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1 Memon, Yameen; Talpur, Mustafa; Murray-Rust, Hammond. 2001. Capacity building for participatory irrigation management in Sindh Province of Pakistan. Lahore, Pakistan: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) iii, 27p. (IWMI Working Paper 016 / Pakistan Country Series 5) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.148]
Capacity building ; Irrigation management ; Participatory management ; Distributary canals ; Watercourses ; Institution building ; Farmers' associations ; Social organization ; Training ; Farmer managed irrigation systems ; Irrigated farming ; Irrigation canals ; Farmer-led irrigation ; Water distribution / Pakistan / Sindh Province
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G730 MEM Record No: H028251)
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Based on a project in which IWMI assessed the training needs of the farmers under the Farmer Managed Irrigated Agriculture (FMIA), the study highlights the importance of training in areas such as; effective communication strategies and conflict resolution, equitable water distribution, optimum use of water, financial management and developing a business plan.
2 Murray-Rust, Hammond; Memon, Yameen; Talpur, Mustafa. 2001. Empowerment of farmer organizations: case study of Farmer Managed Irrigated Agriculture Project, Sindh. Lahore, Pakistan: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) iii, 20p. (IWMI Working Paper 019 / Pakistan Country Series 6) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.164]
Farmer managed irrigation systems ; Farmers' associations ; Irrigation programs ; Case studies ; Irrigation management ; Water management ; Irrigated farming ; Farmer participation ; Legal aspects ; Farmer-led irrigation ; Institution building / Pakistan / Sindh
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G730 MUR Record No: H029425)
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This paper reviews the conditions and progress towards empowerment of farmer organizations under the Farmer-Managed Irrigated Agriculture Project in the Sindh Province of Pakistan. It discusses the conditions necessary to achieve the goal of an empowered and vitalized farmer organization, the issue of legal status, skill-building activities to build the capacity of the members to manage their own affairs, and institutional issues.
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