New approach to water users’ associations in pump-based irrigation schemes in Myanmar results in equitable water allocation and boosts production
Funded through the Livelihoods and Food Security Fund (LIFT) from December 2016 to mid-2019, WLE/IWMI developed a novel approach to establishing water users? associations (WUAs) in pump-based irrigation schemes in Myanmar. This was accompanied by the introduction of new crop varieties and high-quality pulse and rice seeds by Welthungerhilfe and ICRISAT. Despite a drought, farmers reported 1.5 years after LIFT ended that their WUA had enabled them to double the irrigated area and increase crop production.
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| Format: | Case Study biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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2020-12-31
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| Subjects: | food security, farmers, rice, livelihoods, varieties, production, crop production, water, drought, water allocation, seeds, irrigation, quality, irrigation schemes, food, associations, fund, case studies, agrifood systems, rural development, |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121771 |
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