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

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cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystemsen_US
cg.coverage.countryEthiopiaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ETen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierMengistu Dessalegn: 0000-0001-5462-6760en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5337/2015.201en_US
dc.contributor.authorDessalegn, Mengistuen_US
dc.contributor.authorMerrey, Douglas J.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-30T13:44:10Zen_US
dc.date.available2015-04-30T13:44:10Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/65358en_US
dc.titleIs ‘Social Cooperation’ for traditional irrigation, while ‘Technology’ is for motor pump irrigation?en_US
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_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.available2014en_US
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_US
dcterms.issued2014en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
dcterms.subjectsocial aspectsen_US
dcterms.subjectcooperationen_US
dcterms.subjecttraditional farmingen_US
dcterms.subjectsmall scale farmingen_US
dcterms.subjectirrigation schemesen_US
dcterms.subjectirrigation methodsen_US
dcterms.subjectagricultureen_US
dcterms.subjecttechnologyen_US
dcterms.subjectpumpsen_US
dcterms.subjectrural areasen_US
dcterms.subjectpovertyen_US
dcterms.subjectproductivityen_US
dcterms.subjectgroundwateren_US
dcterms.subjectwater resourcesen_US
dcterms.subjectfarmersen_US
dcterms.subjectriversen_US
dcterms.subjectcase studiesen_US
dcterms.typeReporten_US

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