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| | === '''<span style="color:#879637;">Analyze Opportunities and Risks</span>''' === | | === '''<span style="color:#879637;">Analyze Opportunities and Risks</span>''' === |
| − | [[File:Cultivation-practices.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Innovative cultivation practices in irrigated farming (Source Jan Sass)]] Promotion efforts provide specific information to targeted producers. This enables decision-making in view of securing and/or increasing the agricultural production potential by modernizing and improving irrigation capacities. It is therefore important to carry out a preliminary reflection of the possible benefits of a particular technology option, the prospect of its application in the specific rural context and the chances resulting there from. | + | [[File:Cultivation-practices.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Innovative cultivation practices in irrigated farming (Source Jan Sass)]] |
| | + | Promotion efforts provide specific information to targeted producers. This enables decision-making in view of securing and/or increasing the agricultural production potential by modernizing and improving irrigation capacities. It is therefore important to carry out a preliminary reflection of the possible benefits of a particular technology option, the prospect of its application in the specific rural context and the chances resulting there from. |
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| | The '''[[SPIS - Get Informed|GET INFORMED]]''' module familiarizes the agricultural advisor or the development practitioner (the promoter) with the main aspects of the technology. Next, the promoter should obtain information on particular products and system solutions offered on the local market. | | The '''[[SPIS - Get Informed|GET INFORMED]]''' module familiarizes the agricultural advisor or the development practitioner (the promoter) with the main aspects of the technology. Next, the promoter should obtain information on particular products and system solutions offered on the local market. |
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| − | The tool '''[[:file:PROMOTE 01-SPIS Rapid Assessment.docx|PROMOTE 01-SPIS Rapid Assessment]]''' helps to understand the market for SPIS in a country and/or project region. The tool provides a report template guiding the author through the relevant aspects of SPIS that need to be assessed. This includes: | + | The tool '''[[:file:PROMOTE 01-SPIS Rapid Assessment.docx|PROMOTE SPIS Rapid Assessment]]''' helps to understand the market for SPIS in a country and/or project region. The tool provides a report template guiding the author through the relevant aspects of SPIS that need to be assessed. This includes: |
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| − | *a country/project specific assessment of irrigated agriculture, solar energy and agricultural finance; | + | *a country/project specific assessment of irrigated agriculture, solar energy and agricultural finance; |
| | *existing technologies, financing and promotion mechanisms; and | | *existing technologies, financing and promotion mechanisms; and |
| | *a Strength Weakness Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) analysis. | | *a Strength Weakness Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) analysis. |
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| − | '''Important: '''Not all technology solutions and the related services are available everywhere, local markets may be limited in the range of technology options offered.<span style="color:#A9A9A9;"></span><br/>Even within the same country, substantial regional differences may be found! | + | '''Important: '''Not all technology solutions and the related services are available everywhere, local markets may be limited in the range of technology options offered. |
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| | + | Even within the same country, substantial regional differences may be found! |
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| − | With a good information basis on the availability and specifics of technology options, the promoter can analyze the potentials of different solutions or approaches and reflect on opportunities resulting there from. This process step provides guidance on WHAT to ask WHOM. | + | With a good information basis on the availability and specifics of technology options, the promoter can analyze the potentials of different solutions or approaches and reflect on opportunities resulting therefrom. This process step provides guidance on WHAT to ask WHOM. |
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| | It is essential to collect information on the following aspects: | | It is essential to collect information on the following aspects: |
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| | **What is the level of acceptance of different stakeholders for SPIS technology? | | **What is the level of acceptance of different stakeholders for SPIS technology? |
| | **Is the cost benefit of SPIS in an area better than for alternative technologies? | | **Is the cost benefit of SPIS in an area better than for alternative technologies? |
| | + | **What are acceptable ways to disseminate and promote information on SPIS in the target area? |
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| | *'''Supportability''' | | *'''Supportability''' |
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| | However, it is also very important to provide unbiased information about possible restrictions and risks of SPIS. | | However, it is also very important to provide unbiased information about possible restrictions and risks of SPIS. |
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| − | *'''Restrictions '''are determined by technical (availability of technical solutions and services), environmental (availability of water, solar resource,suitability for specific crops) and economic (access to finances, positive return on investment and market prices,diesel prices, subsidies) factors. Any irrigation system should be designed taking these restrictions into account in order to ensure that an optimum range of operation is achieved. | + | *'''Restrictions '''are determined by technical (availability of technical solutions and services), environmental (availability of water, solar resource, suitability for specific crops) and economic (access to finances, positive return on investment and market prices, diesel prices, subsidies) factors. Any irrigation system should be designed taking these restrictions into account in order to ensure that an optimum range of operation is achieved. |
| | *'''Risks '''mainly arise due to a deviation from the designed operational range and from operation principles. This may result in negative impacts on the environment (excessive water abstraction, over-irrigation) and on the cost-benefit ratio of the production (lack of water causes yield decreases, etc.). | | *'''Risks '''mainly arise due to a deviation from the designed operational range and from operation principles. This may result in negative impacts on the environment (excessive water abstraction, over-irrigation) and on the cost-benefit ratio of the production (lack of water causes yield decreases, etc.). |
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| − | '''Recommendation''': When approaching technology providers, producer organizations and development stakeholders for information, always ask for reference projects. A visit to these projects / installations and an information exchange with the operating producer is a worthwhile exercise. Based on this information, the promoter will be able to establish a profile of the different technologies to be included in the promotion campaign. This profile will have to be specific with regard to: | + | '''Recommendation''': When approaching technology providers, producer organizations and development stakeholders for information, always ask for reference projects. A visit to these projects / installations and an information exchange with the operating producer is a worthwhile exercise. |
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| | + | Based on this information, the promoter will be able to establish a profile of the different technologies to be included in the promotion campaign. This profile will have to be specific with regard to: |
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| | *possibilities of employing the technology for a specific purpose; | | *possibilities of employing the technology for a specific purpose; |
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| | *Profile of potentials and opportunities of each technology option; | | *Profile of potentials and opportunities of each technology option; |
| | *Overview of framework conditions (i.e. water rights, subsidies, etc.); | | *Overview of framework conditions (i.e. water rights, subsidies, etc.); |
| − | *Use the tool '''[[:file:PROMOTE 01-SPIS Rapid Assessment.docx|PROMOTE 01-SPIS Rapid Assessment]]''' for structured analysis. | + | *Use the tool '''[[:file:PROMOTE 01-SPIS Rapid Assessment.docx|PROMOTE – SPIS Rapid Assessment]]''' for structured analysis. |
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| | === '''<span style="color:#879637;">Data Requirements</span>''' === | | === '''<span style="color:#879637;">Data Requirements</span>''' === |
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| | *Triangulation (using different information sources) is required to obtain a realistic overview of potentials and opportunities. | | *Triangulation (using different information sources) is required to obtain a realistic overview of potentials and opportunities. |
| | *Assess the pros and cons of SPIS in the country, and/or project region, to have a strong knowledge base for the promotion of SPIS. | | *Assess the pros and cons of SPIS in the country, and/or project region, to have a strong knowledge base for the promotion of SPIS. |
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Promotion efforts provide specific information to targeted producers. This enables decision-making in view of securing and/or increasing the agricultural production potential by modernizing and improving irrigation capacities. It is therefore important to carry out a preliminary reflection of the possible benefits of a particular technology option, the prospect of its application in the specific rural context and the chances resulting there from.
With a good information basis on the availability and specifics of technology options, the promoter can analyze the potentials of different solutions or approaches and reflect on opportunities resulting therefrom. This process step provides guidance on WHAT to ask WHOM.
However, it is also very important to provide unbiased information about possible restrictions and risks of SPIS.
The analysis of restrictions and risks includes technical, environmental and economic aspects associated with the application of the technology options:
The promoter should triangulate and compare information from different relevant sources:
Based on this information, the promoter will be able to establish a profile of the different technologies to be included in the promotion campaign. This profile will have to be specific with regard to:
