Creating water user associations for improved agricultural productivity in Tajikistan: opportunities and challenges

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cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystems
cg.coverage.countryTajikistan
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2TJ
cg.coverage.regionCentral Asia
cg.creator.identifierSoumya Balasubramanya: 0000-0001-8035-7306
cg.creator.identifierMarie-Charlotte Buisson: 0000-0002-2111-1864
cg.creator.identifierPanchali Saikia: 0000-0001-7058-4038
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
dc.contributor.authorBalasubramanya, Soumya
dc.contributor.authorBuisson, Marie-Charlotte
dc.contributor.authorAslamy, Sohrob
dc.contributor.authorMacDonald, Katherine
dc.contributor.authorSaikia, Panchali
dc.contributor.authorMitra, A.
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-12T04:09:05Zen
dc.date.available2017-07-12T04:09:05Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/82733
dc.titleCreating water user associations for improved agricultural productivity in Tajikistan: opportunities and challengesen
dcterms.abstractAfter Tajikistan emerged an independent country, major land reforms took place. Large collective farms were broken up into smaller (dekhan) private farms. This created a vacuum, because there was no provision to manage competing needs of water among private farms. Water user associations were created with the efforts of the government, and several international donors, to manage distribution of water between private farms and to share in maintenance of smaller canals. In this paper we provide a brief description of the creation of water user associations, as well as their roles and responsibilities. We then describe the opportunities for increasing livelihoods, and contributing to increased agricultural productivity. Can these WUAs improve access to and distribution of water? Would better irrigations services increase cropping areas? Would yields of cotton improve? Can these be an improvement in crop diversity? We identify the key existing gaps in knowledge, that would provide an understanding of the impacts of these associations on wellbeing. We also describe some of the challenges that may limit the efficacy of these associations. Are these institutions likely to be able to cover their operational costs? Can these institutions serve well as cropping decisions change? Are these institutions likely to represent the needs of female farmers? We identify the key factors that need to be examined more closely, that provide an understating of the resilience of these associations. The answers to these questions would provide important information for policies to support and strengthen water user associations in Tajikistan.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBalasubramanya, Soumya; Buisson, Marie-Charlotte; Aslamy, Sohrob; MacDonald, Katherine; Saikia, Panchali; Mitra, A. 2016. Creating water user associations for improved agricultural productivity in Tajikistan: opportunities and challenges. Paper presented at the 2nd World Irrigation Forum, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 6-12 November 2016. 9p.en
dcterms.extent9p.
dcterms.issued2016
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.subjectwater user associationsen
dcterms.subjectagricultural productionen
dcterms.subjectproductivityen
dcterms.subjectsmall scale farmingen
dcterms.subjectprivate farmsen
dcterms.subjectcrop yielden
dcterms.subjectcropping systemsen
dcterms.subjectirrigation canalsen
dcterms.subjectirrigation schemesen
dcterms.subjectfarmersen
dcterms.subjectwater availabilityen
dcterms.subjectirrigation wateren
dcterms.typeConference Paper

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