FASIMO is an action driven research project which researches government-led and farmer-led smallholder irrigation schemes to contribute to improved farmer resilience, improved water use efficiency and to develop irrigation policies and changes in practices for governmental and multilateral agencies. The project combines technical (soil and water management practices), social (business plans and market linkages), and institutional innovations (innovation platforms and water-user associations) in the irrigation schemes to compare changes in their management, productivity, and profitability for farmers.

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Project Description

FASIMO

Action driven research project researching government-led and farmer-led smallholder irrigation schemes to contribute to improved farmer resilience, improved water use efficiency and to develop irrigation policies and changes in practices for governmental and multilateral agencies.

Project description

The Method

Impact pathway analysis

An impact pathway analysis approaches monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment by predicting and evaluating how project outcomes can lead to social, economic and environmental change whilst considering the agricultural development complexity and recognizing the human and social response and decision about changes in practice.

Impact Pathway Analysis

FASIMO is using the Impact Pathyway Analysis method for monitoring, evaluateion and impact assessment.

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Latest updates

Training on identifying FLID production areas through remote sensing gives INIR staff evidence to improve irrigation policy

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Female and male farmer are applying improved water management practices to the soil humidity sensor: “...I use the sensor to see if it's wet or not. When it's wet I don´t irrigate and I do other activities in the field like weeding or I take my things [banana and sugar cane] and sell it at the market”- Farmer Bernardete Chinhuca, Manica (2021)

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" I learned how the irrigation scheme are and the differences in the types of irrigation systems (FL e GL)… and that it is necessary to make specific and not to generalize in relation to gender during the activities because women are in greater numbers in irrigated areas.” Contributing to end of project indicator 5.3

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Female farmers of the Makateko Association have improved output participation through improved production and strengthened market linkages: “Before we didn’t market our products because we produced little and with low quality. Now, we produced 9 bags of 50kg of beans and 25-50 boxes of tomatoes”- Makateco farmers (2022)

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Female, male association members are strengthened to participate on decisions on irrigation management through the training on (gender sensitive) organization and leadership in June 2022 in Gaza province

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Through the dissemination of FASIMO’s research results on national television, government agencies and NGOs have evidence to improve irrigation policies and approaches for smallholder schemes

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The Alliance for Science wrote in a blog about the FASIMO project that irrigation helps women farmers in Mozambique weather climate extremes. They describe that some farmers have adopted tools like Chameleon Soil Water Sensors, which reduced their irrigation by up to 50 percent. About 400 smallholder farmers and 137 extension officers have been trained on improved crop management practices and adopting water-efficient innovations on their farms through the FASIMO project. Great evidence for outcomes 5.2 & 5.3!

Busani Bafana on 15 of December for Alliance for Science: “Irrigation helps women farmers in Mozambique weather climate extremes”

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