Most Significant Change ScampisBlog.
Integrated strategies for scaling up micro-irrigation in Guatemala, India and Madagascar
giovedì 3 gennaio 2013
giovedì 27 dicembre 2012
venerdì 14 dicembre 2012
Scampis Lessons Learned
Scampis demonstrated that integrated strategies for rural livelihood improvement are indispensable for sustainable scaling-up of micro-irrigation.
- Institutions involvement is crucial for the structural embedding of MIS for more productive agricultural production
- Local availability of low-cost MIS supply chain together with post
- Strengthening farmers knowledge in intensive agricultural practices and management of savings
- Diversified and safe vegetable production, conservation (for own supply and for the market) and strategic marketing for sales knowledge is important to move farmers from extreme poverty to logic of micro-investments and plans for the future.
Read and download the Scampis detailed lessons learned.
martedì 4 dicembre 2012
Scampis MSC - Information Note for KM/KS writeshop (Bangkok 3-7/12/2012)
This information note was prepared to share the Scampis MSC experience during an international event (Bangkog 3-7 December 2012). It gives a general idea of why and how MSC has been readapted for the Scampis needs and gives share the practical experience of Scampis India who implemented the methodology (May - October 2012). References to the Guatemala experiences and to the media material (videos, photos) are also available within the document.
lunedì 12 novembre 2012
lunedì 5 novembre 2012
Scampis MSC Analysis - findings
Below you can find synthesis of the MSC analysis made on 3 levels:
- Field staff level
- National level
- Cross country level (India --> Guatemala & Guatemala --> India)
The various analysis have been coded and compared. The images below show the main MSC identified during the analysis process (6 for each country).
- Field staff level
- National level
- Cross country level (India --> Guatemala & Guatemala --> India)
The various analysis have been coded and compared. The images below show the main MSC identified during the analysis process (6 for each country).
lunedì 15 ottobre 2012
martedì 9 ottobre 2012
Don Vincente Most Significant Change (Abstracts)
...Abstracts from Most significant Change interview. Download the entire interview txt
2nd Interviewer:
Do you cultivate vegetables? 3rd User: Yes, as you can see we
have vegetables here (the other user asks: before Scampi?) no, before Scampi no,
this program has helped us a lot in the strengthening of our community because
before we had so many weaknesses because some people said that they wanted to
quit because it is a hard job, it has helped our vegetables and plants to be
more nutritive for all the things we put in them, because they work different
in our system comparing them to meat which takes a longer process inside our
body so I prefer the vegetables, and for me it would be better to continue
cultivating more vegetables and I hope this group continues to do so because
sometimes it is hard but we have to keep working to reach a better development
as farmers.
2nd Interviewer:
How is the work organized in the group in this farm? (He repeated the
question) 3rd User: We are organized in 5
people who know the place, we studied the land because it had a yellow color
and did not produce anything but thanks to the effort of the group we prepared
the land, fertilized the ground, put manure of cattle, hens and other types, we
strained the soil to have different types for example the prepared soil called
this way because it has been strained and mixed with cattle manure it also has fish
bones and egg shells and ashes all very good mixed and we put them in bags all
the manure which we always use, each time the group come to water the land each
person brings their own manure and put them little by little in the ground
after being strained and we also tell the people to bring bones so we grind
them and have better results in the nutrition of the plant because we have
better harvest in this case bigger radishes.
2nd Interviewer:
Was it difficult to organize the group in the beginning? 3rd User: Yes, it was difficult
because we had to face several weaknesses because some people wanted and other
did not want to be part because some thought it was too much work, and for that
reason communities like ours have many difficulties among the people because
they don’t always like to work and for us that is a problem because the ones
who want to improve and fight like us against our worse poverty which for me is
the mental poverty the one we have to fight because it is hard for us because
we are not prepared sometimes it is our own fault for our lack of desire to
improve because when opportunities like this come we have to use them and I
would like to invite the entire group to keep working hard because it is the
best way to have a better life.
1st Interviewer:
After Scampis what do you plan to reach in a near future? 3rd User: Well for me if we had
the opportunity for now it is only a dream if we could have a better mechanism
to use water so we do not have to waste it and use it as much as we could and
be able to use it for our harvest because as we can see here the family is
washing things and wasting water and I think that there is a way we can use it
or even having some kind of watering system more advanced to use and even to
commercialize it because right now it is only for consumption and with that
system we could have a better result that is a dream a better watering system
but who knows if God helps us I believe we can have it if we continue working
hard.
2nd Interviewer:
Thank you so much for your time.
giovedì 13 settembre 2012
Untold Stories Seminar: participants thoughts..
This are the participants thought about:
- What I liked about the seminar
- What I learned
- What action I feel I should undertake after this seminar
- What I liked about the seminar
- What I learned
- What action I feel I should undertake after this seminar
domenica 2 settembre 2012
venerdì 31 agosto 2012
Article on IFAD Social Blog about Untold Stories
Micro Irrigation under Spotlight at Stockholm World Water Week #wwweek
Posted by
Beate Stalsett
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
By Charles Dhewa
IFAD’s work on Scaling Up Micro Irrigation Systems (SCAMPIS) attracted a full house during the first day of Stockholm World Water Week (26 August 2012). In a session entitled “Micro-Irrigation for Food Security: The Untold Stories of Forgotten Stakeholders”,
participants listened to fascinating stories from Guatemala, Madagascar
and India where 30 000 people have been moved out of poverty through
the SCAMPIS project. The project has shown the benefits of combining
investment in Agriculture Water Management with innovation involving the
private sector.
The session generated thoughtful and useful comments from the participants. Some of the emerging issues and questions include:
- Return on investment in Micro Irrigation Systems;
- The need for scaling up Micro Irrigation Systems to consider the depletion of blue water (water in rivers, dams, streams and other reservoirs) which is used by irrigation;
- Need to look at self adoption by people outside the projects who learn by observing and implementing the technology in their own contexts;
- Men should also work in the field rather than leaving the bulk of the work to women and children;
- It is important to explore and expand markets for crops because this determines investment. Scaling up depends on market demand;
- While micro credit should be considered, it is not suitable for the majority of smallholders due to high interest rates, among other factors such as expectation for obtaining subsidies;
- While most technologies tend to exclude the poorest of the poor, Micro Irrigation Systems are suitable for these vulnerable groups; and, it is also important to explore alternative energy systems for pumping water.
The main conclusion was that the main focus is not to scale up
technology but to reduce poverty and improve the lives of rural poor
people.
lunedì 27 agosto 2012
Micro-irrigation for food security: untold stories of forgotten stakeholders
Scampis seminar at World Water Week, Stockholm, Sweden.
Watch the single stories on the Untold Stories Youtube Playlist
giovedì 23 agosto 2012
Mis-Geography: the role play game for strategies and negoziation simulations!
What is MIS-Geography???
It is a simulation of real life experiences, tuff negotiations and incredible problems (always, constantly happending during a project-programme development) can or cannot be solved thanks to the effort of brave and smart coordinators and policy makers.
What is the objective of the game is to develop strategies for scaling up micro-irrigation systems (MIS) in a time-span of 6 years.....or obstacle and slow down the dissemination of MIS!
Who will win?
The game will let you discuss, argue, negotiate and finally find solutions and more than something else will let you have fun, learning!!!!!
(The game has been ideated by Cecilia Ruberto, more info: ceciliaruberto@gmail.com)
lunedì 13 agosto 2012
Micro-irrigation Stories on FaceBook
Scampis is finally on Facebook
Join our group and share your experiences, learn about our experiences!
Join the page: Micro Irrigation Stories on Facebook!domenica 1 luglio 2012
Tell a Story!!
In this section we are uploading useful web-links that help us in understanding the importance of listening and telling stories.
Why a story is so powerful?
How can we include the stories in our monitoring evaluation and learning systems?
How to be a good story-teller?
2. Aaron Shepard’s Storytelling Page : Telling a Story, Stories to Tell
3. Muscles of Immagination A synthesis for story-telling by Cecilia Ruberto
Storytelling
How can we include the stories in our monitoring evaluation and learning systems?
How to be a good story-teller?
Links:
1. Pacific Resources for Education and Learning, By Word of Mouth: A Storytelling Guide for the Classroom by Jeff Gere, Beth-Ann Kozlovich, Daniel A. Kelin II www.prel.org2. Aaron Shepard’s Storytelling Page : Telling a Story, Stories to Tell
3. Muscles of Immagination A synthesis for story-telling by Cecilia Ruberto
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