Institutional alternatives in African smallholder irrigation: lessons from international experience with irrigation management transfer

This report reviews several decades of global experience in transferring management of government-run irrigation systems to farmer associations or other nongovernmental agencies in an attempt to apply the lessons of success to the African smallholder irrigation context.

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Main Authors: Shah, Tushaar, van Koppen, Barbara, Merrey, Douglas J., Lange, M. de, Samad, M.
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: International Water Management Institute 2002
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39847
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author Shah, Tushaar
van Koppen, Barbara
Merrey, Douglas J.
Lange, M. de
Samad, M.
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Merrey, Douglas J.
Samad, M.
Shah, Tushaar
van Koppen, Barbara
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Lange, M. de
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spelling CGSpace398472025-11-07T08:44:26Z Institutional alternatives in African smallholder irrigation: lessons from international experience with irrigation management transfer Shah, Tushaar van Koppen, Barbara Merrey, Douglas J. Lange, M. de Samad, M. farmer-led irrigation irrigation management small scale systems privatization water users? associations land tenure pumps This report reviews several decades of global experience in transferring management of government-run irrigation systems to farmer associations or other nongovernmental agencies in an attempt to apply the lessons of success to the African smallholder irrigation context. 2002 2014-06-13T14:29:32Z 2014-06-13T14:29:32Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39847 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Shah, T.; van Koppen, B.; Merrey, D.; de Lange, M.; Samad, M. 2002. Institutional alternatives in African smallholder irrigation: lessons from international experience with irrigation management transfer. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). v, 24p. (IWMI Research Report 060)
spellingShingle farmer-led irrigation
irrigation management
small scale systems
privatization
water users? associations
land tenure
pumps
Shah, Tushaar
van Koppen, Barbara
Merrey, Douglas J.
Lange, M. de
Samad, M.
Institutional alternatives in African smallholder irrigation: lessons from international experience with irrigation management transfer
title Institutional alternatives in African smallholder irrigation: lessons from international experience with irrigation management transfer
title_full Institutional alternatives in African smallholder irrigation: lessons from international experience with irrigation management transfer
title_fullStr Institutional alternatives in African smallholder irrigation: lessons from international experience with irrigation management transfer
title_full_unstemmed Institutional alternatives in African smallholder irrigation: lessons from international experience with irrigation management transfer
title_short Institutional alternatives in African smallholder irrigation: lessons from international experience with irrigation management transfer
title_sort institutional alternatives in african smallholder irrigation lessons from international experience with irrigation management transfer
topic farmer-led irrigation
irrigation management
small scale systems
privatization
water users? associations
land tenure
pumps
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39847
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