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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 Perera, I. R.. 1985. Gal Oya Farmer Organization Programme: Progress and prospects. Colombo, Sri Lanka: ARTI. 67p. (ARTI research study no.64)
Farmers' associations ; Farmer participation ; Rotation ; Irrigation operation ; Water management ; Maintenance ; Conflict ; Irrigation design ; Land tenure / Sri Lanka / Gal Oya Project
(Location: IWMI-SA Call no: 631.7.3 G744 PER Record No: H03290)
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