Institutional Reforms in Indian IrrigationSAGE Publications, 2005 - 322 من الصفحات `Institutional Reforms in India Irrigation brings together perspectives from three scholars with research interests ranging from agricultural economics to participatory watershed management and collective action. Overall the book provides a useful overview of irrigation management in India and authoritavely reviews options for cost-recovery under irrigation management transfer programs' - Development and Change Examining the nature and scope of large-scale surface irrigation in India, this book identifies the factors leading to poor performance from a political economy perspective and suggests viable options for institutional reforms. Using empirical data on irrigation financing and farmer participation, the authors go beyond merely making policy recommendations. They make detailed calculations of the costs of irrigation development, including both capital expenditure and recurring costs. They also examine the performance of reform measures that are already in operation in Karnataka and Rajasthan, as well as evaluating the effectiveness of participatory irrigation management reforms. |
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الصفحة 212
... Farmer Participation in Irrigation The burgeoning literature on farmer participation generally suggests that there is significant scope for farmer management of irrigation . The trend toward farmer participation in irrigation began with ...
... Farmer Participation in Irrigation The burgeoning literature on farmer participation generally suggests that there is significant scope for farmer management of irrigation . The trend toward farmer participation in irrigation began with ...
الصفحة 214
... farmers value , individuals will not par- ticipate . 7.3.1 Costs and Benefits of Farmer Participation Despite widespread agreement on the importance of sufficient incentives for farmer participation ( FAO 1985 ; Geijer 1995 ; Meinzen ...
... farmers value , individuals will not par- ticipate . 7.3.1 Costs and Benefits of Farmer Participation Despite widespread agreement on the importance of sufficient incentives for farmer participation ( FAO 1985 ; Geijer 1995 ; Meinzen ...
الصفحة 273
... farmer participation . To identify the impediments to farmer organization , and what can be done to increase participation in irrigation , we need comparative study of sites with and without different forms of farmer involvement , and ...
... farmer participation . To identify the impediments to farmer organization , and what can be done to increase participation in irrigation , we need comparative study of sites with and without different forms of farmer involvement , and ...
المحتوى
Preface | 12 |
India Rajasthan and Karnataka | 29 |
Indian Surface Irrigation | 61 |
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agriculture allocated analysis Andhra Pradesh Bihar canal irrigation capital cost Chambal collective action command area committee cooperatives cost per hectare cost recovery crops direct receipts distributary efficiency estimates expenditure factors FAIA farmer participation FIGURE funds gestation lag groundwater groups Gujarat Haryana hectare IGNP improve incentives increase India infrastructure institutions investment involvement irrigated area irrigation agency Irrigation Department irrigation fees irrigation financing Irrigation Management Transfer irrigation potential irrigation projects irrigation schemes irrigation systems issues Karnataka KBJNL Krishna Raja Sagar Krishna river Maharashtra maintenance major and medium medium irrigation Meinzen-Dick ment million mobilizing O&M costs O&M expenses organizations participatory irrigation management percent performance Plan potential creation programs Rajasthan reforms revenue societies Source staff structure Tamil Nadu Temporal behavior tion Upper Krishna Project variables water charges water rates Water Resources water supply Water User Associations World Bank WUAs