Smallholder Irrigation Technology
Smallholder Irrigation Technology

Author: Melvyn Kay

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9789251045947

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This report is a view of irrigation technologies for smallholders in the context of improving rural livelihoods, especially in regard to the prospects for sub-Saharan Africa. The role of traditional technologies is evaluated and modern water distribution technologies, such as sprinkler and trickle irrigation, are reviewed. A broad classification has been made based on climate and the traditional agricultural background of the local people, which links technology options to specific places--to agricultural regions and to countries.

Institutional Alternatives in African Smallholder Irrigation
Institutional Alternatives in African Smallholder Irrigation

Author: Tushaar Shah

Publisher: IWMI

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13: 929090481X

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This report reviews several decades of global experience in transferring management of government-run irrigation systems to farmer associations or other nongovernmental agencies in an attempt to apply the lessons of success to the African smallholder irrigation context.

Irrigation Investment, Technology, And Management Strategies For Development
Irrigation Investment, Technology, And Management Strategies For Development

Author: K. William Easter

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-04-03

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 0429712030

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This book reports on a study that assessed the effectiveness of irrigation technologies and management practices in the Third World. Using a management model, it offers new perspectives on the evaluation of investment priorities and the benefits of irrigation projects in developing countries.