A methodology for assessing impact of irrigation management transfer from farmers' perspective

Abstract

Many countries, including India, have made efforts in irrigation management tranfer. As experiences of such transfers are becoming available there is a need for a rigorous method to assess their impact. In this study we argued for stakeholders approch and have presented a method by which impact can be assessed from farmers' perspective. This method involves the use of trade-off model often used in marketing research. The methodology is illustrated with the help of two cases of transfer located in western part of India.