The database on Capacity Development for Water in Agriculture is a joint initiative of the Water Resources, Development and Management Service of FAO and the International Programme for Technology and Research in Irrigation and Drainage (IPTRID). It is a meeting point for both, people in search of capacity development opportunities for water in agriculture and those offering courses/events in this area. The database contains relevant information on course/event provider, duration, target group as well as contact information in order to obtain further details.

AGLW has developed and put together a package of training material for the development and implementation of a Participatory Training & Extension Programme in Farmers' Water Management also available through a dedicated web site. Through a participatory approach in extension, technical staff and other stakeholders put farmers in charge of water management at field and scheme level, promote the adoption of appropriate technologies and establish the necessary local capacity to put farmers in charge of water development and management.

The Water Team of FAO’s Sub-regional Office for East and Southern Africa in Harare, Zimbabwe, has developed an Irrigational Manual for irrigation practitioners, resulting from several years of field work and training of irrigation engineers in the sub-region. It deals with the planning, development, monitoring and evaluation of irrigated agriculture with farmer participation. It consist of 14 Modules, regrouped in five volumes (Volume 1: Modules 1-6; Volume 2: Module 7; Volume 3: Module 8; Volume 4: Module 9; Volume 5: Modules 10-14), with an emphasis on engineering, agronomic and economic aspects of smallholder irrigation, but it also introduces the irrigation engineers to social, health and environmental aspects of irrigation development, thus providing a bridge between the various disciplines involved in irrigation development. For on-line reading, click one of the following:
Cover page, Module 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
(Please note that the size of the single modules vary from approx 400 KB to approx 5000 KB. Therefore, download times will vary accordingly)