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.

Bibliographic Details
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
Description
Summary: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.