posted on 2018-02-12, 15:09authored byL.B. Roy, W.V. Rheenen, T. Abraham, A. Habte
From the very beginning, the expected participation of the farmers was not promoted in the Hare Irrigation Project, a small scale irrigation scheme near Arbaminch under Gamo Gofa region of Ethiopia. After through study, it was found that the basic reason for non-participation is the top-down approach followed during investigation, design and construction stages of the project. Due to strong resistance from the local farmers, the tertiary and quaternary
canals of the project are yet to be constructed. The above issue and its related aspects have been described in this paper.
Funding
The authors would like to sincerely acknowledge the financial support provided by the SNV programme at AWTI, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
History
School
Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Research Unit
Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
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WEDC Conference
Citation
ROY, L.B. ... et al, 1999. Farmers' participation and the Hare irrigation project. IN: Pickford, J. (ed). Integrated development for water supply and sanitation: Proceedings of the 25th WEDC International Conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 30 August-2 September 1999, pp.251-253.
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