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1 Korten, F. F. 1982. Building national capacity to develop water users' associations: Experiences from the Philippines. Washington, DC, USA: Agricultural and Rural Development Department, World Bank. v, 65 p. (World Bank staff working paper no. 528)
(Location: IWMI-SA Call no: 631.7.3 G732 KOR Record No: H078)
Over a five year period the National Irrigation administration (NIA) of the Philippines has been building its capacity to develop water users' associations on small scale irrigation systems. The NIA approach is to develop a water users' association prior to construction of the physical system and then to involve association members fully in the planning and construction of the system. Implementing this participatory approach has required a wide variety of changes in the agency's policies, procedures, and personnel. The paper details the changes that have been made within the agency, examines the nature of the learning process which has led to these changes, and discusses the implications for donor support of other small scale irrigation programs and more generally for programs involving village level work.
2 Philippines. National Irrigation Administration. 1983. Corporate plan: 1983-1992, version 3.1/1983. Quezon City, Philippines: NIA. x, 57p.
Small scale systems ; Rehabilitation ; Food consumption ; Forecasting ; Irrigation programs ; Statistics ; Water rates / Philippines
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7 G732 PHI Record No: H080)
3 Kortenhorst, I. L. F. 1983. Summary report on small-scale irrigation in Kenya, Nairobi, 14-18 February 1983. Wageningen, The Netherlands: ILRI. 55p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.6 G140 KEN Record No: H0110)
4 Veneracion, C. C. 1984. Beyond system management: Irrigator's associations in nonirrigation activities. Manila: Development Academy of the Philippines. xxiii, 178p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G732 VEN Record No: H03)
5 Illo, J. F. I.; Volante, J. R. 1984. Organizing farmers for communal irrigation: Operation and maintenance in the Aslong and Taison irrigation systems. Naga City, Philippines: Research and Service Center. Anteneo de Naga. xiii, 175p.
(Location: IWMI-SA Call no: 631.7.3 G732 ILL Record No: H05)
6 Blackie, M. J. (Ed.) 1984. African Regional Symposium on Small Holder Irrigation, Harare, Zimbabwe, 5-7 September 1984. Wallingford, UK: Overseas Development Unit, Hydraulics Research Limited. [vii], 437p.
Small scale systems ; Water resources ; Research ; Water management ; Human resources ; Irrigation design ; Evaluation ; Rice ; Farmer participation / Africa
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.6.2 G100 BLA Record No: H051)
Symposium organized jointly by Hydraulics Research, Wallingford, England and University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe and sponsored by the British Overseas Development Administration.
7 Eicher, C. K.; Baker, D. C. 1982. Research on agricultural development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A critical survey. East Lansing, MI, USA: Department of Agricultural Economics. Michigan State University. xi, 347p.
Food policy ; Agricultural policy ; History ; Small scale systems ; Research priorities ; Equity ; Irrigation / Africa South of Sahara
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 338.1 G100 EIC Record No: H0111)
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8 Moris, J. R.; Thom, D. J. (Comps.) 1985. African irrigation overview: Summary. Logan, Utah: Utah State University. xxiv,[139] p. (Water management synthesis report no. 37)
Irrigable land ; Rehabilitation ; Exports ; Planning ; Land tenure ; Policy ; Resource management ; Small scale systems ; Crops ; Irrigation practices / Africa
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7 G100 MOR Record No: H0119)
9 Wells, J. C.; Norman, W. R. 1984. Sahelian irrigated agriculture: A review of French literature sources. Cornell University. 47 p.
Bibliographies ; Agriculture ; Small scale systems ; Water management ; Economic aspects ; Irrigation ; Social aspects / Niger / Africa
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7 G152 WEL Record No: H0115)
10 Franzel, S. 1979. An interim evaluation of two agricultural production prospects in Senegal: The economics of rainfed and irrigated agriculture. East Lansing, MI, USA: Department of Agricultural Economics. Michigan State University. v, 65p. (African rural economy program. Working paper no.28)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.4 G218 FRA Record No: H0139)
11 Pant, N.; Rai, R. P. 1984. Group tubewell: An organizational alternative to very small farmers irrigation in East Gangetic Plains. Lucknow, India: Giri Institute of Development Studies. [10], 95p.
Small scale systems ; Irrigated farming ; Tube wells ; Farmers' associations ; Governmental interrelations ; Groundwater ; Statistics / India
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.6.2 G635 PAN Record No: H0132)
12 Adams, W. M.; Grove, A. T. (Eds.) 1983. Irrigation in tropical Africa: problems and problem solving. Cambridge: African Studies Centre. iv, 148p. (Cambridge African Monograph 3)
Irrigation ; Small scale systems ; Soil surveys ; Planning ; Land tenure ; Labor ; Attitudes ; Cropping systems ; Drought / Africa
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.8 G100 ADA Record No: H0151)
13 Peter, D.; Le, B. J.; Kehmeier, N.; Raymond, M. 1979. Development of irrigated farming in Gambia: General overview and prospects - proposals for a second programme 1980-1985. iii, 66 p. (Sahel D(79) 48)
Agriculture ; Irrigated farming ; Crops ; Policy ; Dams ; Small scale systems ; Rehabilitation / Gambia
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: F 631.7.8 G198 PET Record No: H0141)
14 Coward, E. W. Jr. 1975. Institutional and social organizational factors affecting irrigation: Their application to a specific case. In International Rice Research Institute, Water management in Philippine irrigation systems: Research and operations. Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines: International Rice Research Institute. pp.207-218.
Farmer managed irrigation systems ; Farmer-agency interactions ; Social aspects ; Evaluation ; Small scale systems ; Governmental interrelations / Philippines
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.6 G732 INT Record No: H019)
Some concepts of organizational and social behavior are presented, and their application illustrated in a social study of three gravity irrigation systems in Southern Luzon, Philippines. The nature of interaction between the farmers and the administration of these systems is explored through the role played by the irrigation ditchtenders. Inter personal relationships between the ditchtenders and the farmers are used to illustrate the importance of institutional factors in irrigation behavior.
15 Wickham, G. Y. 1975. Farmer attitudes towards irrigation and farmer potential for cooperation. In International Rice Research Institute. Water management in Philippine irrigation systems: research and operations. Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). pp.219-234.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.6 G732 INT Record No: H020)
Farmer attitudes in five systems of the National Irrigation Administration were explored. The majority of farmers felt that they had adequate water, but that their water distribution could be improved. Farmers in water-short areas acknowledged the limited supply of water in their irrigation systems. These two groups exhibited contrasting attitudes, with the former tending to be relatively less cooperative and placing less value on irrigation. In terms of water distribution, farms served by the first half of the irrigation canal generally seemed better located than those served by the second half.
16 Kimani, J. K. 1984. Small holder irrigation schemes: The Kenyan experience. In M. J. Blackie, Ed., African Regional Symposium on Small Holder Irrigation, 5-7 September 1984 (pp. 259-271). London: Hydraulics Research Ltd.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G100 BLA Record No: H0192)
The history of irrigation in Kenya, from pre-colonial times to the present, is reviewed. Using the Kibirigwe scheme as an example, the problems inherent in irrigation development are illustrated and the necessary policy measures for successful irrigation implementation are outlined.
17 Maurya, P. R.; Sachan, R. S. 1984. Large and small-scale irrigation systems in Nigeria: A comparative study. In M. J. Blackie, Ed., African Regional Symposium on Small Holder Irrigation, 5-7 September 1984 (pp. 273-286). London: Hydraulics Research Ltd.
Planning ; Water resources ; Irrigated farming ; Design ; Land tenure ; Labor ; Small scale systems ; Cropping systems ; Evaluation / Nigeria
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G100 BLA Record No: H0191)
18 Borden, R. W. 1983. Soil survey for irrigation projects: A discussion of typical problems. In W. M. Adams and A. T. Grove, Eds., Irrigation in tropical Africa: Problems and problem solving (pp. 20-26). Cambridge: African Studies Centre.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.8 G100 ADA Record No: H0178)
19 Moris, J. R. 1984. Managing irrigation in isolated environments: A case study of action Ble-Dire Mali. In M. J. Blackie, Ed., African Regional Symposium on Small Holder Irrigation, 5-7 September 1984 (pp. 243-256). London: Hydraulics Research Ltd.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G100 BLA Record No: H0193)
This paper describes the managerial problems which resulted when USAID decided to support the Malian Government's action in introducing diesel pumpsets for irrigated wheat-growing in a remote area of Northern Mali. To economize on costs, Indian pumps were ordered for 250 farmers who were already growing wheat by "calabash" irrigation. In a first phase of activity, the Mali Government managed the programme and evinced great problems in supplying inputs and in recovering credit. Financial irregularities brought about a freeze on donor funding, and led to a second phase under USAID's direct management. However, some of the same problems reappeared, and once again, the Project was unable to insure timely planting, adequate fuel, and effective mechanical services. Key factors which contributed to the low apparent efficiency of irrigated wheat production were: Farmer's lack of understanding of the importance of maintenance, the lack of an in-country parts' supplier once the pump model was phased out by the manufacturer, and the difficulty of arranging logistic and service support to villages in isolated settings. The lesson which this case teaches is that inadequate support services and fuel may be just as significant constraints upon smallholder irrigation as are shortages of water. In trying to minimize farmer's natural risks, the Action Ble-Dire project made farmers more subject to institutional risks. These in turn negated many of the project's intended benefits.
20 Makato, C. J. A. 1984. Small holder rice irrigation schemes in Malawi: The role of the farmer in irrigated rice. In M. J. Blackie, Ed., African Regional Symposium on Small Holder Irrigation, 5-7 September 1984 (pp. 287-306). London: Hydraulics Research Ltd.
Rice ; Small scale systems ; Irrigated farming ; Cropping systems ; Land management ; Pest control / Malawi
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G100 BLA Record No: H0190)
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