The characteristics of farmers influence their relative motivation to pay water user fees and to make long-term investments. The evaluation found that migrants felt less inclined than Di perimeter residents to invest in the land. MCC should start these kinds of investments with an assessment of the community and then the project design should address the gaps that could undermine long term sustainability of the project, especially operations and maintenance (O&M). A thoughtful design adapted to farmer incentives and motivation, adopting social inclusion lens, could leverage existing social pressure to support O&M.
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