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Bibliography Pittock, J.; Ramshaw, P.; Bjornlund, H.; Kimaro, E.; Mdemu, M.V. et al. (2018) Transforming smallholder irrigation schemes in Africa: a guide to help farmers become more profitable and sustainable, ACIAR Monograph (202), 57 pages, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, Canberra ACT, URL: https://www.aciar.gov.au/publication/books-and-manuals/transforming-smallholder-irrigation-schemes-africa
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Abstract / Content summary Across Africa, national governments are setting agricultural development targets for millions of hectares of new irrigation areas and funders are investing billions of dollars in new projects. The reasons proffered for this expansion include the need to reduce poverty, secure food supplies, enhance resilience to climate change and increase economic growth. Sadly, most smallholder irrigation schemes in Africa are performing poorly and failing to achieve the objectives for which they were established, namely, to lift farmers out of poverty and significantly increase food security (Bjornlund et al. 2017; Mutiro and Lautze 2015). This guide is needed to provide practical advice to farming leaders, community organisations and government officers on interventions for sustainable and profitable irrigation that work. [Introduction]
identifier | ISBN: 978-1-925746-28-0
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files ACIARM202_IrrigationSchemes_Africa.pdf
External web link https://www.aciar.gov.au/publication/books-and-manuals/transforming-smallholder-irrigation-schemes-africa
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