Assessing irrigation performance from the farmers' perspective: A qualitative study

Irrigation and Drainage

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 316-329

  Yakubov, Murat ^a  

^a Central Asia Sub Regional Office   (Uzbekistan)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Focus group; Grounded theory; Irrigation management transfer (IMT); Irrigation performance assessment; Performance criteria; Qualitative research methods; Service quality; Water users' association

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863560892     PISSN: 15310353     EISSN: 15310361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ird.649     Document Type: Article

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