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INVESTING IN WATER
World Water Day22 March 2017
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An agroforestry system that uses traditional water harvesting techniques; prevents soil erosion, increases soil fertility.
Bioreclamation of Degraded Lands in Niger
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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
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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
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Women empowered BDL mainly operated by women who are the beneficiaries through land acquisition and higher incomes
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• 12 projects• Partnering with 7 organizations• Indian states covered: Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana,
Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in India
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CSR
Ensuring groundwater sustainability through integrated watershed management interventions in Telangana
Improving rural livelihoods through farmer-centric integrated watershed management in Andhra Pradesh
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CSR
Improving rural livelihoods through integrated watershed management in Bellary district in Karnataka
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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
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• 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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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• 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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