Author: Publisher: IWMI
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Public Intervention in Farmer-Managed Irrigation Systems
Author: Improving Irrigation in Asia
Author: Elinor OstromPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 0857938029
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
'A unique and significant longitudinal study of irrigation intervention in FMIS in Nepal that revives important debates on how irrigation management evolves and how this can be investigated. This concise and accessible book can inform and challenge agencies and donors to reflect on policies and researchers to argue further the study of collective action and political theory in irrigation management.' – Linden Vincent, Wageningen University, The Netherlands 'Improving Irrigation in Asia by Elinor Ostrom and colleagues is grounded in intimate detail on water management experience in Nepal while being informed by broadly-applicable concepts and behavioral theories. It greatly advances our understanding of management options and effects. As the water resources available for agriculture become more limited and unreliable, the efficiency and productivity with which irrigation water is used must be increased. While better technology can assist in this quest, the greatest potential gains lie in the social and organizational domains.' – Norman Uphoff, Cornell University, US 'Governance of irrigation systems is complex, needing social, technical and financial actions that support farming. Few people have as much knowledge of self-governing irrigation systems as these authors, and few countries have as many of these systems as Nepal. Lessons from these small irrigation systems can be adapted to much larger units, and to other kinds of activity. External assistance on a modest scale could generate practical benefit, by encouraging self-reliance in communities.' – Charles Abernethy, International Irrigation Management Institute, Colombo (1987–94) and Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand (1996–99) Improving Irrigation in Asia is based on a longitudinal study over two decades on innovative intervention for sustained performance of irrigation systems. The work identifies key factors that can help explain the performance of interventions, and explicates lessons for resource management and the management of development assistance. In 1985, the Water and Energy Commission Secretariat of Nepal and the International Irrigation Management Institute developed an ingenious intervention program for nineteen irrigation systems located in the middle hills of Nepal in an attempt to overcome the prevailing 'best-practices' traps, in regard to assisting irrigation systems. This book highlights the innovativeness of the project lay in its provision of ample opportunities for farmers to make decisions regarding the operation of the irrigation system based on their local knowledge and creativity. The authors of this work, Elinor Ostrom, Wai Fung Lam, Prachanda Pradhan and Ganesh P. Shivakoti provide detailed analysis of these interventions and support the conclusion that farmers can build on an innovative intervention that not only provides physical improvements but also enhances farmers' problem-solving capacity. They argue that to achieve sustainable improvements in performance, the farmers themselves need to engage in collective action over time and support local entrepreneurs who provide leadership and stimulate adjustments to change. Providing practical policy solutions, this study will prove a fascinating and invaluable read for academics and scholars of development studies, resource management, and irrigation studies, as well as development specialists in international agencies, policymakers in governments and international donor agencies.
Improving International Irrigation Management With Farmer Participation
Author: Norman UphoffPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429712588
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Traditionally, indigenous irrigation in many countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America has been managed quite well by water users, who design, build, operate, and maintain often sophisticated, but usually small-scale, systems. More recently, in connection with large-scale development programs and government-managed schemes, the planned introduct
Performance Measurement in Farmer-managed Irrigation Systems
Author: Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems Network. International WorkshopPublisher: IWMI
ISBN: 9290901934
Category : Farm management
Languages : en
Pages : 5
Book Description
Irrigation in Transition
Author: Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems Promotion Trust (Kathmandu, Nepal). International SeminarPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
Chiefly with reference to Nepal.
Locally Managed Irrigation Systems
Author: Robert YoderPublisher: IWMI
ISBN: 9290901942
Category : Institution building
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
This monograph examines the construction, operation and maintenance tasks that shape the nature of locally managed irrigation systems. The objective of the book is to identify relevant experiences and lessons for staff who are responsible for working with locally managed systems in three types of programs: direct assistance to existing locally managed irrigation systems, turnover of public owned systems to local management, and transfer of partial management to farmer groups within larger systems that remain publicly controlled.
Design Issues in Farmer-managed Irrigation Systems
Author: Robert YoderPublisher: IWMI
ISBN: 9290901101
Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Overview of the workshop; papers related to design outcomes; papers related to the design process; case studies; country papers.
Role of Social Organizers in Assisting Farmer-managed Irrigation Systems
Author: Shaul ManorPublisher: IWMI
ISBN: 9290901284
Category : Institution building
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
Overview of the workshop;mobilization of the rural poor fir access to agricultural; irrigation water management in Gylepphug lift irrigationscheme; role of the institutional organizer in assisting farmers to participate in the rehabilitation of tank systems; using irrigation agency staff as institutional organizers: the small systems turnover program in Indonesia; community organizers and farmer participation: a casestudy of traditional irrigation systems in south Sumatra,Indonesia;role of the social organizers in pumped irrigation systems in Subang, west java, Indonesia; community-based irrigation management in Laos; roleof social organizers in assisting farmer-managed irrigation systems: the case of the agricultural bank of Nepal; role of social organizersin improving irrigation management: the experience in Nepal; role of social organizers: the aga khan rural support programme for irrigation infrastructure development, Gilgit; role of social organizers in communal irrigation development in the Philippines; role of the irrigation community organizers: the siwaragan experience; prospects of using social mobilizers in the management of minor irrigation systems in Sri Lanka; adjusting the process for participatory management through a teamapproach: a case study in North central Sri Lanka; role of social orgnizers in the development of small irrigation systems in Northeast Thailand by the royal irrigation department; opening active communicationbetween agency and peoples irrigation associations through the...
Selected Water Resources Abstracts
Author: "Development" Intervention in Farmer Managed Irrigation in Nepal
Author: Donald CurtisPublisher:
ISBN: 9780704411760
Category : Agricultural engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
