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International Water Management Irrigation against Rural Poverty Institute An Overview of Issues and Pro-Poor Intervention Strategies in Irrigated Agriculture in Asia Proceedings of National Workshops on Pro-Poor Intervention Strategies in Irrigated Agriculture in Asia Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia Pakistan and Vietnam Intizar Hussain and Eric Biltonen, editors PROCEEDINGS Irrigation against Rural Poverty: An Overview of Issues and Pro-Poor Intervention Strategies in Irrigated Agriculture in Asia Irrigation against Rural Poverty: An Overview of Issues and Pro-Poor Intervention Strategies in Irrigated Agriculture in Asia Proceedings of National Workshops on Pro-Poor Intervention Strategies in Irrigated Agriculture in Asia Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Vietnam Intizar Hussain and Eric Biltonen, editors August 2001 International Water Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka IWMI receives its principal funding from 58 governments, private foundations, and international and regional organizations known as the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). Support is also given by the Governments of Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka. The editors: Intizar Hussain is a Senior Economist and Eric Biltonen is a post-doctoral Economist at the International Water Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka. IWMI gratefully acknowledges the financial support from the ADB for the study “Pro- poor intervention strategies in irrigated agriculture in Asia.” Intizar Hussain; and Eric Biltonen (Eds.). 2001. Proccedings of National Workshops on Pro-Poor intervention Strategies in Irrigated Agriculture in Asia. Colombo: Interna- tional Water Management Institute. / irrigation management / water resources / poverty / sustainability / rural development / irrigated farming / performance evaluation / case studies / large scale systems / sur- face irrigation / water use efficiency / water scarcity / water policy / productivity / Asia / Bangladesh / China / India / Indonesia / Pakistan / Vietnam / ISBN 92-9090-450-X Copyright © 2001, by IWMI. All rights reserved. Responsibility for the contents of this publication rests with the authors. Contents About the Project ............................................................................................................... viii On National Workshops ..................................................................................................... ix Irrigation against Rural Poverty: An Overview of Issues and Pro-Poor Intervention Strategies in Irrigated Agriculture in Asia Intizar Hussain, Kenichi Yokoyama and Izhar Hunzai ................................................. x BANGLADESH Poverty Alleviation through Improved Irrigation Practices: Bangladesh Perspectives Mustafa K. Mujeri and Intizar Hussain .......................................................................... 3 Irrigation Management Issues in Bangladesh: Experiences and Lessons from Ganges- Kobadak Irrigation System M. Noajesh Ali ................................................................................................................... 13 Role of Irrigation towards Achieving Food Self-Sufficiency in Bangladesh S. Karim .............................................................................................................................. 25 Irrigation Development in Bangladesh: Socioeconomic Issues and Evidence M.A. Sattar Mandal ........................................................................................................... 29 Report on Workshop Discussions ..................................................................................... 31 CHINA Tarim River Water Allocation and Community-Based Management Yu Suhua and Zhao Xiusheng .......................................................................................... 39 Report on Workshop Discussions ..................................................................................... 65 INDIA Pro-Poor Intervention Strategies in Irrigated Agriculture in India Shri B.N. Navalawala ........................................................................................................ 73 Pro-Poor Intervention Strategies in Irrigated Agriculture in India: Some issues M.V.K. Sivamohan .............................................................................................................. 77 Pro-Poor Interventions in Irrigated Agriculture in Andhra Pradesh C. Sithapathi Rao .............................................................................................................. 83 v vi Pro-Poor Intervention Strategies in Irrigated Agriculture in India Syed Turabul Hassan ........................................................................................................ 91 Pro-Poor Intervention Strategies in Irrigated Agriculture in India: Some Issues S.G. Bhogle ......................................................................................................................... 101 Pro-Poor Intervention Strategies in Irrigated Agriculture in India R.K. Patil and S.N. Lele .................................................................................................... 105 Strategies for Fighting Poverty in Irrigated Agriculture Hemnath Rao H ................................................................................................................. 111 Report on Workshop Discussions 119 INDONESIA Sectoral and Structural Poverty Syndrome in Irrigated Agriculture in Indonesia Mochammad Maksum and Sigit Supadmo Arief ............................................................ 127 Development Perspectives of Irrigated Agriculture in Indonesia Effendi Pasandaran and Neulis Zuliasri........................................................................ 141 Implementation of Irrigation Development in Central Java Central Java Irrigation Service ...................................................................................... 153 Irrigation Management Policy Reform in Indonesia—Its Role in Supporting the Pro-Poor Agricultural Development Bambang Adi Nugroho ..................................................................................................... 161 Report on Workshop Discussions ..................................................................................... 169 PAKISTAN Poverty across the Agro-Ecological Zones in Rural Pakistan G.M. Arif and Munir Ahmad ............................................................................................. 177 Social Mobilization for Poverty Alleviation: Experience and Lessons from Small Dam Areas in Pakistan Muhammad Asghar Cheema ............................................................................................ 187 Pro-Poor Interventions in Rural Areas of the Punjab: Experience from the Punjab Rural Support Program in Pakistan Mohammed Amjad Saqib .................................................................................................. 197 vii Harnessing People’s Potential: Experiences and Lessons from Pakistan Rashid Bajwa ..................................................................................................................... 203 Report on Workshop Discussions ..................................................................................... 213 VIETNAM Irrigation Development for Hunger Eradication and Poverty Reduction in Rural Areas of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Tiep ............................................................................................................. 223 Role of Sustainable Irrigation Development and Management in Hunger Eradication and Poverty Reduction in Vietnam: Some Issues and Options Nguyen The Ba ................................................................................................................... 235 Irrigation Intervention Strategies for Poverty Elevation: Lessons from Experience Dr. Nguyen Hai Huu .......................................................................................................... 241 Implementation of Modeling Techniques to Resolve the Economic and Managerial Problems in Irrigation Practices in Dinh Hoa District Schemes in Vietnam Dao Van Khiem .................................................................................................................. 247 Some Methodological Issues in Studying Rural Poverty in Vietnam Today Dr. Le Ngoc Hung .............................................................................................................. 257 Report on Workshop Discussions ..................................................................................... 265 List of Participants............................................................................................................. 271 viii About the Project The project on “Pro-Poor Intervention Strategies in Irrigated Agriculture in Asia” is being undertaken by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), with financial support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) under its program on Agriculture and Natural Resources Research at CGIAR Centers. It is a multi-country project with case studies in six developing member countries (DMCs) of ADB: Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Vietnam. The main objective of this project is to determine realistic options for increasing returns to poor farmers through improving the overall performance of established medium and large-scale surface irrigation systems (canals). Case studies under the project will be carried out in collaboration with national research and development organizations