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Performance Evaluation of Participatory Irrigation Management by the Supply Chain Balanced Scorecard Approach

其他書名	Case Study in the Red River Basin, Cau Son-Cam Son Irrigation System, Northern Vietnam
出版	University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Agriculture Science, 2008
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=kObjSAAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋The main objective of the research is to design a new irrigation performance measurement framework and test its applicability in reality. For case study, an irrigation scheme under Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) was chosen for analysis. PIM is nowadays one of the most popular management patterns in irrigation system which is typical for the involvement of water users. Performance measurement has played an important role in setting objectives, evaluating performance and determining future courses of actions. However, until recently, most of the assessment practices in irrigation scheme have been focused on one-aspect evaluation, mainly field measurement, environmental sustainability, institutional setting, etc. There is still lack of a comprehensive evaluation framework which involves farmers' judgment while concerning the all-round aspects. Supply Chain Management (SCM) and its evaluation system has been discussed and adopted rapidly by many industrial organizations to control the effectiveness and efficiency of their manufacturing industry. Water, as a public property, since it needs to be paid for usage, also has the characteristic as a private commodity. In an irrigation sector, water comes through the canal and flows into the field as required by water users can also be treated as a chain process. Therefore, certain principles in the supply chain performance evaluation system might be used and matched for designing a new evaluation system for measuring irrigation performance. In Northern Vietnam, Xuong Lam Commune in Cau Son - Cam Son irrigation scheme has been chosen for case study. This commune has its own irrigation groups for distributing water, thus it can be considered more participatory than the other communes. Field observations, 120 questionnaire survey, a pair-wise ranking discussion as well as managers/experts interview were held in order to get an overview of the current status and gather the opinions from most of the stakeholders regarding the irrigation performance. Based on all these data collected and analyzed, the problems facing the current situation can be drawn by their priority and further suggestions for future development scenario will be put forward. The research has found that by using the Supply Chain Balanced Scorecard method to evaluate the irrigation performance, a holistic view including the financial, customer service, operational and development perspectives have been considered. Different from IWMI (Irrigation and Drainage Performance Assessment - Practical Guideline) and FAO (Rapid Appraisal Process (RAP) and Benchmarking) methodologies on performance evaluation, this is a completely new means to evaluate the irrigation system. Considering all the stakeholders including water users' judgments, with a view caring for all-round aspects, the new designed framework can be a worthwhile tool for the future assessment of irrigation management performance.