EVALUATION OF EMERGENCY SMALL SCALE IRRIGATION PROJECTSFelix Dzvurumi, ConsultantFAO-Regional Interagency Coordination Support Office(RIACSO)

AREA OF FOCUSSmallholder (Macro-irrigation)Mozambique & ZimbabweDrip Irrigation (Micro-irrigation)Lesotho and ZimbabweTreadle pump irrigation (Micro-irrigation)Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe

MAJOR FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONSPROJECTS DESIGN & APPROACHESTARGETINGEIAPROCUREMENT & TECHNICAL SPECSPRODUCT & EXTENSION SUPPORTSYSTEM PERFORMANCEPROJECTS IMPACT

PROJECTS DESIGN & APPROACHESInstitutional analysis technical, human resource, transportPolicy and/or coordinationTargets Inception, implementation and exit strategiesSupport/program packageUnwillingness of Donors to fund software under emergency

TARGETINGUnderstanding farming system geographical targetingUnderstanding the farmer individual targetingClusters- where resources are limited.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

EIA policy, need and time factors.Alternatives to EIAEnvironmental concerns identified.

PROCUREMENT & TECHNICAL SPECSTechnical capacity of FAO and IPLow competition for local procurementGaps identifiedSharing of expertise, testing facilities and use of sub regional international experts.Absence of procurement plan

PRODUCT & EXTENSION SUPPORTEconomic decline affecting private sector, NGOs and government alike.Monopoly in private sector suppliers content with donor and government tenders, unwilling to go into research, extension and product support. Demand for TP by individuals in Zimbabwe and Malawi.

SYSTEM PERFORMANCEFunction of all of the above.TP-rusting, height, stiffness, use of grease, inlet & outlet diameter, height of cylinder, system design.Drip kits- primary filter, pressure compensatory emitters, size of tank & filling frequency, water mgt, use of buckets,Smallholder irrigation- designs, quality of works and supervision.

PROJECTS IMPACTGenerally no M&E systems.Low capacity in FAO-EU or implementing partner.Difficulties in getting data on agricultural and financial performance cohort farmer. Access to inputs and markets identified to be critical.Through walk and talk, observations, food & nutrition security and income evident in some cases.

TREADLE PUMP FIELD IN LILONGWE DISTRICT - MALAWI

TREADLE PUMP FIELD IN LILONGWE DISTRICT - MALAWI

TREADLE PUMP FIELD IN LILONGWE DISTRICT - MALAWI

CONSOLIDATED DRIP GARDEN IN GURUVE - ZIMBABWE

DRIP GARDEN IN CHIREDZI - ZIMBABWE