Environmental research

The project is all about climate change adaptation through improvement of water irrigation and agricultural techniques in target communities by supporting farmers in construction/management/ maintenance of spillway irrigation system and increasing technical knowledge, skills and resources of farmers for agricultural productivities. 1.2 Objectives Objective 1: Increase accessibility to water irrigation for 357 families with 331 ha of rice field for wet season rice and 105 families with 42 ha of rice field for dry season rice. Objective 2: Increase food productivity of 120 target families in target villages 1.3 Outputs Output 1.1: Construction of one spillway Output 1.2: Establishment of one group of Farmer Water User Group Output 1.3: Awareness raising on climate change impacts in target villages and the commune Output 2.1: Conduct training and provide support to 120 farmers in target villages on System of Rice Intensification (SRI) techniques Output 2.2: Conduct training to 60 target farmers on raising fish in the paddy rice field Output 2.3: Facilitate the establishment of the Village Credit in target villages 1.4 Activities Activities under output 1.1 Conduct meeting with community and local authority to discuss about plan for spillway construction and present the spillway design which was approved by PDoWRAM Announce a call for bidding for spillway construction through commune biding committee, organize bid opening meeting & contract award & contract signing Construction of one spillway (length: 25.20 m, deep:4.5 m) Follow up and monitoring on construction based on spillway design Activities under output 1.2 Communicate with PDOWRAM to establish FWUG and Review national guideline for FWUG establishment and prepare training manuals on roles and responsibilities, water management and financial management. Conduct village promotion meeting on selection of FWUG & FWUC Selection of FWUC and FWUG members Assist FWUG to develop by-law and structure Conduct FWUG training: day training on roles and responsibilities and group management 2 day training on water management (including water gate opening) 2 day training on financial management Follow up and support the functioning of FWUG Activities under output 1.3 Conduct a half day climate change awareness raising to local authorities (cc, district, villages leader, relevant department) during project orientation meeting. Conduct a haft day climate change awareness raising to target villages during project orientation meeting at the village level. Facilitate to integration of climate change issues into the CIP/CDP Activities under output 2.1 Communicate & Cooperate with Department of Rice Crop-MAFF, to conduct training on SRI protocols to key farmers, District Office of Agriculture staff and Phum Baitong staff Organize village meetings to develop criteria and select 6 key farmers & 6 sites for demonstration plots and select 120 target families Provide a 3 day training to 6 key farmers, 3 staff from District Office of Agriculture and 1 Phum Baitong staff on SRI protocol Provide support for setting up demonstration plot Deliver training to120 farmers on SRI techniques at the demonstration site Event 1: a half day training on land preparation, rice varieties selection, seed sowing Event 2: a half day training on rice transplanting technique, rice field management(water management, weed management, pest management, and fertilizer use ) Event 3: a half day training on post harvesting(harvesting, threshing, drying and storing) Conduct a half day Field Day at the demonstration site (Yield Measurement and Cross Margin) Provide support in the form of rice seeds to 120 target families Follow up and monitoring on rice cultivation Activities under output 2.2 Communicate with Baseth district office of Agriculture to prepare fish raising demonstration protocol and training manual Organize a village meeting to develop criteria & select key farmers and site for setting up the demonstration plot on fish raining in the paddy rice field. Provide a 2 day training to 6 key farmers on techniques of raising fish in the paddy field Provide support to 3 key farmers for setting up the demonstration plots on fish raising in the paddy rice field Provide training to 60 target farmers Event 1: a half day training on small canal and pond preparation in the paddy rice field at the demonstration site Event 2: a half day training on fish fingerling selection and releasing and fish feeding Event 3: a half day training on pond management Provide support to 30 target families for fish raising activities in their paddy rice field. Follow up and monitoring farmer s fish raising activities Activities under output 2.3 Preparation procedure for Village Credit establishment Conduct village promotion meeting Organize a village meeting to Select a Management Committee of Village Credit Organize a village meeting to form a Trust Group of Village Credit Assist the Management Committee and the Trust Group to develop by-law Prepare training manuals for Village Credit training Conduct training for the Management Committee and the Trust Group Leader Event 1: 1 day training on roles and responsibilities and group management Event 2: 2 day training on financial management Follow up and support

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