Initial meeting between project technicians and small producers, which is the first step of what will be a 2-3 year programme. The project helps small farmers set up an irrigation association that operates in the following way: 1) meetings are held with p - - Rehabilitation of Agricultural Production: GCP/ELS/003/JPN. Rehabilition of Agricultural Production, Infrastructure: strengthening of the National Water Management Capacity. This project, which is executed by the UN/Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and financed by Japan, is sited in western El Salvador. It