06/12/2018
OVER VIEW OF PARTICIPATORY SMALL SCALE IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
A. About PASIDP II
The Government of Ethiopia (GOE) and IFAD are moving to a programmatic approach with a longer-term vision for lending in the Ethiopian small-scale irrigation subsector. The first phase of the Participatory Small-scale Irrigation Development Programme (PASIDP), which was implemented during the period 2008-2015, has contributed to reduce the country’s vulnerability to adverse climate risks and drought, and to reduce rural poverty and food insecurity. The Country Programme Evaluation (CPE) of the IFAD Independent Office of Evaluation (IOE) recommended financing a second phase of the PASIDP, as small-scale irrigation offers great potential for reducing the impact of climate change, and enhancing economic growth and poverty reduction aspirations of the GOE.
PASIDP II has been designed within the framework of Ethiopia’s GTP II. IFAD has approved a loan and grant (on highly concessional terms) amounting to USD 102 million in total, representing 70.58% of the estimated cost of the programme. USD 11 million is also sourced from ASAP Trust Fund. The Programme Financing Agreement became effective on 13 February, 2017. The Government of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (GOE) and beneficiary households will contribute approximately USD 18.7 million and USD 12.07 million respectively, representing about 12.95% and 8.35% of the total programme costs. The Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources (MoANR) is the lead programme agency (LPA) with responsibility for coordinating programme implementation in collaboration with the respective Regional State Governments of Amhara, Oromia, SNNPR and Tigray. The Financing Agreement came into force on 13 February 2017.
The main innovations in the design of PASIDP II in order to complete the small-scale irrigation model and the implementation of PASIDP II is to be guided by five inter-related and mutually supportive principles; these are:
a) Full and effective participation by all stakeholders, especially the target group, throughout the processes of planning and implementation;
b) Technical viability, especially the reliability of water supply to provide for the command area as planned;
c) A landscape approach to watershed management, ensuring that irrigation command areas and downstream private and public facilities are protected, and providing for sustainably enhanced productivity within watershed areas contiguous with irrigation schemes;
d) Inclusiveness for all community members associated with the irrigation schemes, whether or not they are actively involved as irrigation farmers; and,
e) Ensuring scheme financial viability, through training in agribusiness skills and market access for all the participating farmers.
B. Intervention area, Target group and Targeting Strategy
1. The Programme area of PASIDP II will cover four regions of Ethiopia, namely: Amhara, Oromia, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR), and Tigray.
2. By mid-term review, the opportunity to expand the interventions of PASIDP II on a pilot basis to other regions is envisaged.
3. Within the selected irrigation schemes and adjacent watersheds, PASIDP II will be using a self-targeting approach together with mechanisms to promote inclusion of women, youth and vulnerable groups.
C. Implementation Arrangements
I. The Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources (MoANR) will be the lead executing agency. The Minister of State for Natural Resources will be responsible for coordinating implementation with support from the Directorate of Small Scale Irrigation.
II. The Federal and Regional Programme Coordination Management Units will provide day to day management of PASIDP II.
III. Specialized services providers would be recruited to build capacity in innovative areas, including the setting-up of market access alliances, the mainstreaming of climate-change innovations and conservation farming, and access to rural finance.
D. Benefits and Impact
PASIDP II will have 108,750 beneficiary households, of which:
i. 46,250 households in irrigation schemes with fields in adjacent watershed. Small-scale irrigation allows households to evolve from one rain-fed crop per annum to one or two irrigated crop cycles in addition to one rain-fed crop cycle, which enhances their food security and allows them doubling their incomes from agriculture.
ii. In addition, 37,500 households in adjacent watershed will be trained in watershed management and conservation farming;
iii. 10,000 households that benefited from PASIDP I irrigation schemes will be linked up to markets and receive agronomic support;
iv. About 15,000 additional jobs will be created, of which 5,000 on the farms.
v. Out of the total beneficiaries on average 20 % are expected to be females. The ERR of 28.8% over 20 years is profitable from an economic stand point with a Net Present Value of USD 165 million.
