Uttar Pradesh Sodic Lands Reclamation III Project

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The project development objective of the Third Uttar Pradesh (UP) Sodic Lands Reclamation Project for India is to increase agricultural productivity of degraded lands in selected areas of UP. There are five components to the project. The first component of the project is on-farm development and land treatment. The objective of this component is to sustain ably reverse water-induced land degradation-salinization, sodification and water-logging-through carefully sequenced technical interventions on about 130,000 ha of sodic lands. The component includes a pilot on ravine reclamation. The second component of the project is improvement of drainage systems. The objective of this component is to improve the drainage networks in the project area to remove/leach effluents, excess rain, and irrigation water from reclaimed and adjoining areas. The third component of the project is agriculture support services. The objective of this component is to increase agricultural productivity by promoting improved technology, better agronomic practices, and more effective provision of key support services. The fourth component of the project is institutional strengthening and capacity building for market access. The objective of this component is to improve the profitability of farm production and enhance livelihoods of the poor through improved marketing, value addition and enhancement of skills. The fifth and the final component of the project is project management. The objective of this component is to ensure smooth implementation of all project activities, monitoring of project implementation progress, and outputs/outcomes, and learning from project experience.