Determinants of Collective Action in Irrigation Water Management for Canal Irrigation Schemes Managed by Local Water User Associations in Ethiopia: The Case of Dura, Laelay Logometi and Dibdebo in Central Tigray
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2017-07
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Collective action for managing common pool resources is a vital element
with many appropriation and provision problems. Challenges of
ensuring collective action forces us to identify the determinants of
collective action. This study identifies what determines participation of
collective action for small scale irrigation farmers using canal irrigation
in Central Tigray. It also addresses determinants of intensity of collective
action participation given the farmers participate. The study uses
Multivariate probit regression to find the determinants of collective
action using a cross-sectional data from 240 observation. These
observation collected were from Dura, Laelay Logometi and Dibdebo
which are kebeles found in the Central Tigray Zone. This survey was
conducted in 2016 referring to 2007 E.C. The findings show that
determinants of collective action differ according to measurements of
collective action; but labour force in the household, income earned from
irrigation farming, membership in community organization, age of dam,
distance to all weather road and perception of rainfall adequacy affect
participation of an irrigation farmer in collective action positively.
Heckman sample selection was used to measure intensity of participation
in collective action resulting the different determinants to different
intensity measurements but age of dam affected intensity of participation
positively while size of irrigation dam had different sign with different
measurements of intensity. Hence policy makers should take into account
the determinants of collective action when designing irrigation projects
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local water user associations in Ethiopia