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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. 54
India V. Ballabh Institute of Rural Management (IRMA) RO. Box 60 Anand 388 001 Gujarat R. Chambers Visiting Faculty Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) Bella Vista Hyderabad 500 049 Andhra Pradesh R. Chand D e p a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r a l Economics Y.S. Parmar Agricultural and Horticultural University Nauni, Solon 173 230 Himachal Pradesh K. Chandramouli Project Director District Rural Development Agency Anantapur 515 001 Andhra Pradesh P.N. Chowdary Joint Director of Agriculture Maheswaram Project Sivam Road Hyderabad 500 044 Andhra Pradesh K.R. Datye Centre for Applied Systems Analysis in Development (CASAD) "Ganesh Kutir w , 1st Floor Prarthana Samaj Road, Vile Parle (East) Bombay 400 057 Maharashtra N.P Gautam Programme Organizer (Watershed Development) A-14, Meenari Apartment Opposite Rayon Mill, Veraval Junagadh District 362 001 Gujarat Khan Bhai and Ram Singh Bhai Farmers Junagadh District 362 001 Gujarat S.L. Ghosal Director of Agricultural Extension National Centre for Management of Agricultural Extension (MANAGE) Rajendranagar Hyderabad 500 030 Andhra Pradesh J. Jangal Project Coordinator PIDOW-MYRADA Aiwan E-Shahi Gulbarga 585102 Karnataka Mohd. Abdul Kareem Research Associate National Centre for Management of Agricultural Extension (MANAGE) Rajendranagar Hyderabad 500 030 Andhra Pradesh P.D. Prem Kumar PIDOW-MYRADA Aiwan E-Shahi Gulbarga 585102 Karnataka 55
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