Institutional alternatives in African smallholder irrigation: Lessons from international experience with irrigation management transfer

By T. Shah, B. Koppen, D. Merrey, M. D. Lange, M. Samad. 2002

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The impact of smallholder irrigation on household welfare: The case of Tugela Ferry irrigation scheme in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (2014, background): “Shah et al. (2002) estimated the public investments in smallholder irrigation at ZAR2 billion (ZAR40 000/ ha).”
Politics, Plurality and Problemsheds: A Strategic Approach for Reform of Agricultural Water Resources Management (2007, unknown): “The disappointing outcomes of the numerous attempts to impose ‘water users’ associations’ in such diverse contexts as South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and the transitional economies of Central Asia illustrate this error (Goldensohn, 1994; Shah et al., 2002; Ul Hassan et al., 2004).”
Energy-irrigation nexus in South Asia: improving groundwater conservation and power sector viability (2003, background): “Charging them for irrigation based on actual use would be easier than in an Indian system where the same command area would have 6 to 8 thousand customers (Shah et al. 2002).”