Pro-Poor Intervention Strategies in Irrigated Agriculture: Lessons from the Asian Experience

Found at: https://hdl.handle.net/10535/4672
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Type:	Working Paper
Author:	Mukherji, Arindam
Date:	2007
Agency:	International Water Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Series:	Water Policy Briefing, no. 28
URI:	https://hdl.handle.net/10535/4672
Sector:	Agriculture Water Resource & Irrigation
Region:	East Asia Middle East & South Asia
Subject(s):	poverty irrigation agriculture water management
Abstract:	"Irrigated agriculture has contributed greatly to food security in Asia and irrigation projects present new opportunities for reducing poverty. This requires that projects deliberately tilt towards the poor. Moreover, policymakers, implementers and managers need to adopt an integrated approach when using irrigation as a pro-poor intervention strategy. With the right institutional and technical conditions, an effective incentives structure and proper implementation and management practices, pro-poor irrigation projects can make a significant difference to poverty in the region."

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