How access to irrigation influences poverty and livelihoods: a case study from Sri Lanka
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 dataset based on households in southern Sri Lanka, and a natural experimental setting, we estimate f...
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| author | Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali Aida, T. Kasahara, R. Sawada, Y. Wijerathna, D. |
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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 dataset 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 | CGSpace775192025-06-17T08:23:50Z How access to irrigation influences poverty and livelihoods: a case study from Sri Lanka 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 dataset 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. 2014-05-04 2016-11-01T13:39:43Z 2016-11-01T13:39:43Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77519 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali; Aida, T.; Kasahara, R.; Sawada, Y.; Wijerathna, D. 2014. How access to irrigation influences poverty and livelihoods: a case study from Sri Lanka. Journal of Development Studies, Special Issue on Agricultural Development. 50(5):748-768. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2013.841887 |
| 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 |
| title | How access to irrigation influences poverty and livelihoods: a case study from Sri Lanka |
| title_full | How access to irrigation influences poverty and livelihoods: a case study from Sri Lanka |
| title_fullStr | How access to irrigation influences poverty and livelihoods: a case study from Sri Lanka |
| title_full_unstemmed | How access to irrigation influences poverty and livelihoods: a case study from Sri Lanka |
| title_short | How access to irrigation influences poverty and livelihoods: a case study from Sri Lanka |
| title_sort | how access to irrigation influences poverty and livelihoods a case study from sri lanka |
| 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/10568/77519 |
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