CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems - DS

Overview: CA-AS013 - Fergana Valley (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan)

CA-AS012 - CA-AS012


Leader Bogachan Benli, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDA

Team members: 13
Partner organizations: 29

Budget 2026
USD : 0

Activities/Products:  10


  Description
    
In the Ferghana Valley of Central Asia in the two countries in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan (later planned to include Kyrgyzstan) began its work the draft CRP 1.1 Component 4 «Improving water use efficiency through innovative technologies in irrigation and farming in cereals, potatoes, vegetables, horticultural and fodder crops» . The project provides the testing of innovative approaches and tools for the planning and use of irrigation water for various crops. Currently, the situation in the structure of planning and delivery of the irrigation water to waterusers is so that previously used water distribution system has been changed, after the liquidation of the collective farms. Many small water users have appeared in place of a one large collective farm. Planning for water use and allocation, based on the previously approved irrigation schedules has become complicated. The WUA and water organizations had faced the problem of the water use arrangement for farmers. Old planning approaches for water use that were good for large collective farms, turned out to be not suitable for water allocation to the small farms. The water distribution between farms is carried out in different ways, there are no valid rules adapted to the new conditions. Therefore, it leads to a biased water allocation that causes the conflicts between farmers and low level of water supply to the crops. The first examinations of the farmers’ households have shown that the lack of the real plans of water use leads to a stochastic water use by farmers throughout the whole vegetation period. The wrong irrigation schedules lead to the unnecessary watering in some months and to the lack or absence of irrigation in most necessary periods. It is resulted in a very low crop yield and low productivity. In Sughd region of Tajikistan, in Andijan and Ferghana regions of Uzbekistan were selected the pilot WUAs and farms. On their fields organized demonstration fields for developing new technologies for water use efficiency. All of the selected project sites belong to the Ferghana Valley. The Ferghana Valley is one of the most densely populated areas of Central Asia. The territory of each WUA is an average of 40-45 farmers. The population within the WUA on average 25-30 thousand people. The main occupation of the population is agriculture. Agriculture in the area can develop only with the help of irrigation. And so the water is a basic resource for agricultural production. On the each pilot area will installed the small automatic weather station. Weather station will have to provide information on the rate and the time of each irrigation for different soil conditions on the basis of models. Now, the system will be practiced on two main crops of the wheat and cotton. Later, in collaboration with the other components of the project provides for the establishment of such a demonstration fields for vegetable and horticultural crops.
  Atlas
    
   Key Results
    
  Activities/Products
    
Code Activity/Product Name Leader Co-leader Total Outputs Output types View
CA-AS013.001 Performance of irrigation scheduling Vinay Nangia Bogachan Benli 1
CA-AS013.002 Capacity Development to increase productivity Ram Sharma Ravza Mavlyanova 1
CA-AS013.003 Seed storage system Ram Sharma 1
CA-AS013.004 Support to farmers' production of quality seeds Ram Sharma Ravza Mavlyanova 1
CA-AS013.005 Support to farmers' production of quality planting material Muhabbat Turdieva 1
CA-AS013.006 Improved irrigation system Akmal Karimov 1
CA-AS013.007 Assessment of Water Use Efficiency and water and energy productivity Oyture Anarbekov Akmal Karimov 1
CA-AS013.008 Innovation Platform Botir Dosov 1
CA-AS013.009 Strategic Gender Research CRP DS Review on Agricultural Labour and Gender Nozilakhon Mukhamedova 1
CA-AS013.010 Water and energy productivity assessment Akmal Karimov 1
  Projects
    
Acronym Project Title Year Section Leader Center Budget Start Date End Date View
  Outcomes and Impact
    
Code Outcomes and Impact Type Indicators View
1 Water use efficiency and Water Productivity increased research outcome 4
2 Female and male farmers/stakeholders (inc.youth) awareness, skills and knowledge increased research outcome 6
3 Seed system strenghtened and Crops seeds growers network functioning research outcome 1
4 Female and male farmers/shakeholders use/adopt/implement methods/tools/approaches/technologies/NRMpractices/Varieties/framework/concepts research outcome 4
5 Multi-stakeholder partnerships and interactive learning increased research outcome 2
  Personnel Involved
    
  Partners