Author : Tushaar Shah
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 13,25 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Farms, Small
ISBN : 929090481X
This report reviews several decades of global experience in transferring management of government-run irrigation systems to farmer associations or other nongovernmental agencies in an attempt to apply the lessons of success to the African smallholder irrigation context.
Author :
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 15,11 MB
Release : 2018-06-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9290908653
Author : Melvyn Kay
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 45,89 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789251045947
This report is a view of irrigation technologies for smallholders in the context of improving rural livelihoods, especially in regard to the prospects for sub-Saharan Africa. The role of traditional technologies is evaluated and modern water distribution technologies, such as sprinkler and trickle irrigation, are reviewed. A broad classification has been made based on climate and the traditional agricultural background of the local people, which links technology options to specific places--to agricultural regions and to countries.
Author : International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 49,88 MB
Release :
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN :
Author : Malabo Montpellier Panel
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 47,7 MB
Release : 2018-12-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
The report begins with an overview of the challenges on agricultural systems to make more food available and accessible and lays out the potential of irrigation to make agriculture more productive, efficient and profitable for smallholder farmers. A discussion on the potential to expand irrigation across Africa and barriers to uptake including an analysis of the inherent risks and desired outcomes of irrigation forms the next section. The report reviews the traditional and new, innovative smallscale and large-scale irrigation approaches and technologies that have been implemented in Africa, followed by an analysis of the experiences of six African countries that have been particularly innovative and successful in terms of their institutional and policy design for irrigation. The report closes by drawing some key lessons and offering nine recommendations for actions by African governments and the private sector.
Author : Merrey, D. J.
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 19,26 MB
Release : 2018-12-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9290908769
Author :
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 32,86 MB
Release : 2006-01-23
Category : Irrigation projects
ISBN : 9290906138
Weaknesses in planning and implementation (P&I) have been identified as one of the main reasons for the disappointing results of agricultural water development and management projects. Based on a review and critical analysis of experiences and case studies in sub-Saharan Africa, this studycomponent proposes practical ways of improving performance related to planning and implementation and thereby enhancing the returns to investments in agricultural water.
Author : Hilmy Sally
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 41,2 MB
Release : 2011-10-21
Category : Agricultural development projects
ISBN : 9290904941
Only 4 percent of arable land in sub-Saharan Africa is irrigated, using just 2 percent of the available water resources. Furthermore, 18 percent of the area equipped for irrigation is not utilized at all and the intensity of use varies between 50 percent and 80 percent. This highlights the huge potential available for intensifying and expanding irrigated area, provided that the investments required can be successfully mobilized. However, it must be noted that if investments in irrigation are to yield satisfactory returns, investments must also be made in a series of related activities. Current global figures for the amount of private investment in irrigation confirm that good returns can indeed be achieved. Prospects for sub-Saharan Africa would be far more favorable if public development assistance, particularly foreign direct investments, did not show declining trends.
Author : Shah, Tushaar
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 53 pages
File Size : 50,82 MB
Release :
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN :
Author : Otoo, Miriam
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Page : 71 pages
File Size : 13,63 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9290908645
