Investment in Agricultural Water for Poverty Reduction and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa : Synthesis Report

The report analyses the contribution to date of agricultural water management to poverty reduction and growth in the in sub-Saharan Africa region, the reasons for its slow expansion and apparently poor track record, as well as the ways in which increased investment in agricultural water management could make a sustainable contribution to further poverty reduction and growth. The first chapter places agricultural water management in the context of the millennium development goals and paths to poverty reduction through agricultural growth. The second to fifth chapters contain a regional diagnostic that looks at the role of agricultural water management in sub-Saharan Africa, examines the contribution that investment projects have made, reviews the changing institutional context, and assesses the potential for further development. The sixth and the final chapter then summarizes the lessons and recommendations for increasing the contribution of agricultural water management to poverty reduction and growth in the region.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2008-01
Subjects:	ACCESS TO MARKETS, ACCESS TO SERVICES, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL GROWTH, AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION, AGRICULTURAL LAND, AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT, AGRICULTURAL USERS, AGRICULTURAL WAGE, AGRICULTURAL WAGE EMPLOYMENT, AGRICULTURAL WATER USE, ALLOCATION OF WATER, ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS, ANIMAL FEED, ARABLE LAND, ARID AREAS, ARID ZONES, BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS, CANALS, CAPACITY BUILDING, CASH CROPS, CATCHMENT, CATCHMENT AREA, CATCHMENT AREAS, CATCHMENTS, CLEAN WATER, COMMERCIAL FARMERS, COST ANALYSIS, COST-EFFECTIVENESS, COVERING, CREDIT ORGANIZATIONS, CROP AREA, CROP PRODUCTION, CROP RESIDUES, CROPPING SYSTEMS, CULTIVABLE LAND, DECISION MAKING, DEFICIT IRRIGATION, DIVERSIFICATION, DRAINAGE, DRIP IRRIGATION, DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, DROUGHT, DRY SEASON, ECOLOGICAL ZONES, ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC POLICIES, ECONOMICS, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, EVAPORATION, EXPANSION OF IRRIGATION, EXPORT MARKETS, EXTREME POVERTY, FARM FAMILIES, FARM INCOME, FARM INCOME GROWTH, FARM INCOMES, FARM MANAGEMENT, FARM SIZE, FARMER, FARMER INITIATIVES, FARMER ORGANIZATIONS, FARMER REPRESENTATIVES, FARMERS, FARMING SYSTEMS, FARMS, FLOODS, FODDER, FOOD AVAILABILITY, FOOD CROP, FOOD CROP PRODUCTION, FOOD CROPS, FOOD INSECURITY, FOOD NEEDS, FOOD POLICY, FOOD POLICY RESEARCH, FOOD PRICES, FOOD PRODUCTION, FOOD SECURITY, FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY, FOOD SUPPLY, GROUNDWATER, GROUNDWATER IRRIGATION, HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD INCOMES, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HOUSING, HUMAN RIGHTS, IMPORTS, INADEQUATE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES, INCOME GAINS, INCOME GROWTH, INCOME POVERTY, INDUSTRIAL USE, INPUT USE, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INTERNATIONAL WATER, IRRIGATION AGENCIES, IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT, IRRIGATION EXPANSION, IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT, IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, IRRIGATORS, LAND DEGRADATION, LAND USE, LAND USE PRACTICES, LARGE DAMS, LIVESTOCK WATER, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, MARKET PRICES, MIDDLE EAST, MULTIPLIERS, NORTH AFRICA, PARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENTS, POOR, POOR PEOPLE, POPULATION GROWTH, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION IMPACT, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER, PRECIPITATION, PRESSURE, PRODUCTION OF STAPLES, PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, PUMPS, PURCHASING POWER, RAINFALL, RAINWATER, RAINWATER HARVESTING, REDUCTION OF INCOME, RENEWABLE RESOURCES, RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES, RIVER BASINS, RIVERS, RUNOFF, RURAL, RURAL AREAS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL HOUSEHOLD, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT, RURAL POVERTY, RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION, SANITATION, SECTORAL POLICIES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SMALL FARMERS, SMALL-SCALE IRRIGATION, SMALLHOLDER FARMERS, SMALLHOLDER PRODUCERS, SOUTH AMERICA, STORAGE CAPACITY, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, SUBSISTENCE, SURFACE WATER, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE WATER, TARGETING, TRANSACTION COSTS, USE OF WATER, VEGETABLE PRODUCTION, VEGETABLES, WASTEWATER, WATER ALLOCATION, WATER AVAILABILITY, WATER CONSERVATION, WATER DEVELOPMENT, WATER FLOWS, WATER FOR IRRIGATION, WATER HARVESTING, WATER INVESTMENTS, WATER MANAGEMENT, WATER RESOURCE, WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, WATER SCARCITY, WATER SECTOR, WATER SERVICE PROVISION, WATER STORAGE, WATER SUPPLIES, WATER USERS, WATER WITHDRAWALS, WATERSHED, WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, WEIRS, WETLANDS, WHEAT PRODUCTION,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/9480368/investment-agricultural-water-poverty-reduction-economic-growth-sub-saharan-africa-synthesis-report https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8012
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