It was find out from the study that in programme planning stage the majority of farmers participated in
planning meetings and they also motivated their fellow farmers to participate in planning meetings of watershed
development programme and they also shared information or experience with their fellow farmers after
participating in planning meetings. In implementation stage majority of farmers contributed labour only towards
construction of soil and water conservation structures in their fields and also asked their fellow farmers for
labour and money contribution towards construction of conservation structures in their watershed area. In
maintenance stage the majority of farmers of Vidarbha region motivated to their fellow farmers for labour
contribution towards repair and maintenance of soil and water conservation structures in their watershed and also
protected the SWC structures from natural calamities as well as forest plantation from the animals. Further, it
was also find out that the farmers of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra have participated moderately in the
watershed development programme planning and implementation stages, whereas, high level of participation
was exhibited by farmers in maintenance stage of watershed development programme. Therefore, it could be
concluded that the stakeholder farmers of Vidarbha region participates more by contributing labour in
maintenance of soil and water conservation structures implemented in their fields through government sponsored
watershed development programmes to enhance their sustainable agricultural production due to more availability
of irrigation water.