Early identification of risks is important for successful implementation of projects. The project design assumed that the government would apply its “no subsidy" policy for STWs in future projects. However, it fully subsidized farmers to install STWs in a government-funded project. As a result, surface irrigation had to replace groundwater irrigation in the CIP because of the lack of farmer demand for STW. Also, project targets should be fixed following a precise assessment. This could have avoided unrealistic 15 targets being set, the result of which was that the target for annual wheat production was exceeded by 488% while the target for maize was only 25% achieved and the target for vegetables was 45% achieved.
Community Irrigation Project