Watershed development programmes carried out in different agroclimatic conditions in India resulted in beneficial impact in terms of productivity enhancement and natural resources conservation, but less attention paid...Watershed development programmes carried out in different agroclimatic conditions in India resulted in beneficial impact in terms of productivity enhancement and natural resources conservation, but less attention paid to institutional and participatory aspects. This paper explored the performance of various institutions regarding execution of watershed development programmes in semi-arid region of India. Recorded observations from documents maintained at watershed level and information collected through primary survey as well as focus group discussion with different types of stakeholders were used for analysis. The results indicated lacunae in participatory aspects during programme implementation process like monitoring activities, management of common property resources and equity. Gap in linkages and differential level of performance of various watershed level functionaries indicates the necessity for corrections in the structures and linkages pattern for sustainability of the infrastructure and institutions. The study also showed unequal priorities by the implementing agencies towards in-stitutions, land and water resources development, production enhancement activities and fodder re-sources development as well as rationalities of technical, economic, financial, political and social aspects among the watersheds.展开更多
People’s participation in watershed management programmes is an important strategy of government of India for making watershed programmes successful.Participation of local beneficiary farmers is mandatory in planning...People’s participation in watershed management programmes is an important strategy of government of India for making watershed programmes successful.Participation of local beneficiary farmers is mandatory in planning,implementation and maintenance of watershed development projects as per common guidelines issued by Ministry of Agriculture,Government of India.National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development(NABARD)has launched holistic watershed development programmes on 2nd October,2006 to help farmers in the six distressed districts of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra in India.Therefore,there is a need to know the level of participation by the local people in government sponsored watershed management programmes.The study was conducted during 2011-2012 in this Vidarbha region of Maharashtra to measure the extent of people’s participation in NABARD Supported Holistic Watershed Development Programme(NSHWDP).In this paper a detailed structured three-point-continuum schedule was developed by the investigators regarding various aspects of participation by local people in soil and water conservation for watershed management programme.People’s Participation Index(PPI)was also designed to compute the extent of people’s participation.Data for this study was gathered through personal interviews from farmers of six selected districts in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra.Findings of this study indicated that the extent of people’s participation in planning was 63.7 per cent,in implementation was 57.7 per cent and in maintenance was 75.1 per cent.It shows that the extent of people’s participation in NSHWDP in the six distressed districts of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra was moderate during watershed programme planning and implementation phases,whereas,high level of participation was exhibited during maintenance phase.展开更多
文摘Watershed development programmes carried out in different agroclimatic conditions in India resulted in beneficial impact in terms of productivity enhancement and natural resources conservation, but less attention paid to institutional and participatory aspects. This paper explored the performance of various institutions regarding execution of watershed development programmes in semi-arid region of India. Recorded observations from documents maintained at watershed level and information collected through primary survey as well as focus group discussion with different types of stakeholders were used for analysis. The results indicated lacunae in participatory aspects during programme implementation process like monitoring activities, management of common property resources and equity. Gap in linkages and differential level of performance of various watershed level functionaries indicates the necessity for corrections in the structures and linkages pattern for sustainability of the infrastructure and institutions. The study also showed unequal priorities by the implementing agencies towards in-stitutions, land and water resources development, production enhancement activities and fodder re-sources development as well as rationalities of technical, economic, financial, political and social aspects among the watersheds.
文摘People’s participation in watershed management programmes is an important strategy of government of India for making watershed programmes successful.Participation of local beneficiary farmers is mandatory in planning,implementation and maintenance of watershed development projects as per common guidelines issued by Ministry of Agriculture,Government of India.National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development(NABARD)has launched holistic watershed development programmes on 2nd October,2006 to help farmers in the six distressed districts of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra in India.Therefore,there is a need to know the level of participation by the local people in government sponsored watershed management programmes.The study was conducted during 2011-2012 in this Vidarbha region of Maharashtra to measure the extent of people’s participation in NABARD Supported Holistic Watershed Development Programme(NSHWDP).In this paper a detailed structured three-point-continuum schedule was developed by the investigators regarding various aspects of participation by local people in soil and water conservation for watershed management programme.People’s Participation Index(PPI)was also designed to compute the extent of people’s participation.Data for this study was gathered through personal interviews from farmers of six selected districts in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra.Findings of this study indicated that the extent of people’s participation in planning was 63.7 per cent,in implementation was 57.7 per cent and in maintenance was 75.1 per cent.It shows that the extent of people’s participation in NSHWDP in the six distressed districts of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra was moderate during watershed programme planning and implementation phases,whereas,high level of participation was exhibited during maintenance phase.
