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1 Aheeyar, M. M. M.; Jayasooriya, H. J. C. 2015. Impact and lessons of Uda-Walawe left bank irrigation upgrading and extension project for water resources management. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI). 41p. (HARTI Research Report 176)
Water resources ; Water management ; Water supply ; Water use ; Irrigation programs ; Irrigation systems ; Irrigation canals ; Extension programmes ; Farmers ; Demography ; Socioeconomic environment ; Corporate culture ; Land ownership ; Land use ; Crop management ; Income ; Cultivated land ; Crops ; Diversification ; Dry season ; Rice ; Fruit crops ; Livestock ; Tanks / Sri Lanka / Udawalawe
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G744 AHE Record No: H047935)
2 Buisson, M.-C.; Balasubramanya, Soumya. 2019. The effect of irrigation service delivery and training in agronomy on crop choice in Tajikistan. Land Use Policy, 81: 175-184. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.10.037]
Agricultural extension ; Water user associations ; Agricultural production ; Agricultural sector ; Crop production ; Irrigation management ; Malnutrition ; Water management ; Water supply ; Training ; Extension programmes ; Cultivated land ; Cotton ; Wheat ; Land use ; Farmers / Tajikistan
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048980)
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The aim of this paper is to analyze the effect of irrigation delivery services and agricultural extension services on crop choice in southern Tajikistan. This analysis is motivated by the government’s recent efforts to address the country’s severe malnutrition problem by supporting changes in irrigation service delivery and agronomy to increase diversity in agricultural production and consumption, in an environment where the cultivation of cotton had, until recently, been mandatory. Water management in Tajikistan has largely been transferred to the community through the creation of water users’ associations (WUAs), which were established between 2011 and 2013. While all WUAs received training to improve irrigation delivery services, some also received training in cultivating alternative crops and improving cultivation practices through agricultural extension services. Through specific empirical analysis conducted on a primary panel dataset of 1855 farms in southern Tajikistan, we identify the extent to which improvements in irrigation services, and agronomy training through extension services affect decisions pertaining to cultivated areas of cotton and wheat (the traditional crops) and the cultivated area and number of (newer) high-value crops. We also examine the effect of water delivery and agricultural extension services on crop diversity and cropping intensity (how often land is used in a calendar year). We find that improvements in irrigation delivery services affect cultivated areas of cotton and wheat. Cultivation of high value crops is significantly influenced by agricultural extension services. While cropping intensity depends on water delivery services, crop diversity depends on extension services. From a policy perspective, these results highlight the importance of agricultural programs for stimulating agricultural value added in landscapes historically characterized by limited crop choice and a collapse of the agricultural sector.
3 Abate, G. T.; Dereje, M.; Hirvonen, K.; Minten, B. 2020. Geography of public service delivery in rural Ethiopia. World Development, 136:105133. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105133]
Public services ; Extension programmes ; Agricultural extension ; Health services ; Rural areas ; Villages ; Household surveys ; Poverty ; Economic aspects ; Policies / Africa / Ethiopia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049965)
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Remote areas are often characterized by lower welfare outcomes due to economic disadvantages and higher transaction costs for trade. But their poorer situation may also be linked to worse public service delivery. Relying on large household surveys in rural Ethiopia, we explore this by assessing the association of two measures of remoteness – (1) the distance of service centers to district capitals and (2) the distance of households to service centers (the last mile) – with public service delivery in agriculture and health sectors. In the agriculture sector, we document statistically significant and economically meaningful associations between exposure to agriculture extension and the two measures of remoteness. For health extension, only the last mile matters. These differences between the two sectors could be due to the fact that more remote villages tend to have fewer agriculture extension workers who also put in fewer hours than their peers in more connected areas. This does not apply in the health sector. These findings provide valuable inputs for policymakers aiming to improve inclusiveness in poor rural areas.
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