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1 Rukuni, M. 1986. The evolution of irrigation policy in Zimbabwe: 1900-1986. Paper presented at the Forum on Irrigation Systems and Applications, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA, 13-15 May 1986. 15p.
Small scale systems ; Irrigation schemes ; Irrigation development ; Smallholders ; Governmental interrelations ; Government policy ; Farmer participation / Zimbabwe
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 761 Record No: H01618)
2 Perret, S.; Lavigne, M.; Stirer, N.; Yokwe, S.; Dikgale, K. S. 2003. The Thabina irrigation scheme in a context of rehabilitation and management transfer: prospective analysis and local empowerment. Final report. Department of Water Affairs and Forestry Project number: 2003-068. Montpellier, Cedex, France: CIRAD; Pretoria, South Africa: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Pretoria, South Africa: University of Pretoria. 34p.
Research projects ; Irrigation systems ; Canals ; Government managed irrigation systems ; Rehabilitation ; Privatization ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Empowerment ; Water user associations ; User charges ; Water rates ; Case studies / South Africa / Thabina Irrigation Scheme / Dingleydale / New Forest / Levuvhu-Letaba / Limpopo Province
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H043097)
http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/bitstream/18071/1/wp040005.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043097.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043097.pdf
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3 Jain, B. H. 2002. Micro irrigation systems (MIS) for smallholders. In Pakistan Water Partnership (PWP). Second South Asia Water Forum, 14-16 December 2002, Islamabad, Pakistan. Proceedings, vol.1. Islamabad, Pakistan: Pakistan Water Partnership (PWP). pp.399-408.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G570 PAK Record No: H034162)
4 Kalu, I. 2003. An assessment of IDE-Nepal’s low cost drip irrigation technology. Poverty-Focused Smallholder Water Management: an IWMI research project supported by DFID. Final report document 2 of 9. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). vi, 77p.
Drip irrigation ; Technology ; Smallholders ; Economic aspects ; Farming systems ; Income ; Climate ; Water quality ; Soil conservation ; Water conservation ; Productivity ; Gender ; Farmers / Nepal
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.1.1 G726 KAL Record No: H035324)
5 Tinsley, R. L. 2004. Developing smallholder agriculture: a global perspective. Brussels, Belgium: AgBe Publishing. 437p.
Smallholders ; Economic aspects ; Social aspects ; Farmers ; Public policy ; Farming systems ; Land management ; Land tenure ; Rain ; Labour ; Governance ; Public participation ; Private sector ; Farmers organizations ; Technology transfer ; Sustainable agriculture ; Nutrient management ; Pesticides ; Irrigation schemes ; Irrigation systems ; Water user associations ; Animal husbandry
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.72 G000 TIN Record No: H043510)
6 Bhatt, Yogesh; Bossio, Deborah; Enfors, E.; Gordon, L.; Kongo, V.; Kosgei, J. R.; Makurira, H.; Masuki, K.; Mul, M.; Tumbo, S. D. 2006. Smallholder system innovations in integrated watershed management (SSI): strategies of water for food and environmental security in drought-prone tropical and subtropical agro-ecosystems. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 59p. (IWMI Working Paper 109; SSI Working Paper 1) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.294]
Watershed management ; Water resources ; Agroecosystems ; Social aspects ; Environmental effects ; Catchment areas ; River basins ; Hydrology ; Models ; Water productivity ; Water balance ; Water harvesting ; Crop production ; Food production ; Farming systems ; Smallholders ; Research projects / Africa South of Sahara / South Africa / Tanzania / Thukela River Basin / Pangani River Basin
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G100 BHA Record No: H039095)
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7 Haggblade, S.; Hazell, P. B. R. (Eds.) 2010. Success in African agriculture: lessons for the future. Baltimore, MD, USA: Johns Hopkins University Press, for the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 436p.
Agricultural products ; Cassava ; Maize ; Cotton ; Horticulture ; Dairying ; Smallholders ; Soil fertility ; Case studies / Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.1 G100 HAG Record No: H043413)
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8 Sri Lanka. Department of Census and Statistics. 2007. Census of agriculture 2002, Sri Lanka: small holding sector, all island tables. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Department of Census and Statistics. 108p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 630 G744 SRI Record No: H043765)
9 Damayanthi, M. K. N.; Nanayakkara, V. K. 2008. Impact of the provincial council system on the smallholder agriculture in Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI). 156p. (HARTI Research Study 126)
Smallholders ; Agricultural development ; Irrigation ; Decentralization ; Legal aspects ; Institutions ; Land administration ; Agricultural research ; Livestock ; Farmers / Sri Lanka / North western Province / North eastern Province / Uva Province / Southern Province
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 630 G744 DAM, e-copy SF Record No: H043792)
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10 Namara, Regassa E.; Horowitz, L.; Nyamadi, B.; Barry, Boubacar. 2011. Irrigation development in Ghana: past experiences, emerging opportunities, and future directions. Accra, Ghana: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Ghana Strategy Support Program (GSSP). 43p. (GSSP Working Paper 0027)
Irrigation management ; Irrigated farming ; Irrigation systems ; Irrigation schemes ; Smallholders ; Groundwater irrigation ; Precipitation ; Reservoirs ; Investment ; Cropping patterns ; Vegetables ; Economic aspects ; Constraints / Ghana
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H043830)
https://www.ifpri.org/cdmref/p15738coll2/id/124870/filename/124871.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043830.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043830.pdf
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11 UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education; International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2009. Smallholder System Innovations in Integrated Watershed Management, SSI Programme: strategies of water for food and environmental security in drought-prone tropical and subtropical agro-ecosystems, Tanzania and South Africa. Final report, 1 July - 30 June 2009. Delft, Netherlands: UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 172p.
Smallholders ; Watershed management ; Environmental management ; Agroecosystems ; River basins ; Water harvesting ; Rain ; Catchment areas ; Institutions ; Farmers ; Yields ; Crop production ; Capacity building ; Research projects / Africa / Tanzania / South Africa / Pangani River Basin / Makanya Watershed / Thukela River Basin / Makanya Catchment / Potshini Catchment
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G100 UNE Record No: H043875)
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12 UNEP. 2009. Water security and ecosystem services: the critical connection. Nairobi, Kenya: UNEP. 52p.
Water security ; Ecosystems ; River basin management ; Lakes ; Watershed management ; Rehabilitation ; Smallholders
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 UNE Record No: H043916)
http://www.unep.org/Themes/Freshwater/PDF/EMP_case%20studies_webR.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043916.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043916.pdf
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13 Namara, Regassa E.; Horowitz, L.; Kolavalli, S.; Kranjac-Berisavljevic, G.; Dawuni, B. N.; Barry, Boubacar; Giordano, Mark. 2010. Typology of irrigation systems in Ghana. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 27p. (IWMI Working Paper 142) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2011.200]
Typology ; Surface irrigation ; Communal irrigation systems ; Farmers ; Water user associations ; Smallholders ; Irrigation management ; Public sector ; Private sector ; Wastewater irrigation ; Groundwater irrigation ; Tube well irrigation ; Wells ; Farmer-led irrigation ; Case studies / Ghana
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H043957)
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Interest in African irrigation investment is growing. However, irrigation is not a monolithic concept, and the opportunities and risks can vary substantially by approach. To help provide an understanding of the variation, this paper builds on previous work to provide a detailed typology of irrigation systems as currently used in Ghana.
14 Pangare, V.; Karmakar, D. 2003. Impact on livelihoods: PRADAN's collaboration study of the 5% technology Purulia, West Bengal, India. Poverty-Focused Smallholder Water Management: an IWMI research project supported by DFID. Final report document 3 of 9. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 83p. + appendices.
Water conservation ; Rainwater ; Rice ; Cultivation ; Social aspects ; Land tenure ; Agricultural practices ; Development projects ; Development aid ; Non governmental organizations ; Institutions ; Food security ; Irrigated farming ; Gender ; Agricultural society ; Smallholders ; Villages ; Households / India / West Bengal / Purulia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H043992)
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15 Pangare, V.; Choudhary, R. S. 2003. Impact on livelihoods: the Paal Revival Project, Alwar, Rajasthan, India. Poverty-Focused Smallholder Water Management: an IWMI research project supported by DFID. Final report document 4 of 9. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 30p.
Irrigated farming ; Agricultural society ; Smallholders ; Social aspects ; Villages ; Households ; Income ; Development projects ; Water harvesting / India / Rajasthan / Alwar District / Paal Revival Project
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H043993)
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16 Badiger, S.; Sakthivadivel, R.; Aloysius, N.; Sally, H. 2003. Preliminary assessment of a traditional approach to rainwater harvesting and artificial recharging of groundwater in Alwar District, Rajasthan. Poverty-Focused Smallholder Water Management: an IWMI research project supported by DFID. Final report document 5 of 9. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 18p.
Water harvesting ; Water storage ; Groundwater recharge ; Supplemental irrigation ; Water conservation ; Watersheds ; Wells ; Water table ; Smallholders / India / Rajasthan / Alwar District
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H043994)
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17 Pangare, V. 2003. Impact on livelihoods: rejuvinating "Ooranis" Watershed Development Initiative, Ramnad District, Tamil Nadu, India. Poverty-Focused Smallholder Water Management: an IWMI research project supported by DFID. Final report document 7 of 9. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 30p.
Water scarcity ; Water supply ; Drinking water ; Villages ; Water storage ; Watersheds ; Water quality ; Social impact ; Agricultural society ; Smallholders ; Development projects ; Development aid ; Non governmental organizations / India / Tamil Nadu / Ramnad District / Ramanathapuram District
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H043996)
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18 Pangare, V.; Negi, N. 2003. Impact on livelihoods: Seva Mandir's Integrated Watershed Development Initiative, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. Poverty-Focused Smallholder Water Management: an IWMI research project supported by DFID. Final report document 8 of 9. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 19p.
Watersheds ; Development projects ; Smallholders ; Villages ; Households ; Social aspects / India / Rajasthan / Udaipur
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H044010)
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19 Hagos, Fitsum; Makombe, Godswill; Namara, Regassa; Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele. 2008. Does access to small scale irrigation promote market oriented production in Ethiopia? In Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele; Loulseged, Makonnen; Yilma, Aster Denekew (Comps.). Impact of irrigation on poverty and environment in Ethiopia: draft proceedings of the symposium and exhibition, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 27-29 November 2007. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.262-281.
Marketing ; Models ; Rural economy ; Farmers ; Smallholders ; Households ; Irrigated farming ; Rainfed farming / Ethiopia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044080)
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The study examined the extent and nature of market oriented production in irrigated compared to rainfed systems in Ethiopia. By doing so the paper identifies the role of irrigation in market-oriented production, while at the same time highlighting the main constraints to market oriented development. Our results indicate that irrigation contributes significantly to increases in market participation, volume of marketed produce and, hence, income, by inducing shifts in farmers’ cropping mix. The impact of commercialization of production on household food security is not direct and immediate mainly because of failures in the food market. While irrigation enhances market production, there are series of factors that pose serious constraints to market production. Land size, oxen holding, access to market and means of transport were found to be important determinants of market oriented production calling for policy interventions in land markets, access to productive assets and infrastructure development and policy measures to improve the performance of agricultural markets. The study also found education has market promoting effect in terms of increasing the probability of participation and volume of sale. Increased support to education can, thus, help in the long-term to transform traditional subsistence agriculture into more market-oriented agriculture. Finally there are unobserved site specific effects, related to location and other covariates, which influence market participation and volume decisions.
20 Dejene, S.; Teshome, W.; Makombe, Godswill; Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele; Prasad, Krishna. 2008. Institutions, management practices and challenges of small-scale irrigation systems in Ethiopia: a case study of two modern smallholders irrigation systems in western Oromia, Ethiopia. In Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele; Loulseged, Makonnen; Yilma, Aster Denekew (Comps.). Impact of irrigation on poverty and environment in Ethiopia: draft proceedings of the symposium and exhibition, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 27-29 November 2007. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.298-322.
Irrigation management ; Irrigation systems ; Small scale systems ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Water distribution ; Water scarcity ; Institutions ; Irrigated farming ; Households ; Income / Ethiopia / Western Oromia / Gibe Lemu Irrigation System / Gambela Terre Irrigation System
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044096)
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This paper examines the institutional arrangements that facilitate irrigation management and the present state of irrigation management and establishes where problems have occurred in the operation of Gibe-Lemu and Gambela-Terre Small-scale irrigation systems. The study employed the case study approach to tackle the research. Key informant and expert interview, desk review of different documents produced about the projects, group discussion, direct observation and structured interview schedule were used to collect data. The study proved the proposition that the government has uncritically supported the irrigation systems. Enabling legal system of land and water rights, strong woreda level state irrigation agency, support services (irrigation extension) and wellestablished water users associations through which purposes of irrigation are achieved were not adequately planned and put in place. These shortcomings undermined irrigation management, ultimately risked feasibility and sustainability of irrigated agriculture. Findings revealed poor record of accomplishment, in spite of the difference between the two systems, in managing water distribution in terms of the three most important performance indicators: adequacy, reliability and equity in water distribution. Water related conflicts are rampant but not settled yet. In addition, results indicated that irrigation had positively impacted irrigators’ livelihoods in terms of diversification and intensification of crop production, household income, housing and employment generation and this social effect of irrigation was significantly different between irrigation systems (due to difference in the institutional and socioeconomic context of the two irrigation systems) and locations within irrigation systems. Nonetheless, many irrigators did not maintain these positive changes for long. The constraints were scarcity and unreliability of water and management and socioeconomic problems. These, in turn, were mediated by lack of: a) clearly defined and well enforced institutions of land and water rights; b) technical problems in design and construction; c) inadequate institutional capacity of the local state irrigation agency to coordinate and support decentralized management of irrigation; d) policy related problems; e) inadequate organization of users for self management; and f) problematic social relation of power among water users. Finally, the paper draws a number of conclusions, using the theoretical notions like context, social requirement for use, social effects and social construction, about policy options and requirements in the readjustment of the surveyed irrigation systems and in the design of irrigation projects of these types.
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