SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCES
Haiti
Management of the „Direct Support to the Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture in the Catch- ment Areas“ of the Programme for the Mitigation of Natural Disasters (PMDN). Read more...
Liberia
Agriculture Sector Rehabilitation Project (ASRP-Liberia) - Design and Supervision of Water Management Infrastructure for Swamp Rice Cultivation. Read more...
Jamaica
Feasibility Studies and Final Designs for Essex Valley and St. Dorothy Project Areas. Read more...
Kenya
Baseline Assessment of the Irrigation Potential in Turkana. Read more...
Mali
Feasibility Study for the Restauration and Development of the Faguibine System Project. Read more...
Yemen
Consulting Services for Establishing Manage- ment Information System (MIS) at Project Coordi- nation Unit (PCU), at Central Water Monitoring Unit (CWMU), and at MAI Provincial Offices (17 Irrigation Advisory Service).
Rwanda
Study on the Swamp Planning and Soil Conservation.
Senegal
Accompanying Measures for the N‘Galenka Irrigation Project, Phase I & II.
Haiti
Management of the System for "Direct Support to the Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture in the Catchment Areas" of the Programme for the Mitigation of Natural Disasters (PMDN), Haiti.
Overall Objective:
The overall objective of this programme is to reduce the environmental and socio-economic vulnerability against natural risks for the population in the catchment areas of Great Northern Valley, the Southern Valley, the Acul Valley and the Cavaillon Valley by means of natural disaster prevention and mitigation measures (against inundations and landslides). This operation covers 162,500 ha (6% of the national territory) and will bring indirect benefits to 360,000 inhabitants. The specific objective is to provide a non-reimbursable financial assistance for groups of producers and for individual producers within the agricultural and livestock sector and to adopt anti-erosive agricultural and sustainable management of the natural resources of the catchment areas.
Services provided:
- Provide Support to the “Direction Départementale Agricole (DDA)”
- Support for the definition and updating of technical norms to be promoted within the incentive system.
- Support in the updating and validation process of the incentive manual defining the access terms for direct support.
- Support for the undertaking of a promotion and information campaign.
- Support in the establishment of Catchment Area Management Committees (CGBV) by training and animation.
- Support for the definition of training and institutional strengthening needs of the local actors involved.
- Implementation of the Incentive System
- Inventory of the providers of services, producers and agricultural goods and establishment of the according digital register.
- Preparation and implementation of information campaigns on the programme and on the incentive mechanism.
- Implementation of financing mechanisms of the individual (producers) and collective (groups) incentives.
- Application of management system and checking of material and financial flows of the programme.
- Development and implementation of a Monitoring & Evaluation System of the Programme
Period:
05/2012 – 12/2014
Liberia
Agriculture Sector Rehabilitation Project (ASRP – Liberia) – Design and Supervision of Water Management Infrastructure for Swamp Rice Cultivation.
Overall Objective:
The objective of the assignment is to undertake design to improve the water management for the exiting irrigation schemes; and to prepare a project document for the development of new swamp / lowland rice irrigation schemes. The assignment will also entail the training of Liberian engineers and technicians within the country. The Project Area comprises the counties of Grand Cru, Maryland, River Gee and Grand Gedeh.
Services provided:
- Phase 1: Design and Supervision of Rehabilitation Works for the existing Lowland Rice Schemes to cover at most 1,620 ha
- Detailed Assessment of the existing situation.
- Detailed Design of rehabilitation works.
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessment.
- Preparation of engineering costing.
- Preparation of Tender Documentation.
- Assistance during Tendering Procedure.
- Phase 2: Identification, Feasibility Study, Design and Project Preparation for the Development of 7,000 ha of new Lowland Rice Irrigation Schemes
- Identification of Lowlands.
- Undertaking of a Detailed Feasibility Study.
- Detailed Design of identified schemes.
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessment.
- Preparation of engineering costing.
- Preparation of “Project Document”.
- Definition of potential for development of mini-hydropower, solar and straw-based bio-gas to supply energy for post-harvest activities
- Phase 3: Training of local Engineers and Technicians
Period:
03/2011 – 08/2015
Jamaica
Feasibility Studies and Final Designs for Essex Valley and St. Dorothy Project Areas, Jamaica.
Overall Objective:
The overall objective of the project is to achieve a more efficient use of water for irrigation, to increase the irrigated acreage and thus also increase the contribution of the agricultural sector to the country’s economy. Once completed this will increase the irrigated areas by 40% and especially benefit farming families. Therefore, a Feasibility Study will be prepared which includes the technical, social, economic and environmental aspects for works construction of the Essex Valley and St. Dorothy project areas. The final engineering designs will be completed directly after receiving the results of the feasibility studies. It is the intention of the NIDP to finalize this aspect of the programme with the team completing the feasibility work.
For Essex Valley, it is envisaged that the project could be implemented in phases. The Consultant will therefore prioritize the areas in sections dependent on the physical components i.e. water availability, topography and social characteristics.
Services provided, among others:
- Technical Feasibility
- Analysis of land tenure.
- Hydrological or hydro geological analysis to determine water quality and availability in each project.
- Review of agronomic aspects (crop patterns, water utilisation, current and proposed yields).
- Environmental Feasibility
- Water quality from surface and groundwater sources (nitrates, pesticides and other agricultural by-product pollution).
- Salt water intrusion.
- Maintenance of irrigation infrastructure.
- Unauthorised use of irrigation water.
- Social Feasibility
- Empowerment, Training and Leadership Development of Farmers’ Organisations, in connection with the WUAs promotion and training plan.
- Monitoring and Evaluation to assess the evolution of the impact obtained by the environmental mitigation measures to be implemented during the project execution.
- Economic and Financial Feasibility
- Estimation of cost benefits
- Analysis of farmers’ cash flows and payment capabilities and the strategy of cost recovery for each project.
- Updating of production cost.
- Analysis of the users’ payment capacity.
- Economic evaluation and sensitivity analysis.
Period:
06/2011 – 04/2012
Kenya
Baseline Assessment of the Irrigation Potential in Turkana, Kenya.
Overall Objective:
The overall objective is to develop irrigation resources along the Kerio and Turkwel River and some other seasonal streams. The specific goal is to increase the area under irrigation by 1,000 ha by 2018 and to adopt an appropriate farming technology. Further, the collaboration with other agricultural stakeholders should be promoted and 25 Water Resource User Associations trained on water management in irrigation. Also, drought resistant and early maturing crop varieties will be introduced. Therefore, the tasks of the present services are to establish a baseline on the existing schemes and activities in the irrigation sector as well as to identify potential irrigation sites.
- Services provided
- Data Collection and review of existing data, site visits and fieldwork.
- Remote sensing identification of irrigation schemes.
- Identification of irrigable land resources.
- Infrastructural assessment.
- Socio-Economic review.
- Agricultural review.
- Hydrological review.
- Institutional assessment.
Period:
10/2014 – 12/2014
Mali
Feasibility Study for the Restauration and Development of the Faguibine System Project, Mali.
Overall Objective:
The general objective of the study is to contribute to poverty reduction by creating food security and better conditions for forest-pastoral production and to thus improve the income of the population living in the area. The specific objectives of the study is the implementation of a technical, economic, environmental and social feasibility of a large investment project of the Faguibine system.
- Services provided
- Baseline Assessment of the current situation for the whole area of the Faguibine system on physical, socio-economical, financial, institutional, political and environmental levels.
- Identification of all constraints associated to these aspects.
- Analysis of the different area management scenarios on a medium-term basis.
- Draft of a medium- and long-term action plan for the sustainable development of the whole area.
- Identification of priority investments which will be subject to Detailed Design studies and implementation within the project framework.
Period:
12/2013 – 05/2015