Farmer-Based Financing of Operations in the Niger Valley Irrigation Schemes

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Type:	Working Paper
Author:	Abernethy, Charles L.; Sally, Hilmy; Lonsway, Kurt; Maman, Chegou
Date:	2000
Agency:	International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Colombo, Sri Lanka
Series:	IWMI Research Report, no. 37
URI:	https://hdl.handle.net/10535/4273
Sector:	Agriculture Water Resource & Irrigation
Region:	Africa
Subject(s):	irrigation cooperatives rural development institutional design water resources farmer-managed irrigation Ostrom, Elinor design principles
Abstract:	"Presents the results of case-studies of the functioning of four pump-based irrigation systems in the Niger River Valley. Prospects for sustainability are analyzed, especially in the light of the government's policy of promoting irrigator organizations to take over responsibilities for operation and maintenance."

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