Irrigation management transfer in Mexico: a strategy to achieve irrigation district sustainability

Describes the process of transfer of irrigation districts in Mexico from public ownership to joint management, where responsibility for irrigation O&M is shared between the public irrigation agency and water user associations. It evaluates the sustainability of transferred systems and discusses needed changes.

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Main Author: Johnson, S.H.
Format: Report biblioteca
Language:English
Published: International Irrigation Management Institute 1997
Subjects:irrigation management, privatization, participatory management, agricultural production, sustainability, private sector, public sector, economic aspects, water users' associations, investment, agricultural policy, irrigated farming, water law, user charges, land ownership,
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39798
https://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/IWMI_Research_Reports/PDF/PUB016/REPORT16.PDF
https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.012
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Summary:Describes the process of transfer of irrigation districts in Mexico from public ownership to joint management, where responsibility for irrigation O&M is shared between the public irrigation agency and water user associations. It evaluates the sustainability of transferred systems and discusses needed changes.