Two Colombian projects show how local farmers can manage an irrigation system in a developing country if the management and personnel are well -trained and moti

Evaluates the turnover of two formerly government-managed irrigation districts in Colombia to the water users’ associations. Impacts are analyzed in terms of

There is a significant gap of knowledge about actual results of irrigation management transfer. This includes the questions: Which strategies work? Which don't?

Argues that single irrigation systems managed by autonomous system-specific organizations accountable to their customers, perform better and are more sustainabl