An Impact Evaluation of India's Second and Third Andhra Pradesh Irrigation Projects : A Case of Poverty Reduction with Low Economic Returns

Irrigation has made a major contribution to poverty reduction in the past decades, enabling higher yields and better nutrition. Despite these achievements, large-scale irrigation schemes have usually yielded low returns and attracted negative publi...

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Main Author:	Independent Evaluation Group
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC : World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO IRRIGATION ACCESS TO WATER AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURAL FINANCE AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL INCOMES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT AGRONOMY AQUIFER AQUIFERS BARRAGES BENEFITS FROM IRRIGATION BOREHOLES CANAL DESIGN CANAL IRRIGATION CANAL NETWORK CANAL REHABILITATION CANAL SYSTEM CANAL WATER CANALS CATCHMENT CATCHMENT AREA COLLECTION OF WATER COMMUNITY GROUPS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS CONFLICT CROP YIELDS CROPPING INTENSITY CROPPING PATTERNS CULTIVATION DAMS DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS DIVERSION OF WATER DRAWING WATER DROUGHT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT EXPANSION OF IRRIGATION FARM EMPLOYMENT FARM HOUSEHOLDS FARM INCOME FARM INCOMES FARMERS FARMERS MANAGEMENT OF IRRIGATION FISH FOOD PRICES FOOD SECURITY GREEN REVOLUTION GROUNDWATER GROUNDWATER IRRIGATION GROUNDWATER LEVEL GROUNDWATER LEVELS HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLDS IMPACT ON POVERTY INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GROWTH INSUFFICIENT WATER IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE IRRIGATED FARMING IRRIGATION IRRIGATION CONSTRUCTION IRRIGATION DEPARTMENTS IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT IRRIGATION EXPANSION IRRIGATION FINANCING IRRIGATION INVESTMENTS IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT TRANSFER IRRIGATION NETWORK IRRIGATION PROJECT IRRIGATION PROJECTS IRRIGATION SCHEME IRRIGATION SCHEMES IRRIGATION SECTOR IRRIGATION SERVICES IRRIGATION SOURCES IRRIGATION SYSTEM IRRIGATION SYSTEMS IRRIGATION WATER IRRIGATION WORKS LACK OF WATER LAND OWNERSHIP LININGS MAIN CANALS MALNUTRITION NATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL RIVERS NUTRITION NUTRITION OUTCOMES PARTICIPATORY IRRIGATION PARTICIPATORY IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT PERCOLATION PONDS POOR POOR FARMERS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY IMPACT POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PUMPS RAIN RAINFALL RESERVOIRS RIVERS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL INCOMES RURAL LIVELIHOODS RURAL POVERTY RURAL RESIDENTS SAVINGS SEEPAGE SOCIAL FUNDS SOCIAL IMPACTS SURFACE IRRIGATION SURFACE WATER TRADABLE WATER TRADABLE WATER RIGHTS TUBEWELLS WASTAGE WATER ALLOCATION WATER AVAILABILITY WATER CHARGES WATER COMMITTEES WATER CONSUMPTION WATER CONTROL WATER DISTRIBUTION WATER FEE WATER FEES WATER FLOW WATER FLOWS WATER FOR IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT WATER PRICING WATER PRICING POLICY WATER PRICING STRUCTURE WATER RESOURCES WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT WATER RIGHTS WATER SCARCITY WATER SOURCE WATER SUPPLIES WATER SUPPLY WATER TABLES WATER USAGE WATER USE WATER USER WATER USER ASSOCIATION WATER USER ASSOCIATIONS WATER USERS WATER WASTAGE WATERING WATERS WATERSHED WELLS WETLANDS WUA
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9850996/impact-evaluation-indias-second-third-andhra-pradesh-irrigation-projects-case-poverty-reduction-low-economic-returns http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6521