Irrigation and poverty alleviation: review of the empirical evidence

By I. Hussain, Munir A. Hanjra. 2004

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The purpose of this study is to clarify the linkages between irrigation and poverty by offering an objective review of recent research on the subject. The key questions addressed herein are: (1) what is the role of irrigation development and management in poverty alleviation? (2) what are the linkages and pathways through which irrigation contributes to poverty alleviation? (3) what is the magnitude of anti‐poverty impacts of irrigation? and (4) what are key determinants of anti‐poverty impacts of irrigation? Our review focuses on topical empirical research studies in Asia.

Subfields: Sociology and Political Science, Soil Science, Urban Studies

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Water management and crop production for food security in China: A review (2009, background): “With sustained growth in agriculture, rural incomes rose dramatically, lifting millions of people out of poverty permanently (Hussain and Hanjra, 2003, 2004).”
Economywide impacts of climate change on agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa: (2013, background): “Hussain and Hanjra (2004) identify three main pathways through which irrigation can impact poverty.”
The impact of smallholder irrigation on household welfare: The case of Tugela Ferry irrigation scheme in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (2014, background): “Moreover, it leads to poverty reduction by expanding opportunities for higher and more stable incomes, and by increasing prospects for multiple cropping and crop diversification (Hussain and Wijerathna, 2004).”
The United Nations World Water Development Report 2016: Water and Jobs (2016, background): “In the agricultural sector, numerous studies show that investments in irrigation have an overall multiplier effect on the economy estimated between 2.5 and 4 (CAWMA, 2007; Bhattarai et al., 2007; Hussain and Hanjra, 2004; Lipton et al., 2003; Huang et al., 2006).”
Importance of Irrigated Agriculture to the Ethiopian Economy: Capturing the direct net benefits of irrigation (2011, background): “At the micro level, irrigation leads to an increase in yield per hectare and subsequent increases in income, consumption and food security (Bhattarai and Pandy 1997; Vaidyanathan et al. 1994; Ahmed and Sampath 1992; Lipton et al. 2003; Hussain and Hanjra 2004).”
Global water crisis and future food security in an era of climate change (2010, background): “Past investments in agriculture have helped meet rapidly rising demand for food, and has contributed to growth in farm productivity and poverty reduction (Evenson and Gollin, 2003; Hussain and Hanjra, 2004).”