Participation in the Irrigation Sector

The irrigation sector provides a rich source of experiences and lessons in user participation. Participation by farmers in system design and management helps to ensure the sustainability of the system, reduce the public expenditure burden, and impr...

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Main Authors: Meinzen-Dick, Ruth, Reidinger, Richard, Manzardo, Andrew
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1995/06/2813391/participation-irrigation-sector
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11661
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spelling okr-10986-116612021-04-23T14:02:56Z Participation in the Irrigation Sector Meinzen-Dick, Ruth Reidinger, Richard Manzardo, Andrew CAPITAL COSTS COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS DRAINAGE DRAINAGE SECTOR DRY SEASON FAO FARMER FARMER ASSOCIATIONS FARMER CONTRIBUTIONS FARMER GROUPS FARMER ORGANIZATION FARMER ORGANIZATIONS FARMER PARTICIPATION FARMERS IRRIGATED LAND IRRIGATION IRRIGATION AGENCIES IRRIGATION ASSOCIATIONS IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT IRRIGATION DISTRICTS IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT IRRIGATION POLICY IRRIGATION PROJECTS IRRIGATION SCHEMES IRRIGATION SECTOR IRRIGATION SYSTEM IRRIGATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT IRRIGATION SYSTEMS LABOR COSTS LARGE SCALE IRRIGATION LOCAL CAPACITY LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY NATIONAL IRRIGATION SYSTEMS O&M PARTICIPATORY IRRIGATION PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES PARTICIPATORY SYSTEMS PILOT PROJECTS PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION RICE RICE YIELDS RURAL DEVELOPMENT SMALL FARMERS SOCIAL ANALYSIS WATER CHARGES WATER DELIVERY WATER USER ORGANIZATIONS IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT USER PARTICIPATION STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION FARMER ORGANIZATIONS SUSTAINABILITY EQUITY PUBLIC EXPENDITURES INCENTIVES The irrigation sector provides a rich source of experiences and lessons in user participation. Participation by farmers in system design and management helps to ensure the sustainability of the system, reduce the public expenditure burden, and improve efficiency, equity and standards of service. Mobilizing support at all levels and establishing the participatory process, however, involves costs; it also demands knowledge of the incentives facing each group of stakeholders, and of the essential elements in building effective users organizations. 2012-08-13T15:39:44Z 2012-08-13T15:39:44Z 1995-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1995/06/2813391/participation-irrigation-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11661 English Social Development Notes; No. 3 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean South Asia East Asia and Pacific Africa Senegal Nepal Mexico Philippines
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topic CAPITAL COSTS
COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS
DRAINAGE
DRAINAGE SECTOR
DRY SEASON
FAO
FARMER
FARMER ASSOCIATIONS
FARMER CONTRIBUTIONS
FARMER GROUPS
FARMER ORGANIZATION
FARMER ORGANIZATIONS
FARMER PARTICIPATION
FARMERS
IRRIGATED LAND
IRRIGATION
IRRIGATION AGENCIES
IRRIGATION ASSOCIATIONS
IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT
IRRIGATION DISTRICTS
IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT
IRRIGATION POLICY
IRRIGATION PROJECTS
IRRIGATION SCHEMES
IRRIGATION SECTOR
IRRIGATION SYSTEM
IRRIGATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
LABOR COSTS
LARGE SCALE IRRIGATION
LOCAL CAPACITY
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY
NATIONAL IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
O&M
PARTICIPATORY IRRIGATION
PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES
PARTICIPATORY SYSTEMS
PILOT PROJECTS
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
RICE
RICE YIELDS
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SMALL FARMERS
SOCIAL ANALYSIS
WATER CHARGES
WATER DELIVERY
WATER USER ORGANIZATIONS IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT
USER PARTICIPATION
STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION
FARMER ORGANIZATIONS
SUSTAINABILITY
EQUITY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
INCENTIVES
spellingShingle CAPITAL COSTS
COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS
DRAINAGE
DRAINAGE SECTOR
DRY SEASON
FAO
FARMER
FARMER ASSOCIATIONS
FARMER CONTRIBUTIONS
FARMER GROUPS
FARMER ORGANIZATION
FARMER ORGANIZATIONS
FARMER PARTICIPATION
FARMERS
IRRIGATED LAND
IRRIGATION
IRRIGATION AGENCIES
IRRIGATION ASSOCIATIONS
IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT
IRRIGATION DISTRICTS
IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT
IRRIGATION POLICY
IRRIGATION PROJECTS
IRRIGATION SCHEMES
IRRIGATION SECTOR
IRRIGATION SYSTEM
IRRIGATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
LABOR COSTS
LARGE SCALE IRRIGATION
LOCAL CAPACITY
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY
NATIONAL IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
O&M
PARTICIPATORY IRRIGATION
PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES
PARTICIPATORY SYSTEMS
PILOT PROJECTS
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
RICE
RICE YIELDS
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SMALL FARMERS
SOCIAL ANALYSIS
WATER CHARGES
WATER DELIVERY
WATER USER ORGANIZATIONS IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT
USER PARTICIPATION
STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION
FARMER ORGANIZATIONS
SUSTAINABILITY
EQUITY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
INCENTIVES
Meinzen-Dick, Ruth
Reidinger, Richard
Manzardo, Andrew
Participation in the Irrigation Sector
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
South Asia
East Asia and Pacific
Africa
Senegal
Nepal
Mexico
Philippines
relation Social Development Notes; No. 3
description The irrigation sector provides a rich source of experiences and lessons in user participation. Participation by farmers in system design and management helps to ensure the sustainability of the system, reduce the public expenditure burden, and improve efficiency, equity and standards of service. Mobilizing support at all levels and establishing the participatory process, however, involves costs; it also demands knowledge of the incentives facing each group of stakeholders, and of the essential elements in building effective users organizations.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Meinzen-Dick, Ruth
Reidinger, Richard
Manzardo, Andrew
author_facet Meinzen-Dick, Ruth
Reidinger, Richard
Manzardo, Andrew
author_sort Meinzen-Dick, Ruth
title Participation in the Irrigation Sector
title_short Participation in the Irrigation Sector
title_full Participation in the Irrigation Sector
title_fullStr Participation in the Irrigation Sector
title_full_unstemmed Participation in the Irrigation Sector
title_sort participation in the irrigation sector
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1995/06/2813391/participation-irrigation-sector
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11661
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