Contents

Introduction

Introduction to Maharashtra (presentation S.J. Phansalkar)

Discussion notes on presentation S.J. Phansalkar

Smallholder Irrigation Technologies

Basics about low-cost drip irrigation (presentation J.N. Roy)

Discussion notes on J.N. Roy presentation

Impressions from the drip kit installation exercise

Notes and pictures from the technology bazaar

Supply Chain Development

The art of value chain development. Part I - supply chain development (presentation by U. Heierli)

Supply chain management. Experiences from IDE (India) 1992-2003 (presentation by S. Subramanian)

Output Marketing

The art of value chain development. Part II - marketing of agricultural products (presentation by U. Heierli)

Integrating the poor into market systems

Presentation by N. Subrat

IPMAS paper

Exercise "Constructing a value chain"

Exercise "Market identification"

Ensuring informed and empowered participation in markets for the small producers (presentation by S.J. Phansalkar)

Field work

Introduction to areas to be visited

Questions for field work

Tips for field work and assignment for analysis

Field visit presentation - Jalna

Field visit presentation - Solapur

Field visit report - Jalgaon

Discussion notes from field visit presentations

Insights from visits to innovations

Process support and facilitation

The building blocks of designing cheap (presentation by Amithaba Sadangi)

The art of value chain development - promotion and targetting mainstream market segments (presentation by Urs Heierli)

Promotion concepts and IDE's promotion strategy (presentation by Niraj Subrat)

Promotion exercise

Markets for development (presentation by Shubhashis Gangopaday)

Managing risk: a critical factor in pro-poor market development (presentation by Shubhashish Gangopaday)

Strategies to enhance income of smallholders (presentation by S.C. Rajshekar)

Reconstructing the elements of the process - how IDE did it in India (presentation by Shivani Manaktala)

The art of value chain development - changing roles of the implementing agency (presentation by Urs Heierli)

IDE India theatre

Return on investment of smallholder irrigation projects (input by Suresh Subramanian)

Exercise - designing a smallholder irrigation project

Insights and learnings

Assignment - transfer of learning to participants' own situation

Outputs of transfer exercise

IDE Sahel

BAIF (Maharashtra/Gujarat)

Nicaragua

Bolivia

IDE Zambia

IDE Nepal

SPDW (Rajasthan)

IDE Vietnam

Action Aid Malawi

Final discussions

Presentations on participants' projects

Drip and poverty alleviation for HIV/AIDS affected households in Zimbabwe

Highlights and questions from the introduction of drip irrigation in Eritrea

Agua Tuya - water supply systems in Bolivia

Microirrigation technologies in Nepal

Evaluation

Evaluation form

Summary of course evaluation

Programme, participants

Programme, objectives etc.

Detail programme second week

List of participants