How Access to Irrigation Influences Poverty and Livelihoods: A Case Study from Sri Lanka

Sellamuttu, Sonali Senaratna; Aida, Takeshi; Kasahara, Ryuji; Sawada, Yasuyuki; Wijerathna, Deeptha

doi:10.1080/00220388.2013.841887

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“…In terms of poverty reduction for an average household, access to large-scale irrigation reduces poverty by 12 percentage points. Sellamuttu et al (2014) present observational evidence that surface irrigation reduces both chronic and transient poverty, which likely reflects the aforementioned impacts on both the mean level and variability of agricultural production.…”

Section: Downstream Impacts On Povertymentioning

confidence: 69%

Dams: Effects of Hydrological Infrastructure on Development

Dillon

Fishman

2019

Annu. Rev. Resour. Econ.

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Hydrological investments, particularly irrigation dams, have multiple potential benefits for economic development. Dams also have financial, environmental, and distributional impacts that can affect their benefits and costs. This article reviews the evidence on the impact of dams on economic development, focusing on the levels and variability of agricultural productivity, and its effect on poverty, health, electricity generation, and flood control. We also review the evidence on irrigation efficiency and collective action of dam maintenance. Throughout the discussion, we highlight the empirical challenges that restrict the body of causally interpretable impact estimates and areas in which the evidence is particularly thin. We conclude with a discussion of emerging issues pertaining to the long-term sustainability of dams’ impacts and suggest directions for future research.

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Section: Downstream Impacts On Povertymentioning

confidence: 69%

Dams: Effects of Hydrological Infrastructure on Development

Dillon

Fishman

2019

Annu. Rev. Resour. Econ.

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“…Nonetheless, due to Pakistan's arid and semi-arid climatic conditions, about 90% of the area in Pakistan is irrigated through canal irrigation which is approximately 56,073 kilometers and supplemented through groundwater (Iqbal, 2015). A recent study in Sri Lanka has shown that irrigation water access has a positive effect on income through livelihood choices (Senaratna Sellamuttu et al, 2014). Similarly, in a study, Ahmad (1993) found that improved water-management practices contribute to the increase in net return at the farm household level.…”

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confidence: 98%

Improved water-management practices and their impact on food security and poverty: empirical evidence from rural Pakistan

Ali¹,

Rahut

Mottaleb

2018

Water Policy

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Using a comprehensive data set collected through field survey of 950 farmers across Pakistan, the current study evaluates water-management practices and their impact on food security and poverty. The results show that rural households mainly adopted four water-management practices (bund making, deep plowing, the adoption of stress-tolerant varieties, and irrigation supplements) and that the wealth, education, and gender of the farmer (male) positively influences the adoption of improved water-management practices. The propensity score matching approach shows that the adoption of improved water-management practices improves wheat and rice yields, household income and food security levels, and reduces poverty levels. The food security levels of households adopting improved water-management practices are higher: in the range of 3–12%. Higher wheat yields are in the range of 26.8–70.4 kg/acre and higher rice yields are in the range of 48.4–85.2 kg/acre. Higher household income levels are in the range of rupees 2,573–4,926 and the lower poverty levels are in the range of 2–7%. Hence, agricultural policy should promote improved water-management practices among rural households.

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“…The effective management of farm irrigation system facilities is the ground for enhancing the entire agricultural production capacity and has substantial practical significance for boosting food yield and unravelling hunger and poverty (Ahmed, 2022; Bacha et al, 2011; Postel et al, 2001; Sellamuttu et al, 2014). However, farm irrigation systems are weakly exclusive and competitive within geographical areas or specific management scopes.…”

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Does organizational support affect the governance performance of the farm irrigation system? Evidence from the Yellow River basin in China

Fu,

Zhu

2023

Irrigation and Drainage

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The engagement of farmers in the governance of farm irrigation systems is crucial for meeting irrigation demands and enhancing farm productivity. Theoretically, grassroots organizations' concerns and support for farmers will encourage them to participate in the activities of the organization, thus improving the management performance of the irrigation system. This paper examines the influence of organizational aid on the governance of agricultural irrigation systems using field survey data in the Yellow River basin, China. The seemingly unrelated regression model is used to explore the group disparities under distinct organizational circumstances and farm household characteristics. The study demonstrates that the software and hardware support provided by organizations can promote improved management performance of irrigation systems. In addition, considering the heterogeneity of organizational environments, such support is more conducive to enhancing the governance of systems in organizations with more cooperative atmospheres and higher degrees of fairness. From the perspective of the heterogeneity of system users, providing organizational support to growers with a low degree of nonagricultural transformation and labour shortage is more conducive to improving governance performance. Consequently, establishing an excellent organizational atmosphere and targeting organizational support to farmers is a viable means to optimize the governance of irrigation systems.

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How Access to Irrigation Influences Poverty and Livelihoods: A Case Study from Sri Lanka

Cited by 17 publications

References 32 publications

Dams: Effects of Hydrological Infrastructure on Development

Dams: Effects of Hydrological Infrastructure on Development

Improved water-management practices and their impact on food security and poverty: empirical evidence from rural Pakistan

Does organizational support affect the governance performance of the farm irrigation system? Evidence from the Yellow River basin in China

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