Management of irrigation systems: From government to water user associations

Approximately 40 percent of the world's food and 60 percent of its grain are produced under irrigation. Between 1900 and 1950, the total area under irrigation worldwide nearly doubled, from 48 million hectares to 94 million hectares. By 2000, it had reached 240 million hectares. The expansion entail...

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Autor principal: CGIAR Program on Collective Action and Property Rights
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154660
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description Approximately 40 percent of the world's food and 60 percent of its grain are produced under irrigation. Between 1900 and 1950, the total area under irrigation worldwide nearly doubled, from 48 million hectares to 94 million hectares. By 2000, it had reached 240 million hectares. The expansion entailed expensive infrastructure and strained governments' capacity to afford and manage these systems.
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spelling CGSpace1546602025-02-24T06:48:41Z Management of irrigation systems: From government to water user associations CGIAR Program on Collective Action and Property Rights sustainable development goals property rights capacity development Approximately 40 percent of the world's food and 60 percent of its grain are produced under irrigation. Between 1900 and 1950, the total area under irrigation worldwide nearly doubled, from 48 million hectares to 94 million hectares. By 2000, it had reached 240 million hectares. The expansion entailed expensive infrastructure and strained governments' capacity to afford and manage these systems. 2010 2024-10-01T14:02:58Z 2024-10-01T14:02:58Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154660 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133794 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/34935 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute CGIAR Program on Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRi). 2010. Management of irrigation systems: From government to water user associations. In Resources, rights, and cooperation: A sourcebook on property rights and collective action for sustainable development, CGIAR Program on Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRi). Rights to Resources and Collective Action for Agriculture, Chapter 2, Pp. 49-51. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154660
spellingShingle sustainable development goals
property rights
capacity development
CGIAR Program on Collective Action and Property Rights
Management of irrigation systems: From government to water user associations
title Management of irrigation systems: From government to water user associations
title_full Management of irrigation systems: From government to water user associations
title_fullStr Management of irrigation systems: From government to water user associations
title_full_unstemmed Management of irrigation systems: From government to water user associations
title_short Management of irrigation systems: From government to water user associations
title_sort management of irrigation systems from government to water user associations
topic sustainable development goals
property rights
capacity development
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154660
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