Groundwater irrigation for smallholders in Sub-Saharan Africa – a synthesis of current knowledge to guide sustainable outcomes
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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| Format: | Journal Article biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Informa UK Limited
2013-07
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| Subjects: | groundwater, irrigation development, smallholders, farmers, pumps, drilling, wells, socio-economic environment, credit, capital, energy, land tenure, corporate culture, policies, farmer-led irrigation, |
| Online Access: | 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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| Summary: | 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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