Water Program Increases Farmer Profits by $1M
Tajik farmers participating in the USAID-funded Water User Association Support Project (WUASP) increased their profitability by an estimated $1 million from their 6,300 hectares of irrigated farm land in 2006. Members of 15 participating water user associations gained additional profits from increased harvests of wheat, fruits, cotton, and vegetables. Wheat and orchard harvests have nearly tripled, vegetable and strawberry yields doubled, while cotton production increased from 1.8 to 2.8 tons per hectare.
The Water User Association Support Project (implemented by Winrock International) works with those who are most affected most by country’s degraded water systems. The project has helped to set up water user associations and provides training in irrigation renovation, operation, and management. Project participants learn to make investment decisions needed to maintain and improve on-farm systems and resolve conflicts and long standing water management and delivery problems.
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| The USAID-funded WUASP project increased farmers' harvests |
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