Impact of Participatory Irrigation Management - Case Study: Cocurirwa Cooperative, Rwamagana Rice Project, Rwanda

Narayanan, Kannan

doi:10.15406/apar.2014.01.00013

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“…However, in most cases, despite of the timeliness of the water distribution, the water is not provided in the required quality which may reduce the overall satisfaction of the farmers. Narayanan (2014) explained that farmer's education and their control for irrigation water management has apparent positive influence on their satisfaction level which gradually decreases with decrease in their awareness of water use rights (Cornia, 1985;Joshi and Hooja, 2000) pointed out that equity and transparency in irrigation water rights related information dissemination among farmers of awareness inside the community reduces the information gap, enhances water use efficiency and ensure successful working of the community level organizations (Bhuyan, 2007). Conversely, insufficient awareness of water use rights promotes lack of trust in farm managers and government organizations that subsequently lead to farmer's dissatisfaction (Omid et al, 2012).…”

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Canal Irrigation Water Distribution: Awareness of Water Use Rights and Farmer’s Satisfaction in Central Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Zahir¹,

Ullah²,

Jawad³

et al. 2023

SJA

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In this research study, farmers' awareness of water uses rights and their satisfaction with irrigation water distribution were assessed. For this purpose, 466 farmers were randomly selected through a multi stage stratified random sampling technique from three irrigation sections in District Malakand, District Charsadda, and District Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). This study revealed that majority of the respondents did not attend formal school, cultivated 5-12.5 acres arable land (small farmers), and had moderate monthly family incomes (PRS 21000-50000). However, the respondents had the least information regarding revision of water distribution schedule, mutation of irrigation water, and share of irrigation water during stressful times, which decreased their satisfaction with irrigation water distribution. Findings and recommendations of this study will be helpful for the irrigation department (KP) to create awareness among the farmers regarding irrigation water rights at a satisfactory level.

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Canal Irrigation Water Distribution: Awareness of Water Use Rights and Farmer’s Satisfaction in Central Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Zahir¹,

Ullah²,

Jawad³

et al. 2023

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“…irrigation -need to incorporate the design of appropriate instruments that respond to the specific individual context (Narayanan, 2014).…”

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“…Given the current heterogeneity in irrigation practices due to differences in access to water, the ongoing strategic developments – which prioritize the intensification of current production systems by mechanized irrigation – need to incorporate the design of appropriate instruments that respond to the specific individual context (Narayanan, 2014).…”

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Individual status quo modelling for a rural water service in Rwanda: application of a choice experiment

Uwera

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Envir. Dev. Econ.

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In Rwanda, rural water supply is not uniformly distributed. Rural areas are characterized by differences in the distance to the nearest water point and in water quality for domestic water, by watering frequency and water availability for irrigation water, and by the price for both. A household's perception of further improvements in water supply will, therefore, depend heavily on the situation it currently faces. The authors used a choice experiment to model how the individual status quo (SQ) affects preferences. Accounting for individual SQ information improves model significance relative to simply using the generic SQ parameter in the model, and the willingness to pay increases. Not using this information leads to a downward bias – and, in some cases, statistical insignificance – in estimates of households’ valuation of health improvements linked to improved domestic water availability, as well as of increased watering frequency linked to the improved availability of irrigation water.

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Learning from farmers' knowledge on participatory irrigation management using Q‐methodology

Kimbowa,

Wanyama,

Mukaya

et al. 2024

Irrigation and Drainage

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To sustain the performance of irrigation schemes, it is important to involve all stakeholders and enhance their management capacity. Using the Q‐methodological approach, drivers of farmers' perceptions of the management of public irrigation schemes were explored, taking the Doho rice irrigation scheme as a case study. Thirty‐nine male and female scheme farmers were selected from all 11 blocks based on the total number of Q‐set items. For each participant, an after‐Q‐sort interview was conducted to verify the Q‐sorting data. Farmers perceived that the establishment of a cooperative society, rehabilitation of the scheme and implementation of punishments for water‐user fee defaulters are among the major factors in improving the performance of the scheme and thus the general increase in rice yield. However, there is a need to improve scheme performance by introducing new technology, capacity building through training and incentives. Based on the Q‐sorting data analysis, four discourses were identified and summarized: (1) paying farmers; (2) disengaged farmers; (3) maintenance farmers; and (4) accountable farmers. All these factors contribute to key management challenges and thus to scheme performance. Local knowledge of the performance of existing schemes based on farmers' experiences is instrumental in guiding policy‐making towards sustaining planned irrigation schemes and thus contributes to improved agricultural production and livelihoods.

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Impact of Participatory Irrigation Management - Case Study: Cocurirwa Cooperative, Rwamagana Rice Project, Rwanda

Cited by 4 publications

References 5 publications

Canal Irrigation Water Distribution: Awareness of Water Use Rights and Farmer’s Satisfaction in Central Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Canal Irrigation Water Distribution: Awareness of Water Use Rights and Farmer’s Satisfaction in Central Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Individual status quo modelling for a rural water service in Rwanda: application of a choice experiment

Learning from farmers' knowledge on participatory irrigation management using Q‐methodology

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