- Title
- Farmer-led institutional innovations in managing smallholder irrigation schemes in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape Provinces, South Africa
- Creator
- Phakathi, Sandile
- Creator
- Sinyolo, Sikhulumile
- Creator
- Marire, Juniours
- Creator
- Fraser, Gavin C G
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date Issued
- 2021
- Date
- 2021
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/471478
- Identifier
- vital:77457
- Identifier
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2021.106780
- Description
- Farmer-led institutional innovations have been touted as the key to improving the management of water resources in irrigation schemes. However, little is known about them in South Africa. This study documents institutional innovations by 28 farmer groups located on four irrigation schemes in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces, South Africa. Induced institutional innovation theory, Ostrom’s eight design principles, and thematic analysis of interview transcripts were used to analyse the data. The study results show that 21 groups engaged in institutional innovations, indicating high levels of farmer-led innovative activity among these irrigators. Examples of innovations include, among others, the introduction of a secret voting system to improve participation of marginalised people in decision-making processes, designing daily rotation rosters to reduce conflicts, as well as using an attendance register for participation in group activities, and rewarding members according to their participation levels.
- Format
- 9 pages
- Format
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Agricultural Water Management
- Relation
- Phakathi, S., Sinyolo, S., Marire, J. and Fraser, G., 2021. Farmer-led institutional innovations in managing smallholder irrigation schemes in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape Provinces, South Africa. Agricultural Water Management, 248, p.106780
- Relation
- Agricultural Water Management volume 248 number 1 1 9 2021 0378-3774
- Rights
- Publisher
- Rights
- Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Elsevier Terms and Conditions Statement (https://www.elsevier.com/legal/elsevier-website-terms-and-conditions)
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