1.2 Detalhes do contato das pessoas capacitadas e instituições envolvidas na avaliação e documentação da tecnologia

Nome do projeto que facilitou a documentação/avaliação da Tecnologia (se relevante)

Manual of Good Practices in Small Scale Irrigation in the Sahel (GIZ )

Nome da(s) instituição(ões) que facilitou(ram) a documentação/ avaliação da Tecnologia (se relevante)

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (GIZ) - Alemanha

1.3 Condições em relação ao uso da informação documentada através de WOCAT

Quando os dados foram compilados (no campo)?

01/07/2012

O/a compilador/a e a(s) pessoa(s) capacitada(s) aceitam as condições relativas ao uso de dados documentados através da WOCAT:

Sim

1.4 Declaração de sustentabilidade da tecnologia descrita

A tecnologia descrita aqui é problemática em relação a degradação da terra de forma que não pode ser declarada uma tecnologia de gestão sustentável de terra?

Não

2.1 Descrição curta da tecnologia

Definição da tecnologia:

This technique makes it possible to develop unirrigated land at low cost to meet the demand for higher agricultural production and improved living conditions.

2.2 Descrição detalhada da tecnologia

Descrição:

Village irrigation schemes provide irrigation for areas of between 20 and 40 hectares, surrounded by low earthen dikes. The system includes a stilling basin, which receives water from a mobile motor pump, a main channel, secondary channels and irrigation ditches. The scheme gives total control over the water available in the area, using a motor pump to move it around the system. The channels are open earth, and stretches where infiltration is high are lined with riprap. The structures are made of concrete. Village irrigation schemes require a source of water, and are therefore generally located along rivers or near permanent bodies of water.
Irrigation systems of this kind were constructed in Mali after the droughts in the 1970s under numerous development projects implemented to increase rice and wheat production. Between 1996 and 2010, for example, the IPRODI project established 450 irrigation schemes in northern Mali, creating an irrigated area of over 13,000 ha farmed by 55,000 farmers.

The water is pumped into the stilling basin and driven by the force of gravity into the main channel and the secondary and tertiary channels to the plots of individual users. Village irrigation schemes are an effective means of expanding the area of irrigated farmland and increasing production. As they permit the total control of the water available, farmers are practically unaffected by variations in rainfall, as long as the water source remains available. They therefore guarantee the production of food crops and straw for livestock. Village irrigation schemes create new irrigated farmland, which enable farmers to achieve high rice yields: around 6 tonnes per hectare. With an average price of 125 CFA francs a kilo for paddy rice, the value of output per hectare is around 750,000 CFA francs. Profit is estimated at around 300,000 CFA francs per hectare. At some sites, a second harvest is possible. Other plots are used for market gardening, with the production of onions, tomatoes, herbs, spices, etc. After the crops have been harvested, animals are allowed to graze on the plots.

The process to select an area to be developed begins with a request submitted by the community through the commune authorities. A feasibility study is conducted to determine potentially viable sites. The final choice is made in consultation with the regional and commune authorities and the villages concerned and in accordance with the financial resources available. The highly labour intensive approach is used, with beneficiaries participating in the construction work. The beneficiaries receive support from a project to plan and construct the irrigation system, purchase and install the pumping units (with financial contribution), purchase the tools and establish a start-up fund for the first season. Two technicians are trained per scheme. The village irrigation systems are operated and maintained by the beneficiaries and their management committee. The management committee must set up an operating and maintenance fund to purchase fuel and carry out any repairs. Farmers are required to pay a charge of seven sacks of paddy rice (around a third of their harvest) into the fund. In this way, the pumping units can be replaced after a number of years.
Those who participated in the construction work are given preference when the plots are distributed among the village’s families. A quarter-of-a-hectare plot is assigned to each ‘able-bodied person’ who participated in the work to construct the system. The total area assigned to each family therefore depends on the number of able-bodied people in the household. Once the system is in operation, technical services provide support to farmers for a time to teach them adapted farming practices.

2.3 Fotos da tecnologia

2.5 País/região/locais onde a tecnologia foi aplicada e que estão cobertos nesta avaliação

2.6 Data da implementação

Caso o ano exato seja desconhecido, indique a data aproximada:

• 10-50 anos atrás

2.7 Introdução da tecnologia

Especifique como a tecnologia foi introduzida:

• através de projetos/intervenções externas

Comentários (tipos de projeto, etc.):

Developed, implemented and disseminated as part of projects and programmes undertaken from the 1980s onwards to combat desertification and improve natural resource management. Implemented by GIZ (German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation), and the project to rehabilitate dams and tracks (PRBP) and the Mali north programme (PMN).
Irrigation systems of this kind were constructed in Mali after the droughts in the 1970s under numerous development projects implemented to increase rice and wheat production. Between 1996 and 2010, for example, the IPRODI project established 450 irrigation schemes in northern Mali, creating an irrigated area of over 13,000 ha farmed by 55,000 farmers.

3.1 Principal/principais finalidade(s) da tecnologia

• Melhora a produção
• Criar impacto econômico benéfico

3.2 Tipo(s) atualizado(s) de uso da terra onde a tecnologia foi aplicada

Comentários:

Major land use problems (compiler’s opinion): unequal distribution of irrigation water, fertility decline, Constraints of common grazing land, Constraints of forested government-owned land or commons

3.3 Mais informações sobre o uso da terra

Abastecimento de água para a terra na qual a tecnologia é aplicada:

• Misto de precipitação natural-irrigado

Número de estações de cultivo por ano:

• 1

Especifique:

Longest growing period in days: 120, Longest growing period from month to month: August to October

3.4 Grupo de GST ao qual pertence a tecnologia

• Gestão de irrigação (inclusive abastecimento de água, drenagem)
• Gestão de água de superfície (nascente, rio, lagos, mar)

3.5 Difusão da tecnologia

Especifique a difusão da tecnologia:

• Uniformemente difundida numa área

Caso a tecnologia seja uniformemente difundida numa área, indique a área coberta aproximada:

• 100-1.000 km2

Comentários:

Between 1996 and 2010, for example, the IPRODI project established 450 irrigation schemes in northern Mali, creating an irrigated area of over 13,000 ha farmed by 55,000 farmers. In Mali, there are numerous village irrigation schemes in the Inner Niger Delta and along the banks of the river Niger.

3.6 Medidas de GST contendo a tecnologia

Comentários:

Specification of other structural measures: irrigation scheme

3.7 Principais tipos de degradação da terra abordados pela tecnologia

Comentários:

Main causes of degradation: crop management (annual, perennial, tree/shrub), floods, droughts, population pressure, land tenure

3.8 Redução, prevenção ou recuperação da degradação do solo

Especifique o objetivo da tecnologia em relação a degradação da terra:

• Recuperar/reabilitar solo severamente degradado

4.2 Especificações técnicas/ explicações do desenho técnico

Technical knowledge required for field staff / advisors: high
Technical knowledge required for land users: low

Main technical functions: control of dispersed runoff: retain / trap, control of concentrated runoff: retain / trap, control of concentrated runoff: drain / divert, increase of infiltration, increase / maintain water stored in soil, increase of groundwater level / recharge of groundwater, water harvesting / increase water supply, water spreading
Secondary technical functions: control of dispersed runoff: impede / retard, control of concentrated runoff: impede / retard, improvement of ground cover, increase in organic matter, increase of biomass (quantity)

4.4 Atividades de implantação

	Atividade	Tipo de medida	Periodicidade
1.	request submitted by the community through the commune authorities	Estrutural
2.	A feasibility study is conducted to determine potentially viable sites	Estrutural
3.	final choice is made in consultation with the regional and commune authorities and the villages concerned and in accordance with the financial resources available	Estrutural
4.	beneficiaries participate in the construction work: construct the irrigation system, purchase and install the pumping units, purchase the tools and establish a start-up fund for the first season.	Estrutural

4.5 Custos e entradas necessárias para a implantação

	Especifique a entrada	Unidade	Quantidade	Custos por unidade	Custos totais por entrada	% dos custos arcados pelos usuários da terra
Outros	total construction		1,0	2893,14	2893,14	100,0
Custos totais para a implantação da tecnologia					2893,14

4.6 Atividades recorrentes/manutenção

	Atividade	Tipo de medida	Periodicidade/frequência
1.	pumping units can be replaced after a number of years	Estrutural

4.8 Fatores mais importantes que afetam os custos

Descreva os fatores mais determinantes que afetam os custos:

The cost of implementing a village irrigation scheme is around 1.5 million CFA francs per hectare.

5.1 Clima

5.2 Topografia

5.3 Solos

5.4 Disponibilidade e qualidade de água

Comentários e outras especificações sobre a qualidade e a quantidade da água:

Groundwater table: > 10 m
Availability of surface water: surface runoff generated by limited but intense rainfalls

5.5 Biodiversidade

5.6 Características dos usuários da terra que utilizam a tecnologia

Indique outras características relevantes dos usuários da terra:

Population density: 10-50 persons/km2
Annual population growth: 3% - 4% (mostly poor households below poverty line).
Off-farm income specification: men migrate temporarily or permanently to cities for off-farm income

5.7 Média da área de terra própria ou arrendada por usuários da terra que utilizam a tecnologia

5.8 Propriedade de terra, direitos de uso da terra e de uso da água

Propriedade da terra:

• Estado

Direitos do uso da terra:

• Comunitário (organizado)

Direitos do uso da água:

• Comunitário (organizado)

Comentários:

traditional land use rights on fields, communal land on pasture and forest land

5.9 Acesso a serviços e infraestrutura

6.1 Impactos no local mostrados pela tecnologia

Impactos socioeconômicos

Produção

Renda e custos

Impactos socioculturais

Impactos ecológicos

Ciclo hídrico/escoamento

Solo

6.3 Exposição e sensibilidade da tecnologia às mudanças climáticas graduais e extremos/desastres relacionados ao clima (conforme o ponto de vista dos usuários da terra)

Mudança climática gradual

Mudança climática gradual

	Estação do ano	Tipo de mudança climática/extremo	Como a tecnologia lida com isso?
Temperatura anual		aumento	bem

Extremos (desastres) relacionados ao clima

Desastres meteorológicos

	Como a tecnologia lida com isso?
Temporal local	bem
Tempestade de vento local	bem

Desastres climatológicos

	Como a tecnologia lida com isso?
Seca	bem

Desastres hidrológicos

	Como a tecnologia lida com isso?
Inundação geral (rio)	bem

Outras consequências relacionadas ao clima

Outras consequências relacionadas ao clima

	Como a tecnologia lida com isso?
Período de crescimento reduzido	bem

6.4 Análise do custo-benefício

Como os benefícios se comparam aos custos de implantação (do ponto de vista dos usuários da terra)?

Como os benefícios se comparam aos custos recorrentes/de manutenção(do ponto de vista dos usuários da terra)?

6.5 Adoção da tecnologia

Comentários:

There is a little trend towards spontaneous adoption of the Technology
Between 1996 and 2010, the IPRODI project established 450 irrigation schemes in northern Mali, creating an irrigated area of over 13,000 ha farmed by 55,000 farmers.
The earliest village irrigation schemes implemented under the IPRODI project in Mali are now 15 years old. They are still operating and in good condition. The low investment and maintenance costs and the assimilation of the operating techniques by the farmers ensure high sustainability.

6.7 Pontos fortes/vantagens/oportunidades da tecnologia

Pontos fortes/vantagens/oportunidades na visão do usuário da terra
Those who participated in the construction work are given preference when the plots are distributed among the village’s families.

Pontos fortes/vantagens/oportunidades na visão do/a compilador/a ou de outra pessoa capacitada
Village irrigation schemes are an effective means of expanding the area of irrigated farmland and increasing production.
Farmers are practically unaffected by variations in rainfall, as long as the water source remains available. They therefore guarantee the production of food crops and straw for livestock.
The earliest village irrigation schemes implemented under the IPRODI project in Mali are now 15 years old. They are still operating and in good condition. The low investment and maintenance costs and the assimilation of the operating techniques by the farmers ensure high sustainability.
The beneficiaries use their own funds to replace the pumping units when necessary and to extend the schemes.

6.8 Pontos fracos, desvantagens/riscos da tecnologia e formas de superá-los

Pontos fracos/vantagens/riscos na visão do/a compilador/a ou de outra pessoa capacitada	Como eles podem ser superados?
A high standard of technical planning (topographical surveying and soil studies) and construction is required to prevent cracks from appearing in the stilling basin or the main channel and avoid the problem of uneven water distribution within the irrigation area. The most serious risk for such schemes is failure of the pumping unit.	A local repair and maintenance service stocking a supply of spare parts must be available to provide assistance when the problem is beyond the abilities of the technicians trained for the scheme by the project.
The improved areas sometimes become a source of conflict after the irrigation system has been put in place.	The assessment carried out during the identification and planning stage must take into account any existing and potential conflicts.

7.1 Métodos/fontes de informação

7.2 Referências às publicações disponíveis

Título, autor, ano, ISBN:

Good Practices in Soil and Water Conservation. A contribution to adaptation and farmers´ resilience towards climate change in the Sahel. Published by GIZ in 2012.

Disponível de onde? Custos?

http://agriwaterpedia.info/wiki/Main_Page