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Lesson
The project was transformative in developing the national system for participatory irrigation management and development. In most project provinces, this approach is now applied to the government's own provincial and district programs.

Project Number: 32359-013
Project Name: Participatory Irrigation Sector Project
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Water user association involvement in rehabilitation works yielded better quality and more efficient implementation than similar works implemented by contractors. The water users association and water users association federation were also willing to contribute their own resources to the work program.

Project Number: 32359-013
Project Name: Participatory Irrigation Sector Project
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Lesson
The use of prorated financing across the three sources of funds for all expenditure categories should be avoided. Adequate initial advances to imprest accounts should be provided to minimize pre-financing of loan activities through government temporary accounts. The fund flow mechanism adopted by Directorate General of Regional Development for regional activities should not be used in future projects.

Project Number: 32359-013
Project Name: Participatory Irrigation Sector Project
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Lesson
The project has shown that the participatory approach in irrigation development and management is a feasible concept and that farmers are eager to be involved with irrigation operation and maintenance (O&M) and management. The involvement of water users association and water users association federation in the irrigation commission provided a good approach to address irrigation water distribution, cropping patterns, and O&M planning and implementation.

Project Number: 32359-013
Project Name: Participatory Irrigation Sector Project
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The agricultural program was initially limited to classroom training, but adjusted to promote field level agriculture demonstrations and rehabilitation of tertiary irrigation canals. It was very successful and contributed to the high economic returns of the project.

Project Number: 32359-013
Project Name: Participatory Irrigation Sector Project
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Lesson
The project developed good coordination across the three executing and implementing agencies both horizontally and vertically, which was essential to deliver project outcomes that relied on an integrated approach.

Project Number: 32359-013
Project Name: Participatory Irrigation Sector Project
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Lesson
Greater focus should be placed on O&M arrangements, which should be incorporated into the participatory irrigation management agreement with district governments. The Rencana Pengembangan dan Pengelolaan Irigasi (district irrigation management plan) is an effective planning mechanism that provides appropriate O&M for district systems using a needs-based budget approach.

Project Number: 32359-013
Project Name: Participatory Irrigation Sector Project
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Lesson
Further support is needed at district and provincial level to ensure water users association and water users association federation develop into effective and sustainable organizations. Sufficient district and provincial level resources should be allocated to ensure that project gains are sustained and enhanced.

Project Number: 32359-013
Project Name: Participatory Irrigation Sector Project
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Lesson
More detailed understanding of legal requirements for and better supervision of arrangements for the establishment and operation of project-financed assets by private- sector entities is necessary to remove the risk that such assets may not operate effectively or operate in ways not intended._x005F_x000D__x005F_x000D_Expecting farmer organizations to want to operate such facilities as seed cleaning plants, as the proposal of the major change in scope and implementation arrangements did, was overly optimistic.

Project Number: 38603-013
Project Name: Sustainable Cotton Subsector Project
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