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Women Scaling Up Micro Irrigation & Linking Poor Women Irrigators into Market System Susanta Nanda Debasis Pati Odisha Tribal Empowerment & Livelihoods Programme (OTELP) International Annual UN-Water Zaragoza Conference 2012 – 13

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India. Scaling Up Micro Irrigation & Linking Poor Women Irrigators into Market System. Pati Debasis, OTELP. Susanta Nanda, Director OTELP. Furthering water cooperation in rural areas. Making it happen! International Annual UN-Water Zaragoza Conference 2012/2013. Preparing for the 2013 International Year. Water Cooperation: Making it Happen! 8-10 January 2013

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Women

Scaling Up Micro Irrigation & Linking Poor Women Irrigators into Market System

Susanta NandaDebasis Pati

Odisha Tribal Empowerment &

Livelihoods Programme (OTELP)

International Annual UN-Water Zaragoza Conference 2012 – 13

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Piloting & Lessons Learnt-MIS• SCAMPIS India in 2009-11 • Reaching more than 12000 farm families• Increase in vegetable Production & HH Income• Mostly small & Women farmers

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Challenges for up-scaling the Innovations– The quality of materials (Kit & Seedlings)– Lack of sustainable livelihoods – Marketability of surplus– Access to the Financial assistance– Capacity Building & last mile Delivery–Other Resources…

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Mainstreaming MIS• Commercial raised bed Vegetable cultivation• Supportive Govt. policy Initiative (RKVY, NMMI, Agri. Policy)• Capacity Building by NGOs• CSP at Village level• Marketing Support through Cooperative

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Coverage-Current & Plan • 1500 HHs by Mar’13 & 5000 by ’14 in OTELP.• Poly Nurseries for quality Seedlings.• Thousands of HHs in adjoining Provinces.• Source of Livelihood in parts of India.

THE SYSTEM

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