This document is the sixth in the series of ten Policy Papers to be prepared under the IMPSA Program. It is based primarily on two Staff Working Papers on the issues related to the topic. This document highlights the significance of human resources development (HRD) in enhancing the performance of irrigation management agencie+D220s and personnel and also that of farmers' organizations (FOs) and farmers, in the implementation of new irrigation management policies that are being formulated. It outlines needs and priorities and the institutional arrangements for the effective implementation of HRD Programs by irrigation management agencies in the future. It focusses attention on HRD needs arising from the proposed new institutional framework including FOs, and the implementation of related policies and strategies.