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Program management and implementation of Small Irrigation Program to develop or improve approximately 14,305 ha command area in about 943 small irrigation systems in nine districts (Achham, Dailekh, Jajarkot, Kalikot, Ramechhap, Okhaldhunga, Khotang, Udayapur and Sindhuli) of Nepal through a community managed driven process targeted to poor, women and other disadvantaged groups.

Program management and implementation of Small Irrigation Program to develop or improve approximately 14,305 ha command area in about 943 small irrigation systems in nine districts (Achham, Dailekh, Jajarkot, Kalikot, Ramechhap, Okhaldhunga, Khotang, Udayapur and Sindhuli) of Nepal through a community managed driven process targeted to poor, women and other disadvantaged groups.

The overall expected impact of the programme is to increase agriculture income of the rural poor. Productivity was measured through (i) yields of major crops increased by at least 30% in project areas, and (ii) cropping intensity in irrigated areas increased by at least 30%. The program also offered optimal ‘backward and forward linkages’ to farmers accessing agricultural support services for extension, agriculture inputs and linkage to agriculture production value chains. This was done through synergy with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) funded Nepal Agricultural Services Development Programme (NASDP) and Nepal Agriculture Market Development Programme (NAMDP).

As Project Management & Implementation Support Consultant (PMISC), carried out following scope of services: (i) preparation of Yearly Plan of Operation (YPO) for the Government of Nepal for the program implementation; (ii) program management and implementation support to the PSU; (iii) assistance in he identification and screening of potential projects, (iv) strengthening Water User Associations (WUAs); (v) undertaking feasibility assessments of screened projects using a comprehensive participatory approach, (vi) preparing detailed designs and bill of quantities (BOQs), (vii) construction supervision, (viii) support to WUAs in undertaking project irrigation works, (ix) assure synergy with other SDC funded programs/projects in the agriculture sector for developing and implementing agricultural extension programs; (x) support in monitoring of program in terms of physical and financial progresses; (xi) prepare Fund Flow Analysis (FFA) and; (xii) Outcome Monitoring Summary (OMS), Annual Program Reports (APR). In addition, PMISC was also mandated to manage the Swiss Grant to the Government of Nepal. In brief, the roles of the PMISC were to support program implementation as well a policy initiative for a uniform sub-sector approach for small irrigation development.

The program contract value was CHF 18.708 million (equivalent USD 20.39 million) and project administered cost was CHF 13.93 million (USD 15.18 million).