Capacity building for participatory irrigation management in Sindh Province of Pakistan
Through the newly established institutions in irrigation sector, Farmer Organizations (FOs) can play their role as major stakeholders in the operation and maintenance of the irrigation and drainage system. Thus the target of the Farmer Managed Irrigated Agriculture (FMIA) was the establishment of the institutions and provision of external support for strengthening the newborn institutions. The capacity building program was initiated after the formation of FOs on distributaries/minors. Due to lack of involvement in management, the farmers in Pakistan are less informed about water resources and their management. The governmental management pattern and the societal structure also kept farmers away from water resources management. In the socio-economic environment, the task envisaged for FOs is unattainable until intensive capacity building program is organized. Job analysis of the FOs was the key of this capacity building program.