The International Programme for Technology and Research in Irrigation and Drainage (IPTRID) is an independent multi-donor trust-fund programme hosted by FAO in its headquarters in Rome. It provides assistance to developing countries and development agencies for the formulation and implementation of sustainable agricultural water management strategies and programmes. IPTRID aims to reduce rural and urban poverty, increase food security and enhance environmental sustainability by improving the access of farmers, farmers’ associations and service providers to appropriate irrigation, drainage, water harvesting, salinity management and flood management technologies and practices. One of the most effective ways in which external agencies can support farmers is to help governments and the private sector to identify capacity constraints and to take action and remove them. IPTRID works with international partners to do this. It supports capacity development in agricultural water management to promote irrigation technology transfer and adoption in its widest sense. IPTRID’s approach is participatory, driven by demand through listening and reacting to the issues and priorities being raised by the developing countries. |
