Pariyar, Bishnu, Lovett, Jon and Snell, Carolyn Jane orcid.org/0000-0003-3448-5985 (2018) Inequality of access in irrigation systems of the Mid-Hills of Nepal. Area Development and Policy. pp. 60-78. ISSN 2379-2957
Abstract
Access to, and control over, water for irrigation is one of the most important factors for increasing agricultural productivity, thereby affecting household food security and levels of poverty in developing countries. However, investments in the irrigation sector have often failed to consider equity aspects of irrigation interventions. Using data from 199 households from three irrigation systems in the mid-hills of Nepal we analyse access and control of water in different levels of socio-economic heterogeneities. The results demonstrate that efforts to improve livelihoods of the rural poor should give due consideration to the distributional aspects of irrigation interventions, with authority for allocating the level of access to irrigation water given to the farmers throughout the system.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. |
Keywords: | Spatial Inequality,Socio-economic Heterogeneity,Access to water,Irrigation,Poverty,Nepal |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Social Policy and Social Work (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 21 Aug 2017 11:15 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 13:56 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/23792949.2017.1353886 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/23792949.2017.1353886 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:120399 |
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