Your search found 15 records
1 Widanapathirana, A. S.; Perera, I. R. 1984. Farmer participation in the design, construction, operation and maintenance of a major irrigation rehabilitation project: Evidence from an exploratory approach in Sri Lanka. In M. J. Blackie, Ed., African Regional Symposium on Small Holder Irrigation, 5-7 September 1984 (pp. 409-419). London: Hydraulics Research Ltd.
Farmer participation ; Irrigation design ; Water management ; Farmers' associations ; Rehabilitation ; Maintenance / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI-SA Call no: 631.7.3 G100 BLA Record No: H0202)
This paper presents the findings of a field experiment to secure farmer participation for system design and water management work in major irrigation scheme in Sri Lanka. The approach adopted was to employ a change agent to enable farmers to group into organizations based on a common hydraulic area. During the two and a half year period, over 200 farmer organizations were formed and farmer participation was successfully obtained, not only forsystem design, re-construction, operation and maintenance work but also for a few other activities. The paper concludes the need for development of human resources in addition to the investments on physical rehabilitation work.
2 Widanapathirana, A. S.. 1984. Gal Oya Water Management Research Project: Seasonal project for 1983 Yala season. Colombo, Sri Lanka: ARTI. vii, 30p. (ARTI occasional publication no.31)
Rehabilitation ; On farm research ; Evaluation ; Reservoir storage ; Crop yield ; Reservoirs / Sri Lanka / Gal Oya Project
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7 G744 WID Record No: H0415)
3 Widanapathirana, A. S.; Brewer, J. D. 1985. Gal Oya water management project: Mid-term impact assessment. Colombo, Sri Lanka: ARTI. [148 p.] (ARTI Research study no. 63)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.8 G744 WID Record No: H0648)
4 Widanapathirana, A. S.. 1984. Farmer participation for water management: The Gal Oya Experiment. In ODI Irrigation Management Network paper 84/10c (pp.2-5). London, UK: ODI. (ODI Irrigation Management Network paper 84/10c)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: ODI 84/10c Record No: H0840)
5 Widanapathirana, A. S.. 1986. Pre-rehabilitation situation of the Gal Oya left bank scheme: Analysis of socio-economic characteristics. Colombo, Sri Lanka: ARTI. xiii, 129p. (ARTI research study no.69)
Irrigation programs ; Rehabilitation ; Land tenure ; Crop production ; Income distribution ; Agricultural credit ; Population ; Communication ; Land use ; Income ; Marketing / Sri Lanka / Gal Oya Project
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.7 G744 WID Record No: H02399)
6 Widanapathirana, A. S.; Brewer, J. D. 1983. Farmer responses to deficit rainfall: Implications for system management. Paper presented at the workshop on "Contingency Irrigation Planning for Command Areas During Deficit Rainfall Year", Hyderabad India, 2-5 August 1983.
Irrigation programs ; Rain ; Agricultural production ; Water shortage ; Labor ; Fertilizers ; Seasonal variation ; Farmer participation / Sri Lanka / Gal Oya Project
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 242 Record No: H04066)
7 Widanapathirana, A. S.. 1991. Irrigation sector in the 21st century: Issues in land, water and people. Economic Review, (11 & 12):10-12;63.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 1767 Record No: H07730)
8 Widanapathirana, A. S.. 1991. Bridging paddy yield gap: Issues in research, extension and economics. Paper presented at the 47th Annual Session of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, December 1991. 7p. + annex.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 3066 Record No: H09695)
9 Widanapathirana, A. S.. 1992. Water harvesting in Sri Lanka and Sudan. TIEMPO, 5:5-10.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 2132 Record No: H010555)
10 Widanapathirana, A. S.. 1990. Agricultural sector performance in Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Irrigation Management Policy Support Activity (IMPSA) Secretariat. 14p. (IMPSA Staff Working Paper 1.6)
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: P 2153 Record No: H010656)
11 Widanapathirana, A. S.. 1991. A comprehensive comparative analysis of past and present experiences with farmer organizations in Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Irrigation Management Policy Support Activity (IMPSA) Secretariat. 27p. (IMPSA Staff Working Paper 2.3)
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: P 2173 Record No: H010679)
12 Widanapathirana, A. S.. 1993. Poverty in irrigated settlements: Should it deserve emphatic attention in future irrigation development work? ODI. Poverty in irrigated settlements: A discussion paper and replies from network members. pp.3-14.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: ODI/93/27 Record No: H012951)
13 Widanapathirana, A. S.; Wijayaratna, C. M. 1983. Economics of agro-chemical use in paddy production: Experience at Gal Oya. Economic Review, 9(1):23-27.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 3703 Record No: H016151)
14 Widanapathirana, A. S.. 1995. Participatory irrigation management. Economic Review, 21(2):22.
Irrigation management ; Participatory management ; Legislation ; Legal aspects ; Traditional farming ; Villages / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H016902)
15 Widanapathirana, A. S.; Brewer, J. D. 1985. Gal Oya water management project: Mid-term impact assessment. Colombo, Sri Lanka: ARTI. [148 p.] (ARTI Research study no. 63)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.8 G744 WID c2 Record No: H043348)
Powered by DB/Text WebPublisher, from
