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Environment
FARMERS WATER MANAGEMENT
Training on website and CD Rom
2001-11-22, Issue 43
The Water service of the Food and Agriculture Organization has developed and compiled a package of training material for the development and implementation of Participatory Training & Extension Programme in Farmers' Water Management. It is in particular relevant to assist communal water users' groups in assuming O&M responsibilities and to give guidance to farmers in adopting efficient water control technologies.
PARTICIPATORY TRAINING AND EXTENSION IN FARMERS WATER MANAGEMENT WEBSITE AND CD-ROM The Water service of the Food and Agriculture Organization has developed and compiled a package of training material for the development and implementation of Participatory Training & Extension Programme in Farmers' Water Management. The material was developed within the framework of FAO Technical Assistance Programmes and has been implemented and tested in a range of countries (e.g. Indonesia, Zambia, Nepal, Cambodia and Bangladesh.
It is in particular relevant to assist communal water users' groups in assuming O&M responsibilities and to give guidance to farmers in adopting efficient water control technologies.
The training material can be reviewed and downloaded from the following website: http://www.fao.org/ag/AGL/aglw/farmerwatertraining The website will provide a platform to exchange experiences and to make available relevant reference documents, web links and training materials developed in various projects. By registering to the mailing list you will be updated on a regular basis. E-mail subscribers will be able to request assistance, initiate discussions and exchange materials.
The training package is compiled on a CD-ROM together with an extensive set of training aids and materials and is available as No 14 in the Land and Water Digital Media Series.
To register to the mailing list, or to obtain a CD-ROM, please write to:
farmer-water-training@fao.org
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