Here you find information and documentation material on a variety of Smallholder Irrigation Market related topics - from approaches and concepts over technology descriptions and impact assessment to training materials and stories from on-going initiatives. Most of these documents are grey literature.
About the potential of smallholder irrigation to make a difference for
the poor and about the challenges in making use of these opportunities
Papers on low-cost technologies like treadle pumps, drip irrigation systems,
well drilling equipment and more. Methodologies for technology design
and adaptation
Concepts, approaches and practical experiences with creating markets and
establishing viable supply chains for useful technologies
Useful
technologies not only need to be adapted to fit local conditions, but
be integrated into the farming and livelihood systems of the users. This
means often new cropping patterns, cultural practices, water management
and marketing strategies
Assessments of the economic, social or ecological impact of technologies
and related development interventions on the livelihoods of users and
other stakeholders
A series of manuals for training of trainers
Documents from on-going Smallholder Irrigation Market efforts in many
places around the world
Documents on specific activities and events of the SIMI Network
Drip
Irrigation for Small Farmers. A New Initiative to Alleviate Hunger and Poverty
by Sandra Postel, Paul Polak, Fernando Gonzales, Jack Keller
Increasing
the Productivity of the World’s Micro-farmers
by Paul Polak
The Potential
Contribution of Low Cost Drip Irrigation to the Improvement of Irrigaton Productivity
in India
by Paul Polak and R K Sivanappan
Transforming
Rural Water Access Into Profitable Business Opportunities
by Paul Polak, Deepak Adhikari, Bob Nanes, Dan Salter and Sudarshan Suryawanshi
Hybrid systems
to achieve millenium goals
by Paul Polak
Technologies
- options, design, adaptation
In this
section you find papers on the various technologies and methodologies.
Click here for technology descriptions and links to manufacturers, suppliers
etc.
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Drip irrigation Pumps |
Sprinklers
etc. Water storage Drilling technologies |
Hybrid
systems Other useful technologies |
Poverty
reducing low-cost water technologies from Latin America
Gardening with
Low-Cost Drip Irrigation in Kenya: For Health and Profit
by Jack Keller
New irrigation technologies
for smallholders: revealed through an innovative contest
by Jack Keller
The
design process for the IDE low-cost drip irrigation system
by Paul Polak
Engineering low-cost micro-irrigation
for small plots
By Jack Keller, Deepak L. Adhikari, Michael R. Petersen, and Sudarshan Suryawanshi
Material
analysis of dripping pipes for micro-irrigation systems
by Jürg Vogt
Some ecological
aspects of PVC for irrigation tubes
by Jürg Vogt
HIPPO Foundation: High-efficiency Irrigation Pumps, Procurement & Organization
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Basic Calculations for Hybrid Systems Based on Handpumps
Efficiency, cost,
optimisation and spread of spray irrigation in West Africa
Lay-flat hoses –
self promoted micro-irrigation systems
About supply chain development / market creation
Poverty reduction as a
business - the market creation approach for micro-irrigation systems
by Urs Heierli
How IDE installed
1.3 million treadle pumps in Bangladesh by activating the private sector:
the practical steps
by Paul Polak
Integrating the
transfer of skills, knowledge and technology for low-cost micro-irrigation.
A concept based on recent experience
by Urs Heierli and Paul Polak
Appropriate
Technologies for Enterprise Creation - the approach of ApproTEC
by Nick Moon
Supply chain
building for treadle pumps in West Africa
by Jon Naugle
Study on the revitalization
of the treadle pump market and supply chain in North Bengal
Guru Naik
Analysis,
concept and methodology for market selection for IDE India projects
Eric Weiss
Integration into farming and livelihood systems
Microirrigation
and the Poor: An exploration of the potential based on a mission in India
and the Nepal hills
Tushaar Shah and Jack Keller
Micro-Irrigation
and the Poor: A Marketing Challenge in Small-holder Irrigation Development
Tushaar Shah and Jack Keller
Affordable
micro-irrigation technologies - raising some important questions
by Intermediate Technology Consultants
The African
Market Garden - an Integrated Irrigation System for Small-scale Farmers
by Dov Pasternak
Integrating
Poor into Market Systems. Feasibility Study
by Guru Naik
Affordable micro-irrigation technology - marketing study
Affordable micro-irrigation technology - adoption study
AMIT
status in India
by Sudarshan Suryawanshi
Integrating micro-farmers
into market systems
by Bob Nanes
Impact - economic, social, ecological
Appropriate
drip irrigation technologies promoted by IDE: a socio-economic assessment
by S J Phansalkar
Demand for
micro-irrigation to support livelihood diversification in Nepal
Franz Gähwiler
The
impact of farm water supply on smallholder income and poverty alleviation
along the pacific coast of Nicaragua- a case for low cost technology solutions
by J.J. van der Zee, A. Fajardo Reina, and H. Holtslag
Raising
rural incomes with low-cost water technologies
Factors
affecting benefits from the treadle pump
by S C Rajshekar
Manufacturing
and assembling manual for affordable micro-irrigation
Marketing manual for dissemination
of affordable micro-irrigation technology
Technical manual
for affordable micro-irrigation technology
Picture manual for the horticulture
income kit
by IDE Nepal
Stories and reports from on-going initiatives
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India Lesotho Nepal Nicaragua |
Bangladesh Niger Kenya |
SIMI (Smallholder Irrigation Market Initiative)
The
Smallholder Irrigation Market Initiative - Volume I: A framework for
action
by International Development Enterprises and Winrock International
The
Smallholder Irrigation Market Initiative - Volume II: Regional studies
and plans
by International Development Enterprises and Winrock International
The
Smallholder Irrigation Market Initiative - Volume III: Capital and
credit
by International Development Enterprises and Winrock International
Smallholder
Irrigation Market Initiative: Study on the Dissemination Potential of
Affordable Drip and Other Irrigation Systems and the Concrete Strategies
for their Promotion
by IDE and Winrock International
Presentation
on the Smallholder Irrigation Market Initiative
by Paul Polak and Frank Tugwell
Presentation
on Smallholder Irrigation Market Plans
by Paul Polak and Frank Tugwell
Introduction of-low-cost micro-irrigation in Eritrea
Small-scale Micro-Irrigation in Eritrea. A feasibility study on the introduction of affordable micro-irrigation technology in Eritrea (final report)
by Brigitta Stillhardt, Bissrat Ghebru and Abraham Mehari Haile
Affordable
Micro-Irrigation Technology (AMIT) in Eritrea. Pre-feasibility Study Report
(March - September, 2001)
by Bissrat Ghebru, Samuel Asghedom, Abraham Mehari
Implementation of Affordable Micro Drip Irrigation Systems in Eritrea. Pre-feasibility Study
by Abraham Mehari, Bissrat Ghebru, Brigitta Stillhardt, Pablo Loosli, Samuel Asgedom, Sudarshan Suryawanshi
Introduction of Affordable Micro Irrigation
Systems in Eritrea. Feasibility Phase
Brigitta Stillhardt, Pablo Loosli, Sudarshan Suryawanshi, Bissrat Ghebru,
Samuel Asghedom, Abraham Mehari Haile, Bereket Mebrahtu Araya
Implementation
of affordable micro-irrigation systems in Eritrea - (not only) a marketing
approach
by Brigitta Stillhardt
Micro-irrigation for organic cotton in Maikaal
(India)
Report
on a visit to Indore and Maikaal BioRe Ltd. (Bio-cotton) for Micro-Irrigation
Urs Heierli (with Armon Hartmann and Guru Naik)
The
Freshwater and Cotton Project
by Nicole Santer-Németh and Nicole North
Testing of drip kits in Zimbabwe
The
micro-voices - Zimbabwean farmers' first experiences with drip kits
by Togara Mapingure and Heather Mackay
Micro-irrigation in earthquake relief in Gujarat, India
Documentation
of IDE-CARE Micro Irrigation Project Kutch, Gujarat
by M S Nagaraja and S C Rajshekar
Impact Assessment Report, Gujarat Earthquake Rehabilitation Program
Low-cost drip irrigation in Lesotho
Micro-irrigation
- the story of LCDI in Lesotho
by Lebese Lekholoane
El
trabajo de CESADE en el desarrollo de tecnologías de bajo costo
para disponer de agua en pequeñas fincas para microrriego
by Allan Fajardo
Low-cost water technologies in Bangladesh
coming soon
Treadle pumps and micro-irrigation in Niger
coming soon
coming soon
SIMI Network - Concepts, Services, Products
Launching
Event of the Smallholder Irrigation Market Network (July 2002)
by Elisabeth Katz
Launching Event of the SIMI Network (July 2002) - Comprehensive Report
Low-cost
micro-irrigation - excerpts from an information event on dissemination concepts
and experiences (May 2001)
By Elisabeth Katz
Initiation of a Global Network for Poverty-Oriented Micro-Irrigation. Report of the Preparatory Workshop in 2001
Low-cost
Micro-irrigation - an Initiative to Set Up a Global Network to Disseminate
a Promising Technology (2001)
by Urs Heierli, Paul Polak, Elisabeth Katz
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