The
Scampis project is a very special project. The seminar “Micro-irrigation for food
security: the untold stories of forgotten stakeholders” was organized on the 26 of
August at the World Water Week 2012, with an innovative way of presenting what
the project meant for farmers, implementers and different stakeholders
involved. The seminar chose to challenge the guests to surf the three country
experiences, spreading colours, sounds, images around the room and
sharing fascinating stories (Learning Notes form the seminar, available here).
Gender, Youth, Financial institutions (formal or informal), Market, Knowledge, Intensive and Natural agricultural skills, are only some of the key elements that should always go hand in hand when MIS is applied.
The goal
for the seminar was to bring the audience into a unconventional space-time
trip, to give a taste of Scampis project in India, Guatemala and Madagascar,
pointing out to the challenges and achievements of the implementing partners in
scaling-up MIS. Around 80 people attended the seminar in Stockholm, and 362
people followed the seminar live online (complete video available here).
Various
points of view, various experiences enriched the dynamic discussions. The
thousands of questions showed how much the audience committed in listening at
the stories, participating and left with new ideas, and sometime with
commitments (see feedback from participants here).
The event
showed how useful micro-irrigation system can be in the appropriate conditions to
effectively improve the livelihood of vulnerable farmers, especially if
integrated in larger and complete programs.
Gender, Youth, Financial institutions (formal or informal), Market, Knowledge, Intensive and Natural agricultural skills, are only some of the key elements that should always go hand in hand when MIS is applied.
Dynamic and integrated partnerships and
long terms plans are the
platform on which any strategy should be based.
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