A multi-stakeholder partnership for the dissemination of alternate wetting and drying water-saving technology for rice farmers in the Philippines

Florencia G. Palis; R. M. Lampayan; R.J. Flor; E. Sibayan; Florencia G. Palis; R. M. Lampayan; R.J. Flor; E. Sibayan

doi:10.3934/agrfood.2017.3.290

AIMS Agriculture and Food

2017, Volume 2, Issue 3: 290-309. doi: 10.3934/agrfood.2017.3.290

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A multi-stakeholder partnership for the dissemination of alternate wetting and drying water-saving technology for rice farmers in the Philippines

1.
University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
2.
International Rice Research Institute, College, Laguna, Philippines
3.
Philippine Rice Research Institute, Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, Philippines

Received: 07 February 2017 Accepted: 31 August 2017 Published: 04 September 2017

To address issues of water scarcity and food security for sustainable rice farming and increasing production, a water-saving technology called alternate wetting and drying (AWD) was disseminated in the Philippines. This study assessed the impact of facilitating a network of stakeholders on disseminating AWD in irrigated rice systems in the Philippines. It used both qualitative and quantitative data collected from 2002 to 2012 in study sites in the country. Engaging multi-stakeholders in adaptive research, training, and dissemination facilitated the process of more interaction by partners. All partners joined a knowledge and dissemination alliance for scaling out AWD activities. This in turn effected a policy outcome, and the synergetic interactions of each partner within and outside the current network fast-tracked the dissemination process and adoption of AWD by farmers. The AWD practice resulted in an increase in irrigated rice area but not necessarily in rice production and farmers’ income. It also reduced labor and fuel consumption, especially in deep-well irrigation systems.
- rice production,
- alternate wetting and drying,
- water-saving technology,
- Philippines,
- multi-stakeholder partnership
Citation: Florencia G. Palis, R. M. Lampayan, R.J. Flor, E. Sibayan. A multi-stakeholder partnership for the dissemination of alternate wetting and drying water-saving technology for rice farmers in the Philippines[J]. AIMS Agriculture and Food, 2017, 2(3): 290-309. doi: 10.3934/agrfood.2017.3.290

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Abstract

To address issues of water scarcity and food security for sustainable rice farming and increasing production, a water-saving technology called alternate wetting and drying (AWD) was disseminated in the Philippines. This study assessed the impact of facilitating a network of stakeholders on disseminating AWD in irrigated rice systems in the Philippines. It used both qualitative and quantitative data collected from 2002 to 2012 in study sites in the country. Engaging multi-stakeholders in adaptive research, training, and dissemination facilitated the process of more interaction by partners. All partners joined a knowledge and dissemination alliance for scaling out AWD activities. This in turn effected a policy outcome, and the synergetic interactions of each partner within and outside the current network fast-tracked the dissemination process and adoption of AWD by farmers. The AWD practice resulted in an increase in irrigated rice area but not necessarily in rice production and farmers’ income. It also reduced labor and fuel consumption, especially in deep-well irrigation systems.

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