Partnerships are at the core of our knowledge co-production. Our aim is to develop and expand our range of research, policy and practice partners in all regions of our work. The list below includes many of our current and recent partners in alphabetical order. We welcome further enquiries on partnering with us. Please contact Alan Nicol for further information.
The list below includes many of our current and recent partners in alphabetical order.
- Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute, Bangladesh
- Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Bangladesh
- Black Volta Agency – Agence de l’eau de Mouhoun, Burkina Faso
- Center for the Development of Human Initiatives, India
- Chancellor College, University of Malawi, Malawi
- Chiang Mai University, Thailand
- Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
- CINARA, Universidad del Valle in Cali, Colombia
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
- CONCERN Worldwide
- Department of Agricultural Economics, B.P.S. Agricultural College, Bihar Agricultural University, India
- Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, South Africa
- Department of Development Studies, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Department of Irrigation and the Groundwater Resources Development Board under the Ministry of Irrigation, Nepal
- Excellent Development
- Faculty of Law, University of Nairobi, Kenya
- Faculty of Law, University of Oslo, Norway
- Food and Agriculture Organisation
- Green Watershed, Yunnan Province, China
- Hanoi University of Agriculture, Vietnam
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research Research Complex for Eastern Region ICAR-RCER, India,
- Innovation and Rural development at University of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- Institute of Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies , University of Western Cape, South Africa
- International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage
- International Development Enterprises (iDE)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development
- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
- Investment Promotion Department and National Economic Research Institute under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Laos
- IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
- Karen Environment and Social Action Network, Myanmar
- Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Laos
- National Agricultural and Forestry Research Institute, Department of Irrigation and the Department of Agricultural Land Management under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Laos,
- National University of Laos, Laos
- National University of Singapore, Singapore
- North Bengal Agriculture University, India
- Overseas Development Institute
- Paung Ku, Myanmar
- Pek District Agriculture and Forestry Office, Laos
- Pek District Lao Women Union Office, Xieng Khouang Province, Laos
- Plan International
- Provincial Stung Treng authorities, Cambodia
- Renewable Energy Association Myanmar, Myanmar
- Renewable World
- Research-inspired Policy and Practice Learning in Ethiopia and the Nile region (RAIN Foundation)
- Sakhi Bihar, India
- Shushilan, Bangladesh
- Soil Fertilizer Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam
- Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
- Southern African Development Community
- Stockholm Environmental Institute
- The World Bank
- Total Land Care, Malawi and Mozambique
- University of Harare, Zimbabwe
- University of Southern Queensland, Australia
- USAID
- Vietnamese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Vietnam
- Water Research Commission, South Africa
- Water Resources Management group, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
- WaterAid
- Weaving Bonds Across Borders, Myanmar
- Winrock International
- World Fish
- York Center for Asia Research, University of Toronto, Canada
- Zambia University of Barotse Mongu, Zambia
Enhancing capacity for system transformation
Strengthening and sustaining the enabling environment
Enabling gender and youth inclusion
Brokering knowledge for sustainability
Cultivating scaling preparedness
Fostering scaling partnerships
Co-developing innovation bundles
Scaling farmer-led irrigation requires strengthening human capacity and knowledge exchange among all actors and stakeholders involved. IWMI takes an action research approach, working with national and international research institutions, governments, extension agents and public and private organizations to co-develop the scaling ecosystem and strengthen capacity to drive scaling networks and collective action. We support the 
A lack of affordable credit, particularly for women and resource-poor farmers, is one of the main barriers to expanding farmer-led irrigation in low- and middle-income countries. But 
The ability of farmers to engage in or expand irrigation depends on the prevailing socioeconomic, ecological and political contexts, which are often complex, non-linear and changeable. Overcoming systemic barriers to farmer-led irrigation development while taking advantage of existing opportunities 
Population pressure and increasing water competition in a changing climate require us to take stock of the availability and use of water across scales. Water availability not only influences farmers’ commercial prospects but also irrigation-related enterprises and agri-businesses. Greater water scarcity could jeopardize irrigation and agricultural markets while excessive water use can lead to declining ecosystems, water quality and soil health. IWMI advises development partners and the public and private sectors on all aspects of water resource availability and use through a variety of advanced modeling and remote-sensing products and tools, including 
