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Making a Large Irrigation Scheme Work : A Case Study from Mali

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T15:47:05Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T15:47:05Z
dc.date.issued2010-04
dc.description.abstractLocated in the heart of Mali, the Office du Niger (ON) is one of the oldest and largest irrigation schemes in Sub-Saharan Africa. The French, who began the scheme in 1932, planned on developing about 1,000,000 hectares (ha) over a period of 50 years. The scheme did not provide the expected resources for cotton and rice farming, and a major source of exploitation of farmers. Change began in the 1980's with Government/donor led reforms that resulted in dissolving the monopoly power of ON and increasing citizen participation in its management. This report provides the context and details on how the government of Mali became committed to reform of the ON, an irrigated rice scheme. The government's decision is presented as the outcome of a series of small power shifts triggered by pro-reform players. Reform advocates played a key role, and identified opportunities and applied their skills to tilt the power balance between agency and farmers to further goals of sustainability and partnership. Initial steps for reform had a significant impact, as they raised yields and farmer incomes in a single season. Coalitions grew into partnership institutions that became effective enough for government to consolidate them into a legal and financial framework. This case study serves as an illustration of how the World Bank and other donors can help governments turn public irrigation systems into financially sustainable operations.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/04/12485345/making-large-irrigation-scheme-work-case-study-mali
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/11704
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/11704
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWater P-Notes; No. 43
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectCANALS
dc.subjectCASH CROPS
dc.subjectCOTTON
dc.subjectCROP
dc.subjectCROP PROCESSING
dc.subjectFARM
dc.subjectFARM OUTPUT
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMER INCOMES
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMING
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectGRAINS
dc.subjectGRAVITY
dc.subjectHARVESTS
dc.subjectHIGH WATER
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPRESSURE
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRICE
dc.subjectRICE CULTIVATION
dc.subjectRICE PRICES
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE
dc.subjectWATER FEES
dc.subjectWATER SECTOR
dc.subjectYIELDS
dc.titleMaking a Large Irrigation Scheme Work : A Case Study from Malien
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2012-01-17
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T09:21:53.507508Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/04/12485345/making-large-irrigation-scheme-work-case-study-mali
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid854791468052811699
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333038_20100629013449
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum12485345
okr.identifier.report55273
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryMali
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Systems
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicCrops and Crop Management Systems
okr.topicWater Resources::Water Conservation
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Regional Economic Development
okr.topicAgriculture
okr.unitWater Unit (TWIWA)
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