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Communal irrigation systems in South-Eastern Africa: findings on productivity and profitability

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  • Jamie Pittock
  • Henning Bjornlund
  • Richard Stirzaker
  • Andre van Rooyen

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Significant expansion of irrigated agriculture is planned in Africa, though existing smallholder schemes perform poorly. Research at six schemes in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe shows that a range of problems are exacerbated by poor management, with limited market linkages leading to underutilization and a lack of profit. Improving sustainability of these complex systems will require: multiple interventions at different scales; investing in people and institutions as much as hardware; clarity in governments’ objectives for their smallholder irrigation schemes; appropriate business models to enable farmers; and better market linkages.

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  • Jamie Pittock & Henning Bjornlund & Richard Stirzaker & Andre van Rooyen, 2017. "Communal irrigation systems in South-Eastern Africa: findings on productivity and profitability," International Journal of Water Resources Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(5), pages 839-847, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:5:p:839-847
    DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1324768
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    1. Maurice Osewe & Aijun Liu & Tim Njagi, 2020. "Farmer-Led Irrigation and Its Impacts on Smallholder Farmers’ Crop Income: Evidence from Southern Tanzania," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(5), pages 1-13, February.
    2. Zandile Masela & Abbyssinia Mushunje & Saul Ngarava & Amon Taruvinga & Simbarashe Tatsvarei, 2018. "Benefits of an Irrigation Scheme and Its Determinants to Surrounding Peripheral Rural Communities," Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, AMH International, vol. 10(6), pages 79-90.
    3. Chandni Singh & James Ford & Debora Ley & Amir Bazaz & Aromar Revi, 2020. "Assessing the feasibility of adaptation options: methodological advancements and directions for climate adaptation research and practice," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 162(2), pages 255-277, September.
    4. CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)., 2017. "Enabling sustainable, productive smallholder farming systems through improved land and water management," IWMI Water Policy Briefings 311132, International Water Management Institute.
    5. Chandra, Ankit & Heeren, Derek M. & Odhiambo, Lameck & Brozović, Nicholas, 2023. "Water-energy-food linkages in community smallholder irrigation schemes: Center pivot irrigation in Rwanda," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 289(C).
    6. Zenebe Adimassu & Marloes Mul & Afua Owusu, 2024. "Intra-seasonal rainfall variability and crop yield in the Upper East Region of Ghana," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 26(11), pages 29249-29268, November.
    7. Shalu Agrawal & Abhishek Jain, 2019. "Sustainable deployment of solar irrigation pumps: Key determinants and strategies," Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 8(2), March.
    8. Lefore, N. & Giordano, Meredith & Ringler, C. & Barron, J., "undated". "Sustainable and equitable growth in farmer-led irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa: what will it take?," Papers published in Journals (Open Access) H049101, International Water Management Institute.

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