A public–private partnership experience in the management of an irrigation scheme using decision-support tools in Burkina Faso

Joost Wellens, Martial Nitcheu, Farid Traore and Bernard Tychon

Agricultural Water Management, 2013, vol. 116, issue C, 1-11

Abstract: Within the framework of a national policy on food sufficiency dating back to the late 1960s, a 1200ha State-run irrigated rice scheme, called the ‘Kou Valley’ scheme, was established in south-western Burkina Faso. Jointly managed over a long period by State officials and a series of international development agencies, all aid ended abruptly in 1993, leaving the farmers and their hastily assembled Water Users Association (WUA) poorly prepared to assume management of the scheme.

Keywords: Public–private partnership; Irrigation; Decision support; Water distribution; Sustainable management; Water user association (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2012.09.013

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