activity.

Urban wastewater recycling for use in agriculture 

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