Browsing by Author "Memon, Yameen"

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Capacity Building for Participatory Irrigation Management in Sindh Province of Pakistan
(2001) Memon, Yameen; Talpur, Mustafa; Rust, Hammond Murray
"Based on a project in which IWMI assessed the training needs of the farmers under the Farmer Managed Irrigated Agriculture (FMIA), the study highlights the importance of training in areas such as; effective communication strategies and conflict resolution, equitable water distribution, optimum use of water, financial management and developing a business plan."
Empowerment of Farmer Organizations : The Case of the Farmer Managed Irrigated Agriculture Project, Sind Province Pakistan
(2001) Murray-Rust, Hammond; Memon, Yameen; Talpur, Mustafa
"This paper reviews the conditions and progress towards empowerment of farmer organizations under the Farmer-Managed Irrigated Agriculture Project in the Sindh Province of Pakistan. It discusses the conditions necessary to achieve the goal of an empowered and vitalized farmer organization, the issue of legal status, skill-building activities to build the capacity of the members to manage their own affairs, and institutional issues."
Proposed Business Plan for Pilot Farmer Organizations
(2001) Rehman, Saeed Ur; Hassan, Mehmood Ul; Lashari, Bakhshal; Memon, Yameen
"This paper presents general guidelines to farmer organizations on how to achieve economic viability and how to carry out effective monitoring through an accountability mechanism. The paper is based on field studies conducted in the Sindh province of Pakistan. These guidelines could be useful in developing the future action plan after irrigation management transfer to the farmer organization. They deal with water supply and distribution, operation and maintenance, assessment and collection of water rates, and financial record keeping."
Water Distribution Equity in Sindh Province, Pakistan
(2001) Murray-Rust, Hammond; Lashari, Bakhshal; Memon, Yameen
"The concept of equity of water distribution is widely used in assessment of irrigation water management performance; but in reality there is considerable confusion between the concepts of equity and equality. This research forms part of a larger study of Farmer Managed Irrigation in Sind Province."