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The documents listed here are all published by Intercooperation in India, and are available from the Delegation in Hyderabad. Please feel free to order copies from info@intercooperation.org.in or phone (+91 40 2335 5891/92).

Addressing Sustainable Livelihoods in Rural Sikkim This Programme Series describes the process and experience of introducing the concept of Participatory Technology Development (PTD) to ginger farmers in rural Sikkim. It chronicles the successful teamwork that developed over 2002-2005 among farmers and their Self Help Groups, Department officers and scientists in developing technologies appropriate to specific problems in ginger cultivation.
Empowering the People: Experience with Village Development Societies in promoting local governance This Programme Series describes the experiences of the Indo-Swiss Participative Watershed Project, Karnataka phase II in supporting the establishment and development of a village level institution, the Village Development Society (VDS). It gives an insight into the step-by-step process of empowerment that enables all members of a community to play an active role in the development of their village.
Experiences in Collaboration - Ginger Pests and Diseases Ginger is a crop of great importance to farmers of Sikkim. Unfortunately, yields are never guaranteed due to many pests and diseases. A concerted effort has been made over the past 7 years by the Department of Horticulture, Government of Sikkim, and the Indo-Swiss Project Sikkim to combat ginger pests and diseases. This Programme Series outlines the experiences gained.
Experiences with Communities of Practice in India This Working Paper is the outcome of a short study commissioned by Intercooperation on existing communities of practice (CoPs) in the development sector in India. CoPs have come to prominence amongst many organisations in the context of Knowledge Management. This paper explores a number of pertinent experiences from the private sector, but focuses on experiences in the development sector in India.
IC NGO Partners' Meet This Country Series records the proceedings of a meeting of Intercooperation's NGO partners in India, who came together to share and highlight their experiences in four themes: pro-poor integrated water management; participatory approaches to sustainable agriculture and livestock rearing; decentralisation and local governance; and working with indigenous communities. Over 47 partners from the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu were represented.
Integrating Gender in Watershed Development: Lessons of experience The Indo-Swiss Participative Watershed Development Project (ISPWDK) phase II has placed a deliberate focus on gender integration, working with HID Forum. This Programme Series provides a brief overview of the concept of gender, outlines different methods adopted for building gender in the project, describes changes in gender perceptions and relations over 2002-2005, and illustrates these with four case studies.
Livestock Environment and Development in watersheds - Policy Note This policy note is intended to contribute to solving one of today s most crucial agricultural dilemmas in India: how to find a balance between the fast growing demand for food, especially livestock products, and the need to sustain natural resource base of land, water and biological diversity.
Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation Field Experiences This Programme Series documents the field experiences in participatory monitoring and evaluation of 7 of the partners of the SDC-IC NGO Programme Karnataka-Tamil Nadu. The examples document work with tribal people and other community groups, including women, who have been traditionally subject to social discrimination.
Towards accelerated growth in dairying This summary report captures in a nutshell, the key outcomes of the research as also the outcome of the actions taken up and proposed by The Action Research to Improve the Traditional Milk Sector forming one among the 17 activity lines taken up by CALPI.
Tradition Meeting Modernity: A case study on the management of Mudiyanur Tank, Kolar District This Working Paper is the output of a study on the traditional system of management of one tank in the Southern Indian State of Karnataka. Whilst it may not be appropriate in the 21st century to promote and replicate traditional forms of management, much can be learned from them in building effective community-based systems - particularly in matters of conflict management.


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