Project Details.

In order to reduce negative climate effects on small landholders growing cotton, the Sindh Research and Development Foundation, with the support of the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), implemented a project with the aim of improving cotton production and quality through climate-resilient practices with the inclusion of women farmers. 

The project aimed to improve the livelihoods and living conditions of 2500 smallholder cotton farmers, including 400 women, across 100 villages in two sub-districts of Sanghar. Interventions was designed to build awareness on climate change impacts and disaster risks while promoting climate-smart agriculture practices, soil health management, wage increases for pickers, and women’s empowerment through inclusion and gender-sensitive interventions. 

The project was designed to strengthen productivity, quality, profitability, and environmental sustainability. This was expected to secure cotton-based livelihoods and progress towards a climate-smart cotton sector. The project was being implemented in two sub-districts (Taluka): Jam Nawaz Ali and Tando Adam in the Sanghar district, which is vulnerable to climate-related disasters such as drought and floods. The targeted farmers have 1 to 49 acres of land. 

The baseline study was to be executed in the following phases: Planning: developing the baseline data collection tools, design, and preparation Implementation: collecting and analyzing data from various sources Consolidation: synthesizing findings, reporting results, enabling follow-up, and learning Introductory Meeting and Clarifying Expectations for the End Product Review of key documents Finalization of baseline design and methods Development finalization of data collection tools Developments of FGDs/KIIs/HH survey guidelines for the field team Inception report Data collection team training Site selection Field visits Data cleaning and analysis Report writing Presentation of draft findings Key deliverables Baseline survey format Baseline data base document Baseline report Stakeholder meeting feedback and minutes Recommendation based on the findings of the baseline study