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New approach to water users’ associations in pump-based irrigation schemes in Myanmar results in equitable water allocation and boosts production

author(s) CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems
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  • Eastern Asia
  • Asia
  • World
  • South-Eastern Asia
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CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems. 2020. New approach to water users’ associations in pump-based irrigation schemes in Myanmar results in equitable water allocation and boosts production. Reported in Water, Land and Ecosystems Annual Report 2020. Outcome Impact Case Report.
New approach to water users’ associations in pump-based irrigation schemes in Myanmar results in equitable water allocation and boosts production

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Abstract

Funded through the Livelihoods and Food Security Fund (LIFT) from December 2016 to mid-2019, WLE/IWMI developed a novel approach to establishing water users? associations (WUAs) in pump-based irrigation schemes in Myanmar. This was accompanied by the introduction of new crop varieties and high-quality pulse and rice seeds by Welthungerhilfe and ICRISAT. Despite a drought, farmers reported 1.5 years after LIFT ended that their WUA had enabled them to double the irrigated area and increase crop production.

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