PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 6 PRA for Rural Resource Management

Document begins: PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988­2001 6 PRA for Rural Resource Management John Devavaram, Ms Nalini, J. Vimalnathan, Abdul Sukkur, Krishnan, A P Mayandi and Karunanidhi Introduction rebuilding the channel. If the project does come through, which is likely to happen shortly, it The Society of Peoples' Education and will mean that an additional 1,618 acres can be Economic Change (SPEECH) conducted at brought under cultivation. In the meantime workshop on Participatory Rural Appraisal for SPEECH and the people have realised that Tank Irrigation/Management, June 15-18, 1990. mere desiltation is insufficient as a tank This workshop was combined with the regular rehabilitation measure, as siltation continuously co-ordination committee meeting, comprising occurs. In this context, SPEECH felt that a of members of volags from Tamil Nadu. In all holistic tank management could be the focus of 19 organizations were represented by 34 the PRA workshop. participant members. These had a wide diversity of expectations of projects which However, the objective of the workshop was to focused on credit, livelihood, agriculture, introduce participants to the techniques of health, social forestry and non-farm activities. Participatory Rural Appraisal and give them an The resource persons were Prof S. opportunity to learn by doing in ...