Two visits were undertaken to Uttaradit province, first a preparatory visit to set up the logistical arrangements along with counterparts in VTDC, and second a backstopping mission to the CFPAR. During preparatory visit, fields were selected;; draft designs of experiments were discussed;; rough layouts of the experiments were developed;; arrangement of food, accommodation and materials were organized. During this mission, preliminary results from the Baseline survey and crop calendars were also shared with the NFE trainers (06 in number) along with LMU coordinator and Director of VTDC.
During second trip, a backstopping mission, the Regional Coordinator / Project Management Unit Coordinator along with Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist visited ongoing CFPAR training in Uttradit. During this period, field experiment organization and overall design of CFPAR were discussed and finalized;; session on water management and water use were conducted in detail.
It was found that out of three project districts (Tron, Pichai and Ban Khok), Ban Khok has a totally different ecological base for rice production. There is no supplementary irrigation avenue available and rainfall remains the lone source for water for rice production. The ground water extraction is also not possible due to rocky soil beds and availability of water in deeper layers of soil. Farmer's shown deep interest in farm-pond. Whereas in Tron and Pichai, issues are more related to the 'just and equitable' distribution from water from canal system. The cost irrigation per season per Rai is 250-300 Baht and same amount is charged from farmers irrespective of distance from primary or secondary or tertiary channels. For other farmers, cost doubles as they need to pump out water from secondary or tertiary channels to their field. Thus total cost in most cases reaches 1000 Baht/rai.
Two visits were undertaken to Uttaradit province, first a preparatory visit to set up the logistical arrangements along with counterparts in VTDC, and second a backstopping mission to the CFPAR. During preparatory visit, fields were selected;; draft designs of experiments were discussed;; rough layouts of the experiments were developed;; arrangement of food, accommodation and materials were organized. During this mission, preliminary results from the Baseline survey and crop calendars were also shared with the NFE trainers (06 in number) along with LMU coordinator and Director of VTDC.
During second trip, a backstopping mission, the Regional Coordinator / Project Management Unit Coordinator along with Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist visited ongoing CFPAR training in Uttradit. During this period, field experiment organization and overall design of CFPAR were discussed and finalized;; session on water management and water use were conducted in detail.
It was found that out of three project districts (Tron, Pichai and Ban Khok), Ban Khok has a totally different ecological base for rice production. There is no supplementary irrigation avenue available and rainfall remains the lone source for water for rice production. The ground water extraction is also not possible due to rocky soil beds and availability of water in deeper layers of soil. Farmer's shown deep interest in farm-pond. Whereas in Tron and Pichai, issues are more related to the 'just and equitable' distribution from water from canal system. The cost irrigation per season per Rai is 250-300 Baht and same amount is charged from farmers irrespective of distance from primary or secondary or tertiary channels. For other farmers, cost doubles as they need to pump out water from secondary or tertiary channels to their field. Thus total cost in most cases reaches 1000 Baht/rai.
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