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1 Sivamohan, M. V. K.; Scott, Christopher; Hussain, Intizar; Ganguly, Ujjal; Bouma, Jetske; Thrikawala, Sunil; Wijerathna, Deeptha. 2004. Pro-poor intervention strategies in irrigated agriculture in Asia: poverty in irrigated agriculture: issues and options: India. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) vi, 204p. (IWMI country report India) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2011.0048]
Irrigated farming ; Poverty ; Institutions ; Irrigation programs ; Performance evaluation ; Irrigation management ; Water distribution ; Water rates ; Cost recovery / India
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G635 HUS Record No: H036147)
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2 Arif, Sigit; Maksum, Mochammad; Murtiningrum; Suparmi; Hartono, Slamet; Mawarni, Agnes; Rahardjo; Rochdiyanto, Saiful; Hussain, Intizar; Wijerathna, Deeptha. 2004. Pro-poor intervention strategies in irrigated agriculture in Asia: poverty in irrigated agriculture: issues and options: Indonesia. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). x, 217p. (IWMI Country Report Indonesia) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2011.0044]
Irrigated farming ; Poverty ; Institutional development ; Irrigation management ; Colonialism ; Policy ; Privatization ; Hydrology ; Climate ; Cropping systems ; Soils ; Participatory rural appraisal ; Performance indexes ; Crop production ; Costs ; Households ; Income ; Expenditure ; Irrigation systems ; Operations ; Maintenance ; Water user associations ; Financing ; Constraints / Indonesia
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G662 HUS Record No: H036151)
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IWMI-ADB Project
3 Hussain, Intizar; Wijerathna, Deeptha. 2004. Implications of alternate irrigation water charging policies for the poor farmers in developing Asia: a comparative analysis. Report on IWMI-ADB Project. 47p.
Irrigation water ; Water rates ; User charges ; Pricing ; Poverty ; Water allocation ; Water rights ; Water delivery ; Water distribution ; Irrigation canals / Bangladesh / China / India / Indonesia / Pakistan / Vietnam
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.4 G570 HUS Record No: H036164)
http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/propoor/files/ADB_Project/Draft%20papers/water%20charging%20paper.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H_36164.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H_36164.pdf
4 Hussain, Intizar; Wijerathna, Deeptha. 2004. Irrigation and income-poverty alleviation: a comparative analysis of irrigation systems in developing Asia. Report on IWMI-ADB Project. 41p.
Poverty ; Measurement ; Income ; Expenditure ; Households ; Irrigation systems / Asia / Indonesia / Pakistan
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G570 HUS Record No: H036165)
http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/propoor/files/ADB_Project/Draft%20papers/income%20poverty%20paper.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H_36165.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H_36165.pdf
5 Anputhas, Markandu; Ariyaratne, B. Ranjith; Gamage, Nilantha; Jayakody, Priyantha; Jinapala, Kiribandage; Somaratne, Pallewatte G.; Weligamage, Parakrama; Weragala, Neelanga; Wijerathna, Deeptha. 2005. Bringing Hambantota back to normal: a post-tsunami livelihoods needs assessment of Hambantota District in southern Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). ix, 59p.
Natural disasters ; Research methods ; Mapping ; Villages ; Income generation ; Statistics ; Irrigated farming ; Livestock ; Fisheries ; Economic aspects ; Rehabilitation / Sri Lanka / Hambantota
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 363.348068 G744 ANP Record No: H036747)
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6 Wijerathna, Deeptha. 2005. Spatial dimensions of poverty within an irrigated agricultural setting: The case of Uda Walawe Left Bank Irrigation Development Project. In de Silva, R. P. (Ed.). Geo-Information for Future of Sri Lanka: Proceedings of the Second National Symposium on Geo-Informatics, organized by Geo-Informatics Society of Sri Lanka (GISSL) and University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 26 August 2005. Peradeniya, Sri Lanka: Geo-Informatics Society of Sri Lanka (GISSL) pp.13-25.
Poverty ; Farmers ; Mapping ; Irrigated farming ; Irrigation programs ; Households ; Development projects ; Irrigation canals ; Reservoirs / Sri Lanka / Uda Walawe
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G744 WIJ, 526.0285 G744 DES Record No: H037396)
7 Hussain, Intizar; Wijerathna, Deeptha; Arif, Sigit; Murtiningrum; Mawarni, Agnes; Suparmi. 2006. Irrigation, productivity and poverty linkages in irrigation systems in Java, Indonesia. Water Resources Management, 20:313-336.
Irrigation management ; Poverty ; Measurement ; Crops ; Diversification ; Productivity ; Cropping systems ; Households ; Income / Indonesia / Java / Yogyakarta
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G662 HUS Record No: H038989)
8 Wijerathna, Deeptha; Varma, Samyuktha. 2006. A farmers’ company for better price: The case of Chandrika Wewa Farmer Company, Sri Lanka. In Research Workshop on Collective Action and Market Access for Smallholders, Cali Colombia, 2-5 October 2006. 28p.
Farmers associations ; Collective action ; Institutions ; Irrigation programs ; Marketing ; Credit ; Fertilizers / Sri Lanka / Chandrika Wewa / Uda Walawe / Walawe River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G744 WIJ Record No: H039279)
9 Wijerathna, Deeptha; Karunagoda, K. 2007. A social accounting matrix for a rural agricultural economy of Sri Lanka: An analysis of sectoral income flows. Tropical Agricultural Research, 19:307-320.
Rural economy ; Income ; Expenditure ; Households ; Models ; Economic aspects ; Agricultural society ; Labor ; Crop production / Sri Lanka / Uda Walawe Left Band Irrigation Project Area / Sooriyawewa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.9 G744 WIJ Record No: H040594)
10 Abayawardana, Sarath; Marikar, Fuard; Wijerathna, Deeptha; Gichuki, Francis. (Comps.) 2006. Development strategy for the irrigation sector of Sri Lanka 2006-2016. Report prepared by IWMI, Colombo, Sri Lanka for the National Planning Department, Sri Lanka. 25p.
Irrigation management ; Development plans ; Policy ; Operations ; Maintenance ; Rehabilitation ; Investment planning ; Watersheds ; Institutional development / Sri Lanka / Mahaweli Project
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G744 ABA Record No: H040801)
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11 Wijerathna, Deeptha; Jayakody, Priyantha. 2007. High tank dual canal system: an innovative approach of water allocation for a water scarce region. Paper presented at the South Asia Water Conference on Water Access and Conflicts: implications for governance in South Asia, Chennai, India, 21-23 March 2007. 24p.
Irrigation programs ; Tanks ; Irrigation canals ; Design ; Water allocation ; Water distribution ; Paddy fields ; Rice ; Sugarcane ; Water requirements ; Water conservation ; Cropping systems ; Shifting cultivation ; Income distribution / Sri Lanka / Uda Walawe Irrigation Project / Rathnapura District / Moneragala District / Hambantota District / Mayurapura / Sooriyawewa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.1 G744 WIJ Record No: H040864)
This paper discusses the importance of equitable water allocation for all farmers of an irrigation system. It addresses the potential and relevance of high tank dual canal systems for equitable allocation of scarce land and water resources to alleviate poverty. Recent irrigation settlement projects in Sri Lanka have significantly contributed to poverty alleviation. Yet, a considerable number of farm households in these settings face transient or chronic poverty while some others are well off. Inequities of resource allocation and inefficiencies in resource use are two main reasons for this. In a given agricultural settlement potential for crop production is not unique to all parts of the land. It varies with soil conditions, terrain, elevation and ease of obtaining irrigation water. Availability of water for tail-enders depends on total stock of water available in the system as well as usage of head-enders. Although all farmers would prefer land at the head end, with the increasing pressure on land more and more people have had to be settled at the tail end. Further, lands that were once abandoned due to low productivity, difficulties in irrigation etc have also had to be used by utilizing alternative technologies. Another problem that features in the Sri Lankan contest is almost all farmers have a tendency to cultivate staple food of rice in their fields. Rice needs huge amounts of water compared to other crops and when unsuitable lands are used, it results in huge losses. Uda Walawe Irrigation project in Sri Lanka is a water-short irrigation system which has hardly enough water to irrigate its total command area. This has forced downstream developers to come up with innovative ways of water allocation to ensure equitable amounts of water for all farmers in the command area. The high-tank dual canal system introduced under the extension and rehabilitation project of the Walawe left bank is one novel approach which attempts to maximize resource use with equitable distribution. It helps to solve two basic resource based conflicts; demand for water and fertile land. Tanks with this system consists of four main canals; two each from left and right banks, instead of only two main canals in conventional system. Two canals; one from each bank is allocated to provide water for paddy lands while the other two canals provide water for non paddy crops. The quantity of water release and the interval of water release are low for the non paddy crops. Firstly, this new system reduces conflicts among farmers within the command area for water and land allocation. Secondly, planned and careful water use of these farmer groups release some water for some other water uses of the tail end of the main irrigation system. This paper analyzes the potential of new approach in saving water and providing equitable allocation of land and water resources. It estimates level of poverty with and without new technique to analyze the relevance of the approach in reducing poverty with equitable income distribution.
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