Users' Satisfaction in Farmer Managed Irrigation System in Nepal : A Case Study of Chitwan District

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Irrigation plays a significant role in the path of agriculture development with its consequent effect on the progress and livelihood of agrarian-based society like Nepal. Majority of the irrigated areas are served under Farmer Managed Irrigation System (FMIS). This study is carried out to determine the socio-economic, demographic factors influencing satisfaction of the users in the Kumroj Farmer Managed Irrigation System (KFMIS) regarding water availability in plain area of Nepal, using the farm household survey data collected from 100 beneficiaries. Variation is apparent among the water users regarding several socio-economic and demographic characteristics. The logit model is used to analyze the relationship between dichotomous relations of satisfaction level (satisfied/dissatisfied) with the irrigation system by the help of certain independent variables. The result shows that the variables such as water availability on time, location of farm, land size, education in terms of schooling years and rice productivity significantly influenced the satisfaction of the system beneficiaries in the study area. It is further suggested that water distribution system should be upgraded in view of the water availability, farm location and size of the farm to improve users' satisfaction for the effective management of FMIS in the long run.