investing in water
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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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