Workshop Smallholder Irrigation and Value Chains November 16 - 29, 2003, Aurangabad (Maharashtra), India

What does it need to make all this happen?

Four themes

1. Getting to know the clients and the basics of smallholder irrigation

2. Understanding the input supply chain

3. Analysis of output value chains and identification of marketing opportunities

4. Process facilitation and orchestration of actors

Wearing different glasses

The farmFarmer, production, water use etc.

The farmFarmer, production, water use etc.

Input supply chainsManufacturing, distribution, etc.

Input supply chainsManufacturing, distribution, etc.

Output value chainsMarkets, processing etc.Output value chainsMarkets, processing etc.

FACILITATION

Watershed development programme

Income generation for poor peasants

Small-scale commercial farmers

Programme overview

Field work0.5 + 3 + 1 d (Tue-

Sat)

Field work0.5 + 3 + 1 d (Tue-

Sat)

Processing learning from field

work1.5 d (Mon-Tue)

Processing learning from field

work1.5 d (Mon-Tue)

Theme 4 – facilitation and support role

1.5 d (Tue-Wed)

Theme 4 – facilitation and support role

1.5 d (Tue-Wed)

Transfer to own situation1.5 d (Fri)

Transfer to own situation1.5 d (Fri)

Final conclusions etc

0.5 d (Sat)

Final conclusions etc

0.5 d (Sat)

Basics on themes 1-3

1.5 d (Mon-Tue)

Basics on themes 1-3

1.5 d (Mon-Tue)Visit to Ellora caves

and relaxing (1d, Sun)

Visit to inno-vations and other special

places (1 d Thu)

Posters and presen-tations on

partici-pants experiences

(evenings, 7-8)

Detailed programme – day 1Day 1 – Monday, November 17, 2003

07.30 am Breakfast

08.30 am Welcome

Objectives and programme of training workshop

09.00 am Mutual introduction of participants

Logistics

10.00 am Tea break

10.20 am Basics about Maharashtra

Economy of the dry tropics

Comparison of local context with participants’ context

11.00 am Drip kit installation exercise

11.45 am Technical basics about drip irrigation

12.30 pm Lunch break

02.15 pm The art of supply chain management

03.00 pm IDE’s supply chain / market creation approach

03.45 pm Tea break

04.05 pm Video: Bridging the gap

04.25 pm Demonstration of different types of irrigation technologies

05.15 pm Presentation on the areas to be visited for field work

06.00 pm End of the day

Detailed programme – day 2

Day 2 : Tuesday, November 18, 2003

07.30 am Breakfast

08.30 am Review of previous day

08.50 am From the supply chain to the output marketing chain

09.00 am Integrating poor people into market systems - a methodology

10.30 am Tea break

Value chain analysis - the example of horticulture in Maharashtra

12.00 pm Lunch break

After 01.00 pm

Departure for field work

On the way: Tips for work in the field, questions to investigate, format for analysis/synthesis and presentation, further information on the area to be visited and detailed schedule

Evening Arrival at place of field work