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Una necesidad imperativa: un estudio sobre tecnología y rendimiento en un regadío en el Terai de Nepal

Technology is regarded as one of the main thrusts in agricultural modernization. It is also conceived as a way to cover certain necessities. Yet, its implementation in the irrigation sector has not been always satisfactory. In this regard, farmer’s relationship with technology is seldom considered. This relationship can be a way to understand how agricultural practices develop and its influence in irrigated performance. This study was carried out in Panchakanya Irrigation System, a Farmer Managed Irrigation System, in the southern plains of Nepal. It is an endeavor to understand the wider aspects of technology, how its introduction by rehabilitation programmes has shaped technological uses and the role of irrigation management transfer in resource use. Similarly an analysis of performance, at various scales, attempts to address the multidimensional nature of this concept and its application in order to assess Panchakanya Irrigation System. Correspondingly the linkages between technology and performance are revised. Finally, the role of development strategies and resettlement policies in Nepal are taken into consideration so as to discuss how migration fluxes affected the irrigation system both at technological and social levels.