A comparative description of two farmer-managed irrigation systems in Nepal
Variations in irrigation management intensity: Farmer-managed hill irrigation systems in Nepal
Institutions for irrigation management in farmer-managed systems: examples from the hills of Nepal
The paper examines farmer organizations and property rights which have evolved as institutions in Nepal that enable collective management of water for agricultural production.
Farm-level effects of irrigation system design and operation problems
In Hydraulics Research Limited, IIMI, Overseas Development Administration, and Sri Lanka, Irrigation Department, Irrigation Design for Management - Asian Regional Symposium, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 16-18 February 1987 (pp. 1-20). Wallingford, UK: Hydraulics Research Limited / The paper discusses the interrelationship of design (and construction), operati...
An approach to estimating the potential production benefits from improved water management for rice
Production benefits of improved allocation of irrigation water are often difficult to measure. In situations of irrigated rice cultivation, both ex post estimates of such benefits and ex ante estimates of the maximum potential benefits of further improvements in allocation of a given water supply are possible using a conceptual framework which (1) ...
Managing main system water distribution
An optimized spatial-temporal-sectoral allocation model for water resources
Published in GeoJournal
The deficiency of water resources is limiting directly and severely the social-economic development and ecological environment protection in many regions, and has been exacerbated by rapid industrial growth and national and state agriculture production objectives. Recent national, provincial and local water reform efforts are also focusing on econo...
