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Countries: India
Regions: Ganges - Brahmaputra, India
Project SDGs:
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Water Use Efficiency (SDG 6.4)
Protect and Restore Ecosystems (SDG 6.6)
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Sustainable Withdrawals
Irrigation Management and Technology
Progress to Date: Total water volume: 640.000 m3 /a Volume of water saved
Services Needed: No services needed/offered
Desired Partner: Other
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Oct. 2014  »  Ongoing
Project Website: www.firstclimate.com/unsere-wasserprojekte-sorgsamer-umgang-...
Contextual Condition(s): PHYSICAL: Ecosystem vulnerability or degradation, PHYSICAL: Unsustainable land use
Additional Benefits: Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Beneficiaries: Ecosystems, Water utilities
Planning & Implementation Time: More than 3 years
Primary Funding Source: ngo
Project Challenges: Other
Project Source: User
Profile Completion: 87%

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Sustainable sugar cane cultivation

As part of the sustainable sugar cane cultivation project in India, a number of innovations are being introduced together with the farmers that make it possible to save large amounts of water. Instead of sugar cane seeds, the project farmers plant seedlings that have already germinated on their fields. Background: Large amounts of water are required to stimulate germination in the field. By growing the seedlings in the greenhouse, the amoun…

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Sustainable sugar cane cultivation

As part of the sustainable sugar cane cultivation project in India, a number of innovations are being introduced together with the farmers that make it possible to save large amounts of water. Instead of sugar cane seeds, the project farmers plant seedlings that have already germinated on their fields. Background: Large amounts of water are required to stimulate germination in the field. By growing the seedlings in the greenhouse, the amount of water required for irrigation can be reduced by around 90 percent. In addition, the farmers in the project are also starting to spread the seedlings in a regular pattern and at a significantly greater distance from one another. As a result, the plants have more strength, are healthier and deliver significantly higher yields. In addition, the new cultivation method also enables To set up systems for drip irrigation, with the help of which the amount of water required for cultivation can be further reduced. Farmers who implement some or all of the proposed farming methods will benefit from better crop yields and higher incomes.

The project developer, AgSri, produces seedlings at low cost for smallholders and, as a developer of SSI techniques, also offers training for farmers. After the pilot phase has proven to be successful, AgSri plans to use the income from the sale of Water Benefit certificates to expand the sustainable sugar cane cultivation project from around 1,500 to 20,000 participants over the next five years.

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Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: PHYSICAL: Ecosystem vulnerability or degradation, PHYSICAL: Unsustainable land use
Project Benefits: Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: Ecosystems, Water utilities
Months & Implementing: More than 3 years
Primary Funding Source: NGO / Civil society
Challenges: Other

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Additional Benefits at a Glance 1. Drip irrigation increases crop yield, which allows farmers to sell more without increasing their inputs and resulting in higher incomes. 2. Fertilizers are used more efficiently via application directly through the drippers. This saves 30-40% of the fertilizer required when using flood irrigation. 3. With water applied more efficiently, less water must be pumped from precious groundwater sources. This eases pressure on the catchment and reduces the greenhouse gas emissions associated with pumping.

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