The effects of irrigation on poverty: a framework for analysis

By M. Lipton, J. Litchfield, J. Faurès. 2003

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Subfields: Ocean Engineering, Water Science and Technology

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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).”
Do differences in the scale of irrigation projects generate different impacts on poverty and production (2011, background): “Lipton, Litchfield, and Faurès (2003) identify several pathways through which scale may potentially lead to differential impacts on households, including gains in efficiency, higher degrees of market integration in both output and input markets, and spillovers of agricultural knowledge among…”
The impact of smallholder irrigation on household welfare: The case of Tugela Ferry irrigation scheme in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (2014, background): “…that smallholder irrigation remains a feasible and key strategy for achieving improved agricultural production, household food security and rural poverty reduction in the developing world (Kumar, 2003; Lipton et al., 2003; Hussain and Hanjra, 2004; Gebregziabher et al., 2009; Bacha et al., 2011).”
Investing in water for food, ecosystems, and livelihoods: an overview of the Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture. (2010, background): “015 creating employment opportunities, lowering food prices, and increasing the stability of farm output (Lipton et al., 2003; Hasnip et al., 2001; Hussain, 2005).”
Agricultural water management and poverty linkages (2010, background): “Two factors contribute to output fluctuations: rainfall variability and the relative prices of inputs and outputs (Smith, 2004; Lipton et al., 2003).”
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).”