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Evaluation of the Irrigation and Water Resource Management Project in Senegal: Design Report

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  • Aravind Moorthy
  • Thomas Coen
  • Katie Naeve
  • Jeremy Brecher-Haimson
  • Sarah Hughes

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Mathematica is implementing an evaluation of MCC’s Irrigation and Water Resource Management Project’s activities to determine their impact on agriculture production, use and availability of water, household income, land security and conflicts, and land administration and governance.

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  • Aravind Moorthy & Thomas Coen & Katie Naeve & Jeremy Brecher-Haimson & Sarah Hughes, "undated". "Evaluation of the Irrigation and Water Resource Management Project in Senegal: Design Report," Mathematica Policy Research Reports c9f29d5746b14250b145a2030, Mathematica Policy Research.
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