Beneficiary participation in irrigation management

The objective of this paper is to present the recent advances and trends in the management of irrigation systems in Sri Lanka. It elaborates the concept of participation of the beneficiaries in the management of irrigation systems in the local setting. The paper briefly presents the recent in- count...

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Main Author: Fernando, N.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: 1992
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/37750
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description The objective of this paper is to present the recent advances and trends in the management of irrigation systems in Sri Lanka. It elaborates the concept of participation of the beneficiaries in the management of irrigation systems in the local setting. The paper briefly presents the recent in- country experiences in this regard and describes the supporting policies and strategies which are now being formulated by the government to promote beneficiary participation in irrigation management. The policies and strategies so described include: the formation of farmers' organizations (FOs): the institutional strengthening of the FOs and irrigation agencies: the management turnover of irrigation systems to the FOs: the sharing of O&M and rehabilitation costs: the revision of legal framework etc. It concludes that beneficiary participation in irrigation management is an essential policy as well as a strategy to improve the efficiency, productivity, profitability and sustainability of irrigation systems in Sri Lanka.
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spelling CGSpace377502023-06-08T14:45:56Z Beneficiary participation in irrigation management Fernando, N. irrigation systems farmers' associations farmer participation irrigation management economic analysis The objective of this paper is to present the recent advances and trends in the management of irrigation systems in Sri Lanka. It elaborates the concept of participation of the beneficiaries in the management of irrigation systems in the local setting. The paper briefly presents the recent in- country experiences in this regard and describes the supporting policies and strategies which are now being formulated by the government to promote beneficiary participation in irrigation management. The policies and strategies so described include: the formation of farmers' organizations (FOs): the institutional strengthening of the FOs and irrigation agencies: the management turnover of irrigation systems to the FOs: the sharing of O&M and rehabilitation costs: the revision of legal framework etc. It concludes that beneficiary participation in irrigation management is an essential policy as well as a strategy to improve the efficiency, productivity, profitability and sustainability of irrigation systems in Sri Lanka. 1992 2014-06-12T14:38:52Z 2014-06-12T14:38:52Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/37750 en Limited Access Fernando, N. 1992. Beneficiary participation in irrigation management. In Feyen, J.; Mwendera, E.; Badji, M. (Eds.), Advances in planning, design and management of irrigation systems as related to sustainable land use: Proceedings of an International Conference organized by the Center for Irrigation Engineering of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in cooperation with the European Committee for Water Resources Management, Leuven, Belgium, 14-17 September 1992. Vol. 1. Leuven, Belgium: Center for Irrigation Engineering. pp.107-116.
spellingShingle irrigation systems
farmers' associations
farmer participation
irrigation management
economic analysis
Fernando, N.
Beneficiary participation in irrigation management
title Beneficiary participation in irrigation management
title_full Beneficiary participation in irrigation management
title_fullStr Beneficiary participation in irrigation management
title_full_unstemmed Beneficiary participation in irrigation management
title_short Beneficiary participation in irrigation management
title_sort beneficiary participation in irrigation management
topic irrigation systems
farmers' associations
farmer participation
irrigation management
economic analysis
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/37750
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