Factors Affecting Collective Actions in Farmer-Managed Irrigation Systems of Nepal
| Autor: | Bob Farquharson, Brian Davidson, Tirtha Raj Dhakal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Natural resource economics
institutional design Plant Science collective actions 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Nepal Farm water lcsh:Agriculture (General) Irrigation management Productivity 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Government business.industry Corporate governance 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences lcsh:S1-972 farmer-managed irrigation systems Agrarian society Property rights Agriculture 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Business Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Agriculture, Vol 8, Iss 6, p 77 (2018) Agriculture Volume 8 Issue 6 |
| ISSN: | 2077-0472 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/agriculture8060077 |
| Popis: | The efficient management of agricultural water to meet its growing demand and to increase farm productivity has become a major concern in many agrarian countries. Various management principles, such as changes in governance, and crafting locally devised institutions have been prioritised in recent literature. The Nepalese government has considered farmers&rsquo governance in managing irrigation systems as a successful irrigation policy. One of the measures for a successful farmer-managed irrigation systems (FMIS), each farmer must engage actively in collective choice actions and share both the costs and benefits from the system, proportionately. Various aspects in an institution affects farmers&rsquo cooperative behavior to engage in the irrigation management process. A study of 232 FMIS in Nepal revealed that there is a need for a revised institutional design that can empower farmers by investing them with more defined property rights so that they can actively engage in maintenance activities. |
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