Indigenous Practices for Soil and Water Conservation - Agropedia

7. Technical assistance is needed to ensure the construction of sound structures.
However, farmers should give final approval of the design of structures
in their own fields.
8. Watershed authorities should seek assistance from NGOs to help motivate
and organize villagers, and establish and/or strengthen the sangham.
They should also seek training in participatory planning and implementation
methods.
9. Watershed teams must be multi-disciplinary and brought under a single
administrative authority, to coordinate efforts of different line departments.
10. In planning SWC programs, varying interests of different groups and the
d i s t r i b u t i o n of benefits among t h e m m u s t be analyzed a n d addressed.
I V .
N G O s
1. NGOs' comparative advantage in promoting SWC lies in motivating and
organizing farmers, and in developing and refining techniques for participatory
planning and implementation of projects.
2. NGOs should work in cooperation with government programs to share their
strength in promoting participatory methods.
3. NGOs should work with government to establish and/or strengthen the
sangham, so that they can facilitate implementation of flexible SWC programs.
4. Research and experimentation are needed to identify circumstances under
which farmers will cooperate with each other.
5. Research and experimentation are needed to understand the circumstances
under which farmers and other villagers will protect perennial vegetation.
6. In planning SWC programs, varying interests of different groups and the
d i s t r i b u t i o n of benefits among t h e m m u s t be analyzed and understood.
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