diffusion of modern irrigation is a main obstacle for improving small-scale farmer productivity. …In most developing countries non-irrigation status often dominates adoption of traditional and modern irrigation … technology. In this paper, we study the effect of production risk on irrigation technology choice among small-scale farmers in …

national and at the regional levels in northern Ghana. At the national level, diffusion of small-scale irrigation technologies … over the diffusion of small-scale irrigation, suggesting that small-scale irrigation is largely considered a supply … seen as regulators and possibly gatekeepers. For irrigation diffusion to successfully move from importation to distribution …

four individuals, cultivate fewer crops, have lands with low soil quality and poor irrigation water access, as well as …, have higher perception about freedom in crop choice, have off-farm work, as well as poor irrigation water access. These …

particular, the multi-purpose character of irrigation and drainage infrastructure creates several interlinks between water … residing in areas where communities use different types of irrigation water. The study used multiple tube fermentation method … socioeconomic characteristics, such as wealth, education level or social status. Households using surface water for irrigation had …

The law definition of the irrigation water rights including ownership, withdrawing right and deliverying right is well … efficiency of the irrigation water. Farmer rights on the water is a kind of club rights, which is defined well for the outsider … of the club but ill inside and reduces the efficiency of the irrigation water use. The paper points out to enhance the …