Impact assessment of irrigation management transfer in the Alto Rio Lerma Irrigation District, Mexico

Kloezen, W. H.; Garces-Restrepo, C.; Johnson, S. H. III. 1997. Impact assessment of irrigation management transfer in the Alto Rio Lerma Irrigation District, Mexico. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI). 33p. (Also in Spanish). (IWMI Research Report 015 / IIMI Research Report 015)

Tests the hypothesis that, in general, irrigation management transfer has positive impacts on operation performance, managerial accountability, O&M budgeting and expenditures, costs of water to farmers, and agricultural and economic productivity in the Alto Rio Lerma Irrigation District in Mexico. Evaluates the potential of the Mexican IMT process as a model for other countries.