ORGANIZING FARMERS FOR IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT : THE BUHI-LALA EXPERIENCE

1. The Rinconada /Buhi-Lalo National Irrigation Project And Documentation Research 1.1 Project Coverage 1.1.1 Client Population 1.1.2 Area Coverage 1.2 Project Thrust And Timetable 1.3 Project Personnel 1.3.1 Community Organizers 1.3.2 Technical Staff 1.4 The Buhi-Lalo Documentation Research 1.4.1 Content Of The Research 1.4.2 Methodology 1.4.3 The Research Sites 2. Project Activities In Upper Lalo 2.1 Stages For Organizing Work 2.2 Organizing Farmers For System Improvement Activities 2.2.1 Cos' Integration And Groundwork 2.2.2 Validating Rotational -Area And Zonal Membership Lists 2.2.3 Identifying Rotational-Area Farmer-Leaders 2.2.4 Convening Farmers' Rotational-Area Meetings 2.3 Preconstruction Technical Activities 2.3.1 Reviewing Nia's Paper Locations Of Terminal Facilities 2.3.2 Conducting Walk-Through 2.3.3approving and/or Revising The Designs Of Terminal Facilities 2.3.4 Securing Rights Of Way 2.4 Construction And Related Activities 2.4.1 Convening Preconstruction Meetings 2.4.2 Constructing Farm Ditches 2.4.3 Constructing Canal Structures 2.4.4 Conducting Inventories Of Completed Terminal Facilities 2.4.5 Rehabilitating Major System Facilities 2.5 Organizing Farmers For System Operation And Maintenance 2.5.1 Formalizing The Organization Of The Zonal Irrigators' Associations 2.5.2 Negotiations For The Associations' Contracts With Nia 3. Project Activities In Lower Lalo 3.1 Preconstruction Organizing Activities 3.1.1 Integrating With The Communities 3.1.2 Conducting Groundwork's With Farmers 3.1.3 Preparing And Validating Farmers' Lists 3.1.4 Identifying Farmer-Leaders 3.1.5 Convening Farmers' Meetings 3.2 Preconstruction Technical Activities 3.2.1 Preparing The Preliminary Paper Location Of Canal And Ditch Lines 3.2.2 Negotiating With Ts Over The Preliminary Canal And Ditch Routes 3.2.3 Locating Canal And Ditch Lines With The Ts 3.2.4 Negotiating For Rights Of Way 3.2.5 Conducting Other Preconstruction Activities 4. Coordination Among The Project Staff 4.1 Coordination Between Cos And Ts 4.1.1 Coordination In The Field 4.1.2 Seminar-Workshops 4.1.3 Monthly Coordination Meeting 4.2 Coordination Among Cos 4.2.1 Supervisory Sessions 4.2.2 Co-ordination And Supervision In The Field 5. Learning From The Rinconada/Buhi-Lalo Project 5.1 Initial Organizing Activities 5.1.1 Delineating Organizing Units And Preparing Lists Of Farmers 5.1.2 Selecting Farmer-Leaders And Convening Farmers' Meeting 5.1.3 Lessons From The Buhi-Lalo Experience 5.2 Location Of Terminal Facilities And right-of-way Negotiation 5.2.1 Operationalizing Farmers' Participation In The System Design Phase 5.2.2securing right-of-way Agreements 5.2.3 Lessons From The Buhi-Lalo Experience 5.3 Construction Activities In Upper Lalo 5.3.1 Construction Arrangements And Farmers' Participation 5.3.2 Lessons From The Upper Lalo Experience 5.4 Preparation For Farmers' Assumption Of Partial System Management Responsibilities 5.4.1 Organizing Farmers Into Irrigators' Associations 5.4.2 Negotiating The Terms Of The Nia-Association System Management Contract 5.4.3learning From The Upper Lalo Experience 5.5 Coordination Between Cos And Ts 5.5.1 Nature And Method Of Coordination 5.5.2 Lessons From The Coordination Experience In The Buhi-Lalo Project 5.6 A Final Summing Up Of Lessons Learned

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