Tajikistan Impact Evaluations on WUAs: Water Governance & Kitchen Gardens
Channel: Agrilinks
Date: 2018-11-06

The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) was engaged by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Feed the Future initiative, to examine whether water users associations (WUAs) created and supported by USAID produced sustained increases in resource productivity, food security, and equity in southern Tajikistan, even after donor support was withdrawn. This evaluation consists of three research components, implemented from 2015 to 2018. These research components are: 

1. Identifying opportunities and constraints for the sustainability of WUAs; 

2. Assessing the persistence and equity of impact on irrigation services, crop choice, and cotton productivity; and 

3. Examining the role of women in irrigation water management to identify opportunities for enhancing food security.

Resources and more information:
https://www.agrilinks.org/library/impact-water-users-associations-water-and-land-productivity-equity-and-food-security