Water-Wise: Smart irrigation strategies for Africa

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 a...

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Main Authors: Malabo Montpellier Panel, Glatzel, Katrin, Tankari, Mahamadou Roufahi, Demmler, Kathrin
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146075
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Glatzel, Katrin
Tankari, Mahamadou Roufahi
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description 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.
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spelling CGSpace1460752025-12-08T10:11:39Z Water-Wise: Smart irrigation strategies for Africa Malabo Montpellier Panel Glatzel, Katrin Tankari, Mahamadou Roufahi Demmler, Kathrin rainfall water management agricultural policies water farm inputs smallholders irrigation water use 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. 2018-12-18 2024-06-21T09:05:45Z 2024-06-21T09:05:45Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146075 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Malabo Montpellier Panel Malabo Montpellier Panel. 2018. Water-Wise: Smart irrigation strategies for Africa. Dakar, Senegal: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Malabo Montpellier Panel. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146075
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smallholders
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water use
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Tankari, Mahamadou Roufahi
Demmler, Kathrin
Water-Wise: Smart irrigation strategies for Africa
title Water-Wise: Smart irrigation strategies for Africa
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water management
agricultural policies
water
farm inputs
smallholders
irrigation
water use
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