Groundwater irrigation for smallholders in Sub-Saharan Africa – a synthesis of current knowledge to guide sustainable outcomes
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Groundwater irrigation for smallholders in Sub-Saharan Africa – a synthesis of current knowledge to guide sustainable outcomes
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Villholth, Karen G.
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groundwater
irrigation development smallholders farmers pumps drilling wells socio-economic environment credit capital energy land tenure corporate culture policies farmer-led irrigation |
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Description |
Groundwater irrigation for smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa is growing in extent and importance. This growth is primarily driven spontaneously by the farmers themselves, spurred by improved access to low-cost technologies for pumps and drilling services as well as market opportunities for produce. This paper presents a review of the current status and knowledge of the prospects and constraints for sustainable and pro-poor groundwater irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Further unlocking the potential of groundwater irrigation for smallholders will require better integrated approaches, simultaneously addressing groundwater-access constraints as well as enabling factors.
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2013-07
2016-03-09T05:47:20Z 2016-03-09T05:47:20Z |
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Journal Article
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Villholth, Karen G. 2013. Groundwater irrigation for smallholders in Sub-Saharan Africa – a synthesis of current knowledge to guide sustainable outcomes. Water International, 38(4):369-391. (Special issue on "Sustainable groundwater development for improved livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa, Part 1" with contributions by IWMI authors). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2013.821644
1941-1707 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72515 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/02508060.2013.821644 https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2013.821644 |
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en
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Copyrighted; all rights reserved
Open Access |
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Informa UK Limited
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