Does participation in communal water management improve household income? Evidence from Malawi

Impact of New Seed Varieties Programme on the Welfare of Rice Farmers in Indonesia: A Propensity Score Matching Approach

“…Matching method commonly used is PSM. In addition, to enrich literature and comparison of PSM methods with different variables, this study also considers some previous studies to make estimation especially (see Sanchez-Toleda et al, 2018;Asare, 2016;Wilkus et al, 2017;Himire et al, 2015;Xuan & Bauer, 2016;Jumbe & Nkhata, 2015;Ahmed & Mesfin, 2017;and Sahu & Das, 2015). The first step in PSM is to analyse the factors affecting the rice farmer household to get a new seed programme using the probit model.…”

Economics

“…The authors used estimates of irrigation demands from other studies, and developed an approach for the application of the conclusions of their study to irrigation water customers where there is not a commodity charge throughout Florida. Jumbe and Nkhata (2015) used a case study of irrigation co-management under the Bwanje Valley Irrigation Scheme in Malawi to analyze the empirical evidence that examines whether participation in community water resource management improves household agricultural income. The study determined that, despite the different benefits earned by different groups, the net annual agricultural income of the participants would have worsened had they not participated in the scheme.…”

“…Another example of new research was completed by Esteve et al (2015), which contributed to efforts that support water management and adaptive policy-making that account for issues related to climate change at various spatial and decision-making levels that incorporate the technical and institutional features that adaptation policies are meant to address. In addition, Jumbe and Nkhata's (2015) assessment provided an example of participatory community water resource management of irrigation water that included the contribution of women.…”