This document presents a sustainable small-scale irrigation model developed by students at VNIT Nagpur to address water scarcity issues faced by farmers in Maharashtra. The model involves treating sewage and wastewater using distillation without electricity to produce irrigation water. Treated water would be supplied to crops using a drip irrigation system to maintain optimal soil moisture. The sludge from treatment would be used as compost. The model aims to make water available during droughts and reduce farmer suicides by providing a self-sufficient irrigation solution.
Presentation by Alan Nicol from IWMI at the Land and Water Advantage event on the sidelines of COP23.
More information about the event series: https://bit.ly/AgAdvantage
Agriculture Water Productivity "A Tool for Modernizing Irrigation and Water Management", World Bank, Land and Water Days in Near East & North Africa, 15-18 December 2013, Amman, Jordan
Presented by IWMI's Petra Schmitter at a session entitled 'Supporting profitable and sustainable farmer-led agriculture' at the Water for Food Global Conference, in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, on April 29, 2019.
Improving Water Productivity: options at farm level.ICARDA
Presentation by Mr. Atef Swelam (ICARDA),
Technical Session 8: “Water productivity as the cornerstone of water-limited food production.”
Monday 21/10/2019
Cairo, Egypt, October 20-24, 2019. The 2nd Cairo Water Week (CWW)
Presented by Oyture Anarbekov at a workshop on “Innovations for Improving Drylands in Central Asia” held on December 14-15, 2016 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Presentation by Alan Nicol from IWMI at the Land and Water Advantage event on the sidelines of COP23.
More information about the event series: https://bit.ly/AgAdvantage
Agriculture Water Productivity "A Tool for Modernizing Irrigation and Water Management", World Bank, Land and Water Days in Near East & North Africa, 15-18 December 2013, Amman, Jordan
Presented by IWMI's Petra Schmitter at a session entitled 'Supporting profitable and sustainable farmer-led agriculture' at the Water for Food Global Conference, in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, on April 29, 2019.
Improving Water Productivity: options at farm level.ICARDA
Presentation by Mr. Atef Swelam (ICARDA),
Technical Session 8: “Water productivity as the cornerstone of water-limited food production.”
Monday 21/10/2019
Cairo, Egypt, October 20-24, 2019. The 2nd Cairo Water Week (CWW)
Presented by Oyture Anarbekov at a workshop on “Innovations for Improving Drylands in Central Asia” held on December 14-15, 2016 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Presented by IWMI's Luna Bharati (Principal Researcher/Team Leader DJB) at the Digo Jal Bikas project wrap-up workshop held in Kathmandu, Nepal on March 13, 2019. More info: http://djb.iwmi.org/
As part of the seminar held by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in collaboration with IWMI, World fish and ICARDA “Options for improving irrigation water efficiency for sustainable agricultural development”.
Presented by IWMI's Winston Yu at the WASAG Working Group on Agricultural Water Use Workshop, led by IWMI, held in CIHEAM-Bari, Valenzano, Italy, on February 25, 2020.
Presented by IWMI's Ian Makin (Lead Specialist – Revitalizing Irrigation) at the 4th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage (ARCID), on April 27 in Cairo, Egypt.
Presented as the keynote presentation of the first plenary session (Tools and techniques for improving land and water productivity - I) at the side-event on "Improving Salt and Water Management in the Nile Delta", session 2:
This webinar was jointly organized by the African Union (AU), the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and The World Bank on October 15, 2020. More info: http://bit.ly/IDAWM20
This presentation talks about global scenario and in particular to Indian industries which is one of the water scarce countries, solutions and recommendations
Presented by IWMI DG Claudia Sadoff at a meeting on 'Smallholder Farmer Adaptation to Climate Change' on April 23, 2019, at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle, WA, USA.
Presented by Olufunke Cofie at the National WASH Action Plan Research and Capacity Building Agenda Setting Workshop in Abuja, Nigeria on February 17-18, 2020.
Presented by IWMI's Ian Makin at the 4th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and
Drainage (ARCID), in Aswan, Cairo,
Egypt, on April 26, 2016
Presented as the keynote presentation of the first plenary session (Tools and techniques for improving land and water productivity -I) at the side-event on "Improving Salt and Water Management in the Nile Delta",
Presented by Sonali Senaratna Sellamuttu at the fifth International Conference on Water Resources and Hydropower Development in Asia (Colombo, Sri Lanka, 11-13 March 2014). Hydropower development in the Mekong River Basin is advancing rapidly but very little attention is paid to constructing and operating dams in ways that benefit all water users. Riparian and displaced are often unable to engage in their original livelihood activities after dam construction. New livelihood options for these communities can be created or included in dam planning, as made evident by two pilot studies highlighted in the presentation. The pilots, carried out under a CPWF Mekong project, were an integrated rice-fish culture near the Theun Hinboun Expansion Project (Lao PDR) and the introduction of a new strain of cassava near the Yali Dam site (Vietnam). These pilots showed how research for development and partnering with key actors in the private and public sectors has the potential to lead to the development of new livelihood-enhancement opportunities in modified environments created by dams.
Presented by IWMI's Luna Bharati (Principal Researcher/Team Leader DJB) at the Digo Jal Bikas project wrap-up workshop held in Kathmandu, Nepal on March 13, 2019. More info: http://djb.iwmi.org/
As part of the seminar held by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in collaboration with IWMI, World fish and ICARDA “Options for improving irrigation water efficiency for sustainable agricultural development”.
Presented by IWMI's Winston Yu at the WASAG Working Group on Agricultural Water Use Workshop, led by IWMI, held in CIHEAM-Bari, Valenzano, Italy, on February 25, 2020.
Presented by IWMI's Ian Makin (Lead Specialist – Revitalizing Irrigation) at the 4th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and Drainage (ARCID), on April 27 in Cairo, Egypt.
Presented as the keynote presentation of the first plenary session (Tools and techniques for improving land and water productivity - I) at the side-event on "Improving Salt and Water Management in the Nile Delta", session 2:
This webinar was jointly organized by the African Union (AU), the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and The World Bank on October 15, 2020. More info: http://bit.ly/IDAWM20
This presentation talks about global scenario and in particular to Indian industries which is one of the water scarce countries, solutions and recommendations
Presented by IWMI DG Claudia Sadoff at a meeting on 'Smallholder Farmer Adaptation to Climate Change' on April 23, 2019, at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle, WA, USA.
Presented by Olufunke Cofie at the National WASH Action Plan Research and Capacity Building Agenda Setting Workshop in Abuja, Nigeria on February 17-18, 2020.
Presented by IWMI's Ian Makin at the 4th African Regional Conference on Irrigation and
Drainage (ARCID), in Aswan, Cairo,
Egypt, on April 26, 2016
Presented as the keynote presentation of the first plenary session (Tools and techniques for improving land and water productivity -I) at the side-event on "Improving Salt and Water Management in the Nile Delta",
Presented by Sonali Senaratna Sellamuttu at the fifth International Conference on Water Resources and Hydropower Development in Asia (Colombo, Sri Lanka, 11-13 March 2014). Hydropower development in the Mekong River Basin is advancing rapidly but very little attention is paid to constructing and operating dams in ways that benefit all water users. Riparian and displaced are often unable to engage in their original livelihood activities after dam construction. New livelihood options for these communities can be created or included in dam planning, as made evident by two pilot studies highlighted in the presentation. The pilots, carried out under a CPWF Mekong project, were an integrated rice-fish culture near the Theun Hinboun Expansion Project (Lao PDR) and the introduction of a new strain of cassava near the Yali Dam site (Vietnam). These pilots showed how research for development and partnering with key actors in the private and public sectors has the potential to lead to the development of new livelihood-enhancement opportunities in modified environments created by dams.
Established in 1998, Merchantmen of Britain’s product portfolio comprises a comprehensive range of first quality tools and equipment essential to the life of smallholder farmers in Africa and other regions of the developing world.
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Participatory research and support services to facilitate transition from conventional agriculture to GAP-LWM
Restructure inappropriate macro-economic and agricultural policies
Adopt policies that promote and enforce sustainable and productive land and water use through GAP protocols
Protect the integrity of agricultural families – land tenure, build on indigenous knowledge, promote youth in agriculture, reduce labour/drudgery
Adjust legislation to facilitate initiatives of local groups adopting GAP (help meet their needs)
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Presentation by Peter G. McCornick & Julie van der Bliek at the Water for Food Conference, Seattle, October 19, 2014.
Drip irrigation, categorized as micro-irrigation, is a modern irrigation technique that saves water, nutrients, and supplies these elements directly to the crop root zone. It involves the use of drip emitters and designing the entire drip system, based on the soil, the topography, and the crop involved. For More Details:https://www.netafimindia.com
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Building Climate Smart FARMERSThe Indian PerspectiveICARDA
Presented by
DR. KIRIT N SHELAT, I.A.S. (Rtd)
National Council for Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Public Leadership (NCCSD)
AHMEDABAD - INDIA
2. TEAM AND INSTITUTIONAL DETAILS
Institute-VISVESVARAYA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,
NAGPUR.
Students:
• VINAYAK PATIL
• AJINKYA PAGAR
• SAURABH SINGH
• NIDHI RAUT
• PRIYA AGARKAR
3. RATIONALE AND CONTEXT
• Nearly 90 lakh farmers in Maharashtra have been impacted by
the drought that has devastated the kharif crop, official data
shows.
• The current problems faced by farmers are
-Social: Money lending which is banned in India is
still prevalent and leads to exploitation of farmers
especially when the yield is low.
-Economic: most of the government projects
concentrate more on building dams and canals
which take years to complete.
4. – Political: Though water is constitutionally a state subject,
in many ways it has stayed a central one. While the
Constitution mandates panchayats to control and manage
water at the local level, India’s water policy reflects
centralization
This calls for a cheap and sustainable small scale irrigation
model which can convincingly solve the basic issues at hand
over a small period of time.
5. LITERATURE SURVEY
Every day, Maharashtra is shaken by the news of farmer suicides in Vidarbha
or Marathwada.
• According to P. Sainath , between 1995 and 2013 Maharashtra had the
highest numbers of Farmer suicides in the country: An
unbelievable 60,750 farmers committed suicide during this period.
• One of the reasons is that Agrarian crisis in Vidarbha and Marathwada has
too many facets: National agricultural policies, lack of rational water policy,
absence of irrigation, huge irrigation backlog, thirsty and expensive GM
cotton, diversion of irrigation water from farms to power plants &
industries, bad crop insurance policies, hopeless revenue tools of arriving
at farm losses issues with household economic management by farmers,
opportunistic lenders and opportunistic leaders… and an indifferent society
as a whole.
WE ALL ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THE SITUATION BLEAK.
6. OBJECTIVES
• To make water available for agriculture during
extreme drought-like conditions.
• Sewage treatment using distillation without any
consumption of fuel or electricity.
• Use of treated water for drip irrigation to maintain
the water level between field capacity and
temporary wilting point.
7. FLOWCHART FOR FINDING OPTIMUM
SUPPLY OF WATER THROUGH IRRIGATION
COLLECTING CONSUMPTIVE
USE DATA OF EACH CROP
FINDING THE ACTUAL DEPTH OF WATER
REQUIRED FOR THE CROP TO GROW (x)
KEY-
1. w-Water content
2. TWP- Temporary wilting point
3. x-Depth of water required
4. S: depth of water to be supplied
IF
w > TWPw < TWP
w < x
IF
w > x
S=x-w S=x
S=TWP + x
FIND ACTUAL WATER CONTENT
OF SOIL
FLOW CHART -1
8. SALINE WATER SEWAGE WATER
SURFACE
WATER
STORAGE TANK
(TREATMENT)
DISTILATION
SETTLEMENT
COMPOSTING
PIT
SLUDGE OUTLET
DISTILLED WATER
COLLECTION
DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM
(DRIP IRRIGATION)
OUTLET
INLET
INLET
INLET
FIELD
AMOUNT
REQUIRED
TO SUPPLY
MANURE
FLOW CHART -2
9. STAKEHOLDERS
• Active NGOs working in the area should be
convinced about the idea and its outcomes. They can
help promote as well as fund the idea.
• PWD can fund the project once its credibility for
short term goals is proved by proper modeling of the
idea.
10. JAN MAR MAY JULY SEP NOV
AWARENESS
CONVICING FARMERS
GAINING SUPORT FROM
NGOs
PUBLIC WORKS’ NOD
DESIGNING
INSTALLATION
REAPING BENEFITS
TIMELINE AND WORK PLAN
JAN MAR MAY
11. SUSTAINABILTY
• This idea can sustain because
1. Technically it requires very less skill for
maintenance.
2. Socially there will be no issues of ownership since
sewage water from every household can be used.
3. It will gain political support since it is an idea to end
misery of farmers till government plans and
implements new schemes and projects.
12. INNOVATION
• Use of renewable energy for treatment of water without
consumption of fuel.
• Use of perforated cylinders for optimal subsurface water
content determination.
• Sensors to detect the water level in perforated cylinder
and actuate outflow of tank.
• A plan to solve the grass root problem( improving the
irrigation system) rather than direct compensation to the
farmers.
13. OUTCOMES
• Reduces the burden of farmers to rely on monsoon
• utilization of sewage and wastewater for agricultural usage thus reducing the
contamination problem, transportation of sewage to dumping areas and helps in
maintaining a clean environment.
• purification of the sewage water in a cost effective way so that every farmer can
install this technique individually. This purification involves chemical free and
primary purification sufficient to make the waster fit for cultivation.
• this system provide a detention time of two to three months for storage of water
to use it in case of scarcity and thus provides supply of water to crop even in
scanty rainfall conditions.
• use of the sludge obtained from the treatment process as fertilizers thus not
involving the use of fertilizers which are posing a harm to groundwater as well as
soil as natural resources.
• automated sensors to activate the water supply from detention tank thus ensuring
optimum usage of water and reducing inundation of fields.
14. IMPACTS
Short term impacts:
• Self-sufficient farmers.
• Waste utilization.
• Happy and stress free life.
• No dependence on money lenders.
Long term impacts:
• Futile to fertile soil.
• More people will turn to agriculture if condition of farmers
improves thus increasing the net produce of the country.
• Economic growth would be the direct result of self-
sufficient and well planned farming techniques.
• Reduction in dependency on rains for farming.
15. LINKAGE TO ONGOING SCHEMES
Vidarbha Intensive Irrigation Development Programme(VIIDP)
Expansion of Micro Irrigation
System and Supply of Water
lifting Devices:
This intervention will include
application devices like drip
system sprinkler sets etc.
Formation of Water Users
Associations and Farmer
Groups:
The program envisages
better utilization of created
potential through formation
of sufficient number of
Water Users Associations
and Farmers Groups
Restoration of Minor
Irrigation Potential: There
are many minor irrigation
(less than 250 ha)
schemes, which due to
insufficient maintenance,
have virtually lost their
Utilities . This program
aims at improving them.
OUR MODEL CAN BE LINKED TO THE PROGRAM AS FOLLOWS
16. CONCLUSIONS
In absence of optimum water
requirement devices for plants ,
wastage is a problem because of
inundation.
To curb this problem perforated
cylinders for optimum water
requirement are suggested
17. I
R
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I
G
A
T
I
O
N
D R P
CONCLUSIONS
To efficiently irrigate the farm land considering the scarcity , drip
irrigation is such a system which makes use of minimal water.
18. • Treatment processes,mainly primary
sedimentation and distillation being
extensively used to channelize sludge-free
water for irrigation.
CONCLUSIONS