How access to irrigation influences poverty and livelihoods: a case study from Sri Lanka. Impact assessment of infrastructure projects on poverty reduction
This study combines a livelihoods approach with a regression approach to quantify the effectiveness of irrigation infrastructure investment on improving people's livelihood strategies. Using a unique data set based on households in southern Sri Lanka, and a natural experimental setting, we estimate...
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Japan International Cooperation Agency
2013
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| author | Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali Aida, T. Kasahara, R. Sawada, Y. Wijerathna, D. |
| author_browse | Aida, T. Kasahara, R. Sawada, Y. Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali Wijerathna, D. |
| author_facet | Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali Aida, T. Kasahara, R. Sawada, Y. Wijerathna, D. |
| author_sort | Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali |
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| description | This study combines a livelihoods approach with a regression approach to quantify the effectiveness of irrigation infrastructure investment on improving people's livelihood strategies. Using a unique data set based on households in southern Sri Lanka, and a natural experimental setting, we estimate from a two stage income regression model to show that irrigation access has a positive effect on income through livelihood choices. We also show through qualitative approaches that factors not linked to irrigation infrastructure may contribute to changes in livelihood portfolios. In addition, we highlight factors that result in certain households being unable to move out of poverty despite access to the improved irrigation infrastructure. |
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| spelling | CGSpace393532025-12-08T10:29:22Z How access to irrigation influences poverty and livelihoods: a case study from Sri Lanka. Impact assessment of infrastructure projects on poverty reduction Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali Aida, T. Kasahara, R. Sawada, Y. Wijerathna, D. poverty indicators living standards impact assessment qualitative analysis households income case studies irrigation systems investment rice irrigated farming rainfed farming remuneration models This study combines a livelihoods approach with a regression approach to quantify the effectiveness of irrigation infrastructure investment on improving people's livelihood strategies. Using a unique data set based on households in southern Sri Lanka, and a natural experimental setting, we estimate from a two stage income regression model to show that irrigation access has a positive effect on income through livelihood choices. We also show through qualitative approaches that factors not linked to irrigation infrastructure may contribute to changes in livelihood portfolios. In addition, we highlight factors that result in certain households being unable to move out of poverty despite access to the improved irrigation infrastructure. 2013 2014-06-13T13:52:06Z 2014-06-13T13:52:06Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39353 en Open Access Japan International Cooperation Agency Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Aida, T.; Kasahara, R.; Sawada, Y.; Wijerathna, D. 2013. How access to irrigation influences poverty and livelihoods: a case study from Sri Lanka. Impact assessment of infrastructure projects on poverty reduction. Tokyo, Japan: Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute (JICA-RI). 45p. (JICA-RI Working Paper 59) |
| spellingShingle | poverty indicators living standards impact assessment qualitative analysis households income case studies irrigation systems investment rice irrigated farming rainfed farming remuneration models Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali Aida, T. Kasahara, R. Sawada, Y. Wijerathna, D. How access to irrigation influences poverty and livelihoods: a case study from Sri Lanka. Impact assessment of infrastructure projects on poverty reduction |
| title | How access to irrigation influences poverty and livelihoods: a case study from Sri Lanka. Impact assessment of infrastructure projects on poverty reduction |
| title_full | How access to irrigation influences poverty and livelihoods: a case study from Sri Lanka. Impact assessment of infrastructure projects on poverty reduction |
| title_fullStr | How access to irrigation influences poverty and livelihoods: a case study from Sri Lanka. Impact assessment of infrastructure projects on poverty reduction |
| title_full_unstemmed | How access to irrigation influences poverty and livelihoods: a case study from Sri Lanka. Impact assessment of infrastructure projects on poverty reduction |
| title_short | How access to irrigation influences poverty and livelihoods: a case study from Sri Lanka. Impact assessment of infrastructure projects on poverty reduction |
| title_sort | how access to irrigation influences poverty and livelihoods a case study from sri lanka impact assessment of infrastructure projects on poverty reduction |
| topic | poverty indicators living standards impact assessment qualitative analysis households income case studies irrigation systems investment rice irrigated farming rainfed farming remuneration models |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39353 |
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