Irrigation management transfer in Mexico: a strategy to achieve irrigation district sustainability
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International Irrigation Management Institute
International Water Management Institute
International Water Management Institute
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Describes the process of transfer of irrigation districts in Mexico from public ownership to joint management, where responsibility for irrigation O&M is shared between the public irrigation agency and water user associations. It evaluates the sustainability of transferred systems and discusses needed changes.
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irrigation management, privatization, participatory management, agricultural production, sustainability, private sector, public sector, economic aspects, water users' associations, investment, agricultural policy, irrigated farming, water law, user charges, land ownership