Lesson learning (Jilayus Sommutram)

Project for preventing soil salinity lowering the groundwater tables (Thaïlande)

Shallow well Project

Description

The Land Development Department has promoted lowering of saline groundwater table in recharge areas since 2014. The approach used is through: (1) Public relations and information spreading; (2) Planning demonstration sites; (3) Selection of farmers interested in participating in the project; (4) Providing knowledge and advice to those farmers participating in the project; (5) The preparation of demonstration plots, with shallow wells, in farmers' land.

Lowering shallow saline groundwater is one method of preventing the spread of salt in soils. This has been promoted under the Land Development Department (LDD) at Bua Yai district Nakhon Ratchasima province since 2014. The LDD has been drilling shallow wells to: (1) provide water for farming, (2) reduce the amount of saline groundwater, and (3) to create a positive economic impact.
The approach used is through: (1) Public relations and information spreading using soil doctors, volunteers, community leaders, and sub-district administrative organizations who clarify project details to community leaders, sub-district administrative organizations and farmers; (2) Planning demonstration sites; (3) Selection of farmers interested in participating in the project. These farmers must have agricultural land in the recharge area and within the project focus of the LDD; (4) Providing knowledge and advice to those farmers participating in the project; (5) The preparation of the demonstration plot, with a shallow well, in the farmer's land.
The demonstration plot implemented in the recharge area under Mr. Boonchu Supho is planted with rice, sugar cane and various kinds of vegetables throughout the year, for greater productivity. Importantly, even in droughts it is still possible to pump enough groundwater for the crops. Rice yield have increased up to 5-10%, surface salt patches have decreased significantly, and the surrounding environment has more vegetation and living things. The farmers outside the area and surrounding areas have come to learn in the demonstration plot and want to engage in the project. The area covered by demonstration plots has risen to about 1,000 rai (160 hectares).

Lieu

Lieu: T.Danchange, A. Buayai, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thaïlande

Géo-référence des sites sélectionnés
  • 102.38637, 15.65706

Date de démarrage: 2014

Année de fin de l'Approche: 2019

Type d'Approche
Introduce and provide information on digging shallow wells for agriculture (Jilayus Sommutram)
Lesson learned (Jilayus Sommutram)

Objectifs de l'approche et environnement favorable

Principaux objectifs de l'Approche
Academic Group for Land Development, Land Development Office District 3, has cooperation from soil volunteer doctor, community leaders and the district administration organization to help publicize and coordinate with farmers in the area. Thus farmers have enough water for agriculture. The result of groundwater pumping on the recharge area can reduce the amount of salty groundwater that will flow into the bottom water area. The result of this approach is reduced soil salinity. Therefore, the project to prevent the increase of groundwater levels on the recharge area. Therefore appropriate to be used in the recharge area to reduce the spread of saline soil effectively. In addition, farmers in the area need to join a large number of shallow pond excavation projects of the Department of Land Development, resulting in faster expansion
Conditions favorisant la mise en oeuvre de la/(des) Technologie(s) appliquée(s) sous l'Approche
  • Normes et valeurs sociales/ culturelles/ religieuses : Land use users respect the community leaders and accept the work of the Land Development Department and the Soil Volunteer Doctor, resulting in mutual learning in the same community and nearby communities
  • Disponibilité/ accès aux ressources et services financiers: Housing Fund
  • Cadre institutionnel: Is a government project with local authorities, subdistrict administrative organizations helping to publicize
  • Collaboration/ coordination des acteurs: Soil doctors’ volunteers and community leaders help promote and coordinate the area
  • Cadre politique: The government has the policy to solve saline soil problems in the area
  • Connaissances sur la GDT, accès aux supports techniques: There is a Land Development Department staff providing knowledge in the area and farmers learn from land users
  • Marchés (pour acheter les intrants, vendre les produits) et prix: There are farmers in the village and merchants to buy by the users of the land to produce vegetables according to the needs of the local market
Conditions entravant la mise en oeuvre de la/(des) Technologie(s) appliquée(s) sous l'Approche

Participation et rôles des parties prenantes impliquées dans l'Approche

Parties prenantes impliquées dans l'Approche et rôles
Quels acteurs/ organismes d'exécution ont été impliqués dans l'Approche? Spécifiez les parties prenantes Décrivez le rôle des parties prenantes
exploitants locaux des terres / communautés locales Farmers in the area are both men and women, with an the average age of 50 years or more Be a technology leader and use technology to suit the area
Spécialistes de la GDT/ conseillers agricoles The staff of the Land Development Department have an average age of 38 years and over Be a knowledge provider and use technology advice
gouvernement local Agricultural officers from the Tambon Administrative Organization Promoting jobs in the area
Organisme chef de file
Public relations work in the area has staff of the district agricultural office to join the activity
Participation des exploitants locaux des terres/ communautés locales aux différentes phases de l'Approche
aucun
passive
soutien extérieur
interactive
auto-mobilisation
initiation/ motivation
x
Developing technology by yourself
planification
x
There is a plan to conduct agricultural activities in the area on their own
mise en œuvre
x
Land users operate by themselves
suivi/ évaluation
x
There are soil doctors volunteers, community leaders, land users, and staff together to monitor and evaluate in the area
Diagramme/ organigramme

Process for driving the guidelines to encourage technology to be implemented in Nakhon Ratchasima province

Auteur : Mrs. Phatranit Chuaysanoi
Prises de décision pour la sélection de la Technologie de GDT

Les décisions ont été prises par

  • les exploitants des terres seuls (auto-initiative)
  • principalement les exploitants des terres soutenus par des spécialistes de la GDT
  • tous les acteurs concernés dans le cadre d'une approche participative
  • principalement les spécialistes de la GDT, après consultation des exploitants des terres
  • les spécialistes de la GDT seuls
  • les responsables politiques/ dirigeants

Les décisions ont été prises sur la base de

  • l'évaluation de connaissances bien documentées en matière de GDT (prises de décision fondées sur des preuves tangibles)?
  • les résultats de recherches?
  • expériences et opinions personnelles (non documentées)

Soutien technique, renforcement des capacités et gestion des connaissances

Les activités ou services suivants ont fait partie de l'approche
Renforcement des capacités/ formation
La formation a été dispensée aux parties prenantes suivantes
  • exploitants des terres
  • personnels/ conseillers de terrain
Formats de la formation
  • sur le tas
  • entre agriculteurs (d'exploitants à exploitants)
  • zones de démonstration
  • réunions publiques
  • cours
Sujets abordés

Utilization of shallow wells suitable for agriculture, rice and vegetable cultivation

Service de conseils
Le service de conseils était fourni
  • dans les champs des exploitants?
  • dans des centres permanents
1. The staff of the Land Development Department perform tasks and follow up work in the area, ready to give advice to land users, 2. Soil Volunteer Doctor, community leaders, as public relations assistants and coordinators in the area.
Renforcement des institutions
Institutions ont été renforcées ou mises en place
  • non
  • oui, un peu
  • oui, modérément
  • oui, beaucoup
au niveau suivant
  • local
  • régional
  • national
Décrivez l'institution, ses rôles et responsabilités, ses membres, etc.
Demonstration plot of the shallow well is a learning center where is the farmers, student, and people outside can share their knowledge with each other. Moreover, there could be a center of coordination among the Land Development Department officer, land users and farmers, soil doctors volunteers and community leaders.
Type de soutien
  • financier
  • renforcement des capacités/ formation
  • équipement
Plus de détails
Demonstration plot of the shallow well is a field trip center in communities where students and farmers outside the area that are interested in learning
Suivi et évaluation
Department of Land Development officers monitor and survey the shallow well utilization agricultural uses of land users during September
Recherche
La recherche a traité les sujets suivants
  • sociologie
  • économie/ marketing
  • écologie
  • technologie

Saline Soil Research Group of Land Development Department, evaluate the project of shallow well implementation for preventing soil salinity and spread of saline soil as farmers participating in Bua Yai District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. Furthermore, there should be a study on the change of groundwater level to rice production in the area of integrated saline soil development project, Bua Yai District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province.

Financement et soutien matériel externe

Budget annuel en dollars US de la composante GDT
  • < 2 000
  • 2 000-10 000
  • 10 000-100 000
  • 100 000-1 000 000
  • > 1 000 000
Precise annual budget: sans objet
The Land Development Department supports the excavation of shallow wells with water pumps with 5.5 hp gasoline.
Les services ou mesures incitatives suivantes ont été fournis aux exploitants des terres
  • Soutiens financiers/ matériels fournis aux exploitants des terres
  • Subventions pour des intrants spécifiques
  • Crédits
  • Autres incitations ou instruments
Soutiens financiers/ matériels fournis aux exploitants des terres
Shallow wells, equipment and installation fees
en partie financé
entièrement financé
main d'œuvre

Land users operate by themselves.

x
intrants agricoles: semences

Land users operate by themselves

x
intrants agricoles: semences: fertilisants

Land users operate by themselves

x
Residence and farm pond

Land users operate by themselves

x

La main d'oeuvre fournie par les exploitants des terres était

Analyses d'impact et conclusions

Impacts de l'Approche
Non
Oui, un peu
Oui, modérément
Oui, beaucoup
Est-ce que l'Approche a autonomisé les exploitants locaux des terres, amélioré la participation des parties prenantes?

Create food security, reduce expenses and increase income for households of land users

x
Est-ce que l'Approche a permis la prise de décisions fondées sur des données probantes?

Is a learning resource for other farmers to use as information to decide to accept technology.

x
Est-ce que l'Approche a aidé les exploitants des terres à mettre en œuvre et entretenir les Technologies de GDT?

land user, maintain technology because they help reduce household expenses and increase household income

x
Est-ce que l'Approche a mobilisé/ amélioré l'accès aux ressources financières pour la mise en œuvre de la GDT?

The land user is used as an asset for a loan

x
Est-ce que l'Approche a amélioré les connaissances et les capacités des exploitants des terres pour mettre en œuvre la GDT?

Land users have adapted and modified the SLM format to suit themselves

x
Principale motivation des exploitants des terres pour mettre en oeuvre la GDT
Durabilité des activités de l'Approche
Les exploitants des terres peuvent-ils poursuivre ce qui a été mis en oeuvre par le biais de l'Approche (sans soutien extérieur) ?

Land users have knowledge and understanding of drilling shallow wells on the receiving area, can help to reduce soil salinity well. In addition, income can be increased from growing rice, sugar cane and various kinds of vegetables

Conclusions et enseignements tirés

Points forts: point de vue de l'exploitant des terres
  • Drilling shallow wells in the catchment area.If the water is not salty, can be used to grow plants.
  • Reduce soil salinity. Increased rice yield by 20-50 percent.
  • Increase green area makes the air cool.
Points forts: point de vue du compilateur ou d'une autre personne-ressource clé
  • Public relations, coordination, and operations in the area are convenient. Because the Land Development Department has staff working in the area together with the soil doctors, volunteers, community leaders, and the SAO. Can advise farmers in the area
  • Learning management areas get water to the farmers in the community. Preparation of a demonstration plot for drilling shallow wells in the area of land users makes farmers in the community Other farmers who have suffered from saltwater problems and lack of water for agriculture Including the faculty of students and farmers outside the area Have the opportunity to learn.
Faiblesses/ inconvénients/ risques: point de vue de l'exploitant des terrescomment surmonter
  • 1) Other farmers want to join the shallow well pond project because of the need for water for agriculture but the budget of the Department of Land Development is insufficient for farmers' needs. The Department of Land Development supports the budget for drilling a shallow pond of 15 farm ponds/year. Must be fully qualified to be considered for participation in the project that the farmer who will join the project must have agricultural land on the water receiving area and within the scope of the project according to the plan of the Land Development Department.
  • 2) During 1 year after drilling a shallow well, farmers must pump water from shallow wells for agriculture and maintain shallow wells as usual The Land Development Department officials issued follow-up and advice periodically to allow farmers who participated in the project to help ensure the use of shallow wells for agriculture appropriately
Faiblesses/ inconvénients/ risques: point de vue du compilateur ou d'une autre personne-ressource clécomment surmonter
  • 1) Farmers outside the project are not aware of the steps and qualifications of the participants in the shallow pond project of the Land Development Department There should be a public relations project for farmers in nearby areas to be informed of the request for participation in the shallow well pond project of the Land Development Department

Références

Compilateur
  • Saowanee Prachansri
Editors
Examinateur
  • Samran Sombatpanit
  • Rima Mekdaschi Studer
  • Pitayakon Limtong
  • William Critchley
  • Joana Eichenberger
Date de mise en oeuvre: 28 février 2019
Dernière mise à jour: 4 avril 2024
Personnes-ressources
Description complète dans la base de données WOCAT
Données de GDT correspondantes
La documentation a été facilitée par
Institution Projet
Références clés
  • Land Development Department: http://www.ldd.go.th/
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