Tipa English

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What is Tipa

• Tipa is a poverty alleviation model based on the
  Food Security to Africa concept presented by the
  Government of Israel (Mashav) at the WSSD in
  Johannesburg, June 2002.
• Tipa is based on FDIS the Family Drip
  Irrigation System and on the concept of the AGM -
  African Garden Market developed by Professor Dov
  Pasternak in Niger
• Tipa was first established in South Africa in
  Cradock, Eastern Cape
• Tipa is a business-oriented
• poverty alleviation joint
• initiative of a local
• community, a local NGO,
• the Israeli Embassy and the
• donor, coordinated with
• the local authority

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What is FDIS

• FDIS was developed by IPALAC (International
  Program for Arid Land Crops at Ben Gurion
  University) in conjunction with two highly
  regarded irrigation companies
• FDIS provides the latest irrigation technology,
  using low water pressure (2-3 metres / 0.3
  atmosphere), based on gravity
• Each FDIS covers up to 500
• sq/m

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What is FDIS

• FDIS allows traditional farmers to enjoy all the
  advantages of drip irrigation, at low cost and
  without additional demands for technological
  changes
• FDIS are available in 100 sq m, 250 sq m Food
  security applications
• 500 sq m Semi-business application
• FDIS are provided by a number of Israeli
  companies Netafim, Plastro, Naan/Dan etc
• FDIS have been installed all over the world, in
  China, Eastern Europe, Western and Southern
  Africa, among other countries

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Why Drip Irrigation 

• Saves up to 50 of water consumption
• Equal distribution of water in the field
• Better quantity and higher quality of production
• Minimizing of leaf and root diseases
• Longer and earlier production

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TIPAs Principles

• Co-operative of 100 farmers
• Allocation of 5 hectares protected and fenced,
  divided into 100 plots of 500 sq m each
• Access to a sustainable water resource
• A basic water net allowing each plot access to
  water at a pressure of 3.5 metres  
• Allocation of potential markets for the project
• Advanced training for the 3-5 people selected by
  the cooperative followed by a general training
  program for the community.
• Sustainability after 2-3 seasons

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What are the Advantages for Small Farmers

• Poverty alleviation in addition to food security
• Access to state-of-the-art irrigation methods
  with all their advantages
• Access through the co-operative to markets,
  training and new methods of technology
• Access to sustainable water
• resources
• Sustainability
• 2-3 annual production seasons  

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Technical Requirements for 100 Units  

• Area of 5 hectares divided into 500 square metre
  plots 500 square metres per farmer / unit 20-25
  sq m each
• Protection / fence for the area allocated for the
  project
• Sustainable water resource for daily supply of up
  to 400 cubic metres of water, with pressure not
  lower than 3,5 metres (0,35 Atmosphere)
• Basic infrastructure for distribution of water to
  plots each plot with access to a tap 

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Community Requirements

• Contact organisation (NGO, community organisation
  etc) accepted by the community for co-ordination
  and management of the project
• Selection of 2-3 people accepted by the community
  to be trained as Seniors
• Seniors should be able
• to communicate in
• English/French as well as in
• the local language

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Community Requirements

• Allocation of budget or access to financial
  resources to finance the project
• The community, through the local contact
  organisation, will sign an agreement with the NGO
  as a precondition for a project

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Costs

• The estimated cost for a project of 100 farmers
  including preparation visits, training, supply
  and installation of the irrigation units, seeds
  and fertiliser for the first season only, and
  professional support by the NGO for 18 months
  80,000 US.
• These costs will exclude investment in the basic
  infrastructure (water, land, fence, etc)
• Final costs will be presented before signing the
  agreement