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PRDA Manual 33Walk” from intake to tail-end so you may have to split it up into smaller sections.When doing an “Organizational Analysis” a review of the formal administrationand paid staff capacity is very important for large irrigation schemes. But mostsmall irrigation schemes do not have any paid staff.The following example shows the relation between the four Constituents andthe PRDA-tools used to get information (Figure 5). One tool can provideinformation on multiple constituents. For example, a transect walk, irrigationsystem mapping and seasonal calendar can all provide information related towater availability at plot level.The information collected on one constituent can originate from multiplePRA tools. Information from different tools can be used for cross-checkingand may also complement each other, explaining how the differentconstituents are related. For instance, the irrigation system map showsthat the information from the transect walk “Abiye does not get irrigationwater” has wider relevance because many farmers in Section 7 have thesame constraints.Figure 5. Relation between the four constituents and the PRDA-toolsPRA TOO LSINF ORMA TION PR ODUC ED BY T OOL STOPICS ON WHICHINF ORMA TION ISNEED EDTransectwalkFarmer Abiye has a plot in Section 7 .His plot d oes n ot receive irrigation.Irrigation s ystemPlot u seIrrigationsystem ma pSection 7 doesnot receive e nou gh w aterFarmer Abiye is ang rywith the WU A board.OrganizationVennDiagramFarmers o f section 7 do n otfeel w ell represented in the WUASocio-eco nom icenvironme nt