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LOCAL SUCCESS IN ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATORY IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT: POLICY LESSONS FROM INDONESIA
Author(s) -
Ricks Jacob Isaac,
Arif Sigit Supadmo
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/jid.2859
Subject(s) - citizen journalism , promotion (chess) , participatory management , participatory development , business , irrigation management , java , economic growth , political science , environmental planning , environmental resource management , economics , agriculture , geography , management , politics , computer science , programming language , archaeology , law
Despite decades of promotion, efforts to encourage participatory irrigation management often falter. Nowhere is this more true that on the island of Java, Indonesia where multiple programmes and millions of dollars have resulted in few effective water user associations. Even so, pockets of participatory success exist. We present findings from one locally developed water user association training programme found in Yogyakarta, Indonesia that has experienced relative success in encouraging farmer participation. We then derive policy lessons from this case. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.