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<strong>Project</strong> <strong>Document</strong><br />
There are two international research institutes which deal with water and agriculture, located<br />
in the capital city of Andhra Pradesh. These are: International Crops Research Institute <strong>for</strong><br />
the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and International <strong>Water</strong> Management Institute, South<br />
India (IWMI-SI) Hyderabad.<br />
National level research institutes located in the capital city include: National Geophysical<br />
Research Institute (NGRI), Central Research Institute <strong>for</strong> Dry land Agriculture (CRIDA),<br />
<strong>Water</strong> and Land Management Training and Research Institute (WALAMTARI) and National<br />
Institute of Nutrition (NIN).<br />
State level research organizations include: Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University<br />
(ANGRAU), Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Osmania University (OU)<br />
and other state Universities.<br />
Training institutions dealing with water and agriculture, in the state, include: Andhra Pradesh<br />
Academy of Rural Development (APARD), <strong>Water</strong> and Land Management Training Institute<br />
(WALAMTARI), Agriculture District Training Centers, Engineering Staff College of India<br />
(ESCI) and Environmental Protection Training and Research Institute (EPTRI).<br />
A 4b<br />
Non Governmental Organizations<br />
Several NGOs have been active in water sector, especially in areas such as Tank<br />
Management, <strong>Water</strong>shed Management, Groundwater Management and water supply and<br />
sanitation. NGOs can be broadly grouped as donor agencies, supporting NGOs and executing<br />
NGOs.<br />
Main donor agencies in water sector of the state include: <strong>Water</strong> Aid, UNICEF, DFID, ICCO,<br />
GTZ and Royal Netherlands Embassy (RNE). While the first two agencies support mainly<br />
the rural water supply and sanitation projects, the latter two have a large presence in<br />
supporting state level bilateral projects in watershed management, groundwater<br />
development and management.<br />
Supporting NGOs include: Agriculture Man and Ecology Foundation (AMEF), Action <strong>for</strong> Food<br />
Production (APFRO), PROGRESS and WASSAN. AMEF has successfully field-tested the<br />
methods or low input agriculture, which is crucial in dry land agriculture. The approaches<br />
developed by AMEF could also benefit the present project and it is proposed that proper<br />
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