@article{Dessalegn:201004,
      recid = {201004},
      author = {Dessalegn, Mengistu and Merrey, D. J.},
      title = {Is ‘Social Cooperation’ for traditional irrigation, while  ‘Technology’ is for motor pump irrigation?},
      journal = {IWMI Reports},
      address = {2014},
      number = {615-2016-40960},
      series = {IWMI Research Report},
      pages = {37p},
      year = {2014},
      abstract = {Based on a case study in Ethiopia, this paper shows that  while farmers understand the social nature of  community-managed irrigation, they share a narrow  understanding of pump irrigation with policymakers as being  primarily ‘technical’. They perceive pumps as liberating  them from the ‘social’ limitations of traditional communal  irrigation. However, the rapid expansion of pump irrigation  is leading to increasing competition and conflict over  limited water resources. We analyze the wider implications  for Africa of this lack of visibility of the social  dimension of pump irrigation, and offer suggestions for  future policy and applied research to address the problem  before it becomes a widespread crisis.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/201004},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.201004},
}