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Water Governance, Training and Gender in Agriculture

Photographer: Neil Palmer / IWMI
Photographer: Neil Palmer / IWMI

This collection highlights findings from a Feed the Future impact evaluation completed in 2018 that assessed the impact of Water Users Associations (WUAs) on water and land productivity, equity, and food security in Tajikistan. The findings are of broad interest to anyone working in agricultural development, nutrition, women’s empowerment, and water governance.

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Final Report on Tajikistan Water Users Association Impact Evaluation

From 2004 to 2014, with the support of the U.S. Government’s Feed the Future initiative, USAID funded key components of the creation and support of water users associations (WUAs) in...

Agrilinks Team

Nov 07, 2018
Agricultural Productivity Gender Resilience

Local Water Sharing in Tajikistan Requires Improved Coordination

In recent years, Tajikistan has created private commercial farms and new formal institutions for water governance. Food security in rural areas also continues to depend on kitchen gardens, which obtain...
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Joseph Price

Jun 28, 2018
Policy and Governance

What Does Male Out-Migration Mean for Women in Tajikistan’s Agriculture?

In rural households from which men have migrated, women in Tajikistan have increased responsibilities in agriculture and are more involved in decision making. But far from being empowered, they face...

Marie-Charlotte Buisson

Jun 18, 2018
Climate and Natural Resources Resilience

Q&A on Water Governance, Training and Gender in Agriculture: A New Evidence Base

On May 25, Agrilinks hosted researchers from the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) for a seminar entitled “Water Governance, Training and Gender in Agriculture: A New Evidence Base.” This event...

Agrilinks Team

Soumya Balasubramanya

Marie-Charlotte Buisson

Jun 11, 2018
Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade Gender Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Policy and Governance

Training Female Farmers is Essential to Sustain Participatory Irrigation in Tajikistan

Massive out-migration of male farmers from Tajikistan threatens to undermine the country’s efforts to create community-based institutions capable of handling irrigation management.

Soumya Balasubramanya

May 25, 2018
Gender Policy and Governance Resilience

Traditional Farming or High-Value Crops? An Integrated Approach to Help Farmers Choose

This post was written by Marie-Charlotte Buisson, Consultant, International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Farmers in Tajikistan urgently need new ways to boost their incomes while strengthening household food and nutrition...

Marie-Charlotte Buisson

May 21, 2018
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Resilience

New Community Organizations Need Longer Training to Perform Effectively

This post presents findings from the recent Feed the Future impact evaluation on the Impact of Water Users Associations (WUAs) on Water and Land Productivity, Equity and Food Security in...

Soumya Balasubramanya

May 11, 2018
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Policy and Governance Resilience
Photo credit: Neil Palmer / IWMI
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Water Governance, Training and Gender in Agriculture: A New Evidence Base

May 24, 2018 Ronald Reagan Building 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Hemispheres Room Washington, District of Columbia, 20004, United States
Impact evaluations help attribute outcomes to a development intervention, which can be an elusive connection. Feed the Future is excited to showcase findings from its recently completed impact evaluation that...
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Policy and Governance Resilience
Photo: The Head of a Water Users' Association (WUA) in southern Tajikistan meets cotton farmers to discuss irrigation requirements. Credit: IWMI/Neil Palmer.

Cultivating the Habits of Efficient Water Management in Central Asia

Read how the creation of water user associations has helped empower rural people to have a direct stake in irrigation management in Tajikistan.

Soumya Balasubramanya

Jan 30, 2018
Climate and Natural Resources Gender

Impacts Assessments without True Baselines: Assessing the Relative Effects of Training on the Performance of Water User Associations in Southern Tajikistan

This article in the journal Water Economics and Policy is based on data from the Feed the Future impact evaluation assessing the impact of water user associations on food security...

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Soumya Balasubramanya

Jan 29, 2018
Climate and Natural Resources
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