Is ‘Social Cooperation’ for traditional irrigation, while ‘Technology’ is for motor pump irrigation?
Based on a case study in Ethiopia, this paper shows that while farmers understand the social nature of community-managed irrigation, they share a narrow understanding of pump irrigation with policymakers as being primarily ‘technical’. They perceive pumps as liberating them from the ‘social’ limitat...
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2014
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| author | Dessalegn, Mengistu Merrey, Douglas J. |
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| description | Based on a case study in Ethiopia, this paper shows that while farmers understand the social nature of community-managed irrigation, they share a narrow understanding of pump irrigation with policymakers as being primarily ‘technical’. They perceive pumps as liberating them from the ‘social’ limitations of traditional communal irrigation. However, the rapid expansion of pump irrigation is leading to increasing competition and conflict over limited water resources. We analyze the wider implications for Africa of this lack of visibility of the social dimension of pump irrigation, and offer suggestions for future policy and applied research to address the problem before it becomes a widespread crisis. |
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| spelling | CGSpace653582025-11-07T08:52:29Z Is ‘Social Cooperation’ for traditional irrigation, while ‘Technology’ is for motor pump irrigation? Dessalegn, Mengistu Merrey, Douglas J. social aspects cooperation traditional farming small scale farming irrigation schemes irrigation methods agriculture technology pumps rural areas poverty productivity groundwater water resources farmers rivers case studies Based on a case study in Ethiopia, this paper shows that while farmers understand the social nature of community-managed irrigation, they share a narrow understanding of pump irrigation with policymakers as being primarily ‘technical’. They perceive pumps as liberating them from the ‘social’ limitations of traditional communal irrigation. However, the rapid expansion of pump irrigation is leading to increasing competition and conflict over limited water resources. We analyze the wider implications for Africa of this lack of visibility of the social dimension of pump irrigation, and offer suggestions for future policy and applied research to address the problem before it becomes a widespread crisis. 2014 2015-04-30T13:44:10Z 2015-04-30T13:44:10Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65358 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Dessalegn, Mengistu [IWMI]; Merrey, D. J.; 2014. Is ‘Social Cooperation’ for traditional irrigation, while ‘Technology’ is for motor pump irrigation?. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 37p. (IWMI Research Report 161) 10.5337/2015.201 |
| spellingShingle | social aspects cooperation traditional farming small scale farming irrigation schemes irrigation methods agriculture technology pumps rural areas poverty productivity groundwater water resources farmers rivers case studies Dessalegn, Mengistu Merrey, Douglas J. Is ‘Social Cooperation’ for traditional irrigation, while ‘Technology’ is for motor pump irrigation? |
| title | Is ‘Social Cooperation’ for traditional irrigation, while ‘Technology’ is for motor pump irrigation? |
| title_full | Is ‘Social Cooperation’ for traditional irrigation, while ‘Technology’ is for motor pump irrigation? |
| title_fullStr | Is ‘Social Cooperation’ for traditional irrigation, while ‘Technology’ is for motor pump irrigation? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is ‘Social Cooperation’ for traditional irrigation, while ‘Technology’ is for motor pump irrigation? |
| title_short | Is ‘Social Cooperation’ for traditional irrigation, while ‘Technology’ is for motor pump irrigation? |
| title_sort | is social cooperation for traditional irrigation while technology is for motor pump irrigation |
| topic | social aspects cooperation traditional farming small scale farming irrigation schemes irrigation methods agriculture technology pumps rural areas poverty productivity groundwater water resources farmers rivers case studies |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/65358 |
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