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The participation of the community is essential to the success and effectiveness of the project. It reassures participants’ freedom and increases the number of people who can benefit from development. Funded by the Ministry of National Food SecurityFood security and Research (MNFSR), Islamabad, Pakistan, launched the National Program for Improvement of Watercourses in Pakistan, Phase-II (NPIWC-II). This project covers all provinces: Baluchistan, Gilgit Baltistan, AJ&K, Punjab, KP, as well as ICT. The chapter analyzes how, through capacity building of Water Users Associations (WUAs) or Farmers Organizations (FOs), social mobilization improved water managementWater management techniques and facilitated their registration under the On-Farm-Water ManagementWater management and Water User-Associations-Ordinance Act 1981, leading to the organization of 47,278 WUAs. Moreover, the second objective of this chapter is to analyze the impact of the improved water managementWater management techniques on water insecurityWater insecurity and food insecurity in the country. Our findings show that land-use intensity has increased on average by 5% due to watercourse improvement on sample farms, meaning an increase of 5% in cultivated area. Cropping intensity has increased by 10%. These increases in land-use and cropping intensities have resulted in about a 14% increase in cropped area under various crops. The watercourse improvement impact on crop yields per acre varied from 3 to 19%, averaging at 11% on an overall basis. The cumulative impact of watercourse improvement is reflected in the total production of various crops. Production of various crops has increased at different rates, varying from 6% in the case of peaches to 676% in the case of gram. However, the weighted average impact is calculated at 26% (11% due to yield increase, 14% due to area increase, and 1% due to interaction between the two). We concluded that community organization has profound impacts on crop production, farmers’ income, and their welfare. There is a strong need to further develop and strengthen community participation and involvement.

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Role of Village Community Organizations, Effective Watercourse Management, and Impacts on Water and Food Security in Pakistan

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    2025年

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  • Farooq Ahmed,
  • Usman Mustafa,
  • Jam Bilal Ahmad,
  • Muhammad Shahid

摘要

The participation of the community is essential to the success and effectiveness of the project. It reassures participants’ freedom and increases the number of people who can benefit from development. Funded by the Ministry of National Food SecurityFood security and Research (MNFSR), Islamabad, Pakistan, launched the National Program for Improvement of Watercourses in Pakistan, Phase-II (NPIWC-II). This project covers all provinces: Baluchistan, Gilgit Baltistan, AJ&K, Punjab, KP, as well as ICT. The chapter analyzes how, through capacity building of Water Users Associations (WUAs) or Farmers Organizations (FOs), social mobilization improved water managementWater management techniques and facilitated their registration under the On-Farm-Water ManagementWater management and Water User-Associations-Ordinance Act 1981, leading to the organization of 47,278 WUAs. Moreover, the second objective of this chapter is to analyze the impact of the improved water managementWater management techniques on water insecurityWater insecurity and food insecurity in the country. Our findings show that land-use intensity has increased on average by 5% due to watercourse improvement on sample farms, meaning an increase of 5% in cultivated area. Cropping intensity has increased by 10%. These increases in land-use and cropping intensities have resulted in about a 14% increase in cropped area under various crops. The watercourse improvement impact on crop yields per acre varied from 3 to 19%, averaging at 11% on an overall basis. The cumulative impact of watercourse improvement is reflected in the total production of various crops. Production of various crops has increased at different rates, varying from 6% in the case of peaches to 676% in the case of gram. However, the weighted average impact is calculated at 26% (11% due to yield increase, 14% due to area increase, and 1% due to interaction between the two). We concluded that community organization has profound impacts on crop production, farmers’ income, and their welfare. There is a strong need to further develop and strengthen community participation and involvement.