Is ‘Social Cooperation’ for traditional irrigation, while ‘Technology’ is for motor pump irrigation?

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cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystems
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ET
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierMengistu Dessalegn: 0000-0001-5462-6760
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5337/2015.201en
dc.contributor.authorDessalegn, Mengistuen
dc.contributor.authorMerrey, Douglas J.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-30T13:44:10Zen
dc.date.available2015-04-30T13:44:10Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/65358
dc.titleIs ‘Social Cooperation’ for traditional irrigation, while ‘Technology’ is for motor pump irrigation?en
dcterms.abstractBased on a case study in Ethiopia, this paper shows that while farmers understand the social nature of community-managed irrigation, they share a narrow understanding of pump irrigation with policymakers as being primarily ‘technical’. They perceive pumps as liberating them from the ‘social’ limitations of traditional communal irrigation. However, the rapid expansion of pump irrigation is leading to increasing competition and conflict over limited water resources. We analyze the wider implications for Africa of this lack of visibility of the social dimension of pump irrigation, and offer suggestions for future policy and applied research to address the problem before it becomes a widespread crisis.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2014
dcterms.bibliographicCitationDessalegn, Mengistu [IWMI]; Merrey, D. J.; 2014. Is ‘Social Cooperation’ for traditional irrigation, while ‘Technology’ is for motor pump irrigation?. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 37p. (IWMI Research Report 161) 10.5337/2015.201en
dcterms.issued2014
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherInternational Water Management Instituteen
dcterms.subjectsocial aspectsen
dcterms.subjectcooperationen
dcterms.subjecttraditional farmingen
dcterms.subjectsmall scale farmingen
dcterms.subjectirrigation schemesen
dcterms.subjectirrigation methodsen
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.subjecttechnologyen
dcterms.subjectpumpsen
dcterms.subjectrural areasen
dcterms.subjectpovertyen
dcterms.subjectproductivityen
dcterms.subjectgroundwateren
dcterms.subjectwater resourcesen
dcterms.subjectfarmersen
dcterms.subjectriversen
dcterms.subjectcase studiesen
dcterms.typeReport

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