| Abstract: | Deteriorating economic performance of the Gezira Scheme in Sudan has called into question its effectiveness. Controversy regarding the Scheme's future focuses on the issue of land water charges (LWC) versus sharecropping, linked with the central issue of reorganization. Opponents of decentralization fear concentration of ownership, while its supporters implicitly assume that it could improve efficiency. In 1981-1982 the LWC scheme was introduced. The improvement in input delivery and irrigation, together with devaluation, have helped to increase productivity and the tenants' nominal incomes, and evidence indicates that the tenants are responding favourably to the new arrangement. In conclusion, the author argues for the feasibility of a decentralized decision-making form of organization involving cooperatives in a dialogue-form of interaction with a central planning unit. Bibliogr., notes, ref. |
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