Although gender issues are today a priority on the agendas of irrigation policy makers, interventionists, farm leaders and researchers, there is still a considerable gap between positive intentions ..
2000 | Amarasinghe, U. A.; Mutuwatta, L.; Sakthivadivel, R.
This study focuses on the water supply and demand variations at the district level in Sri Lanka. The results indicate wide spatial and seasonal variations. The results indicate that, according to mo..
2009 | International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
The Sri Lanka “Water for Food Conference” held in June brought together a wide range of academics, scientists and practitioners to discuss key issues relating to food security, climate cha..
This report presents an assessment of agricultural practices in Kurunegala City, Sri Lanka, which was undertaken as part of the Waste water Agriculture and Sanitation for Poverty Alleviation in Asia..
Enduring low agricultural productivity is one of the major causes of rural poverty in South Asia. Based on a review of recent empirical studies, this paper focuses on three key questions: (1) why is a..
The case studies reported here highlight important concepts and information on the linkages between water and poverty that may not be available elsewhere. The overall objective of the studies is to dr..
The purpose of this paper is to examine the linkages between agricultural water and rural poverty. The paper demonstrates, through a series of real world case studies, how rural household deprivatio..
This report in one in a series of project reports written by the Wastewater Agriculture and Sanitation for Poverty Alleviation in Asia (WASPA Asia) project. The WASPA Asia project aims to deve..
The present study is an outcome of research carried out by the author under the Farmer-Managed Irrigation Systems (FMIS) Program of IIMI. The study was based mostly on available literature, and partly..
Canal irrigation provides livelihoods for hundreds of millions of people in developing countries. In parts of South Asia, where it has been a massive thrust in rural and national development, extensiv..
