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Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9250037279
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9251054142
The AQUASTAT programme was established to develop a comprehensive picture of water resources and irrigation in developing countries, and to give systematic, up-to-date and reliable information on water for agriculture and development. This report sets out an analysis of water availability and its use on the African continent and changes that have occurred over the last decade, with an emphasis on agricultural water use and management. The report includes a CD-ROM with detailed profiles on the situation in each of the 53 countries in Africa.
Author : Hilmy Sally,Charles L. Abernethy
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-21
Category : Agricultural development projects
ISBN : 9789290904946
Only 4 percent of arable land in sub-Saharan Africa is irrigated, using just 2 percent of the available water resources. Furthermore, 18 percent of the area equipped for irrigation is not utilized at all and the intensity of use varies between 50 percent and 80 percent. This highlights the huge potential available for intensifying and expanding irrigated area, provided that the investments required can be successfully mobilized. However, it must be noted that if investments in irrigation are to yield satisfactory returns, investments must also be made in a series of related activities. Current global figures for the amount of private investment in irrigation confirm that good returns can indeed be achieved. Prospects for sub-Saharan Africa would be far more favorable if public development assistance, particularly foreign direct investments, did not show declining trends.
Author : Melvyn Kay
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9251045941
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.
Author : Karen Frenken
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Irrigation
ISBN : 9251039666
Author : Shah, Tushaar,Namara, R.,Rajan, Abhishek
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 53 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Conran Octopus
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UOM:39015010190158
Author : Jon R. Moris
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429714009
Irrigation Development in Africa: Lessons of Experience is a veritable encyclopedia of information on African irrigation. It describes a significant subset of the African irrigation experience, from traditional flood recession systems to large projects like Gezira and Bura.
Author : Pay Drechsel,Sophie Graefe,Moise Sonou,Olufunke O. Cofie
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Irrigation farming
ISBN : 9789290906421
This report tries to provide a state-of-the-art overview on irrigated urban agriculture in the West African subregion based on a comprehensive literature review supported by the results of three IWMI FAO projects.
Author : Arlene B. Inocencio,International Water Management Institute,Future Harvest (Program)
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Irrigation projects
ISBN : 9789290906582
High irrigation investment costs together with declining world prices for food and the failures of a number of high profile past irrigation projects are the main reasons for the reluctance of development agencies and governments in sub-Saharan Africa to invest more resources in irrigation. This study aims to systematically establish whether costs of irrigation projects in sub-Saharan Africa are truly high, determine the factors which influence costs and performance of irrigation projects, and recommend cost-reducing and performance-enhancing options to make irrigation investments in the region more attractive. It analyzes 314 irrigation projects implemented from 1967 to 2003 in 50 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America funded by the World Bank, African Development Bank and the International Fund for Agricultural Development.
Author : Shawki M. Barghouti,Guy J.-M. Le Moigne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Culture irriguée - Afrique noire
ISBN : 0821315544
Author : Anonim
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789290908654
Author : P. J. Riddell,Michael John Westlake,J. Burke,Jacob J. Burke
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9251055815
If irrigated production is to make a significant contribution to food security and economic growth in Sub Saharan Africa, it will have to be re-structured across the region as a whole. This is the main conclusion of a study undertaken by FAO to analyse the drivers of demand for irrigated production in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Steeply rising commercial food import bills for staple crops across SSA are indicative of the level demand that is not being met from domestic production. The increase of area under equipped/spate irrigation for the whole of Africa over the last ten years amounts to 1.27 million ha, which is equal to about 127 000 ha a year. This rate of growth has proved too low to have an impact on food import bills and buffer regional food security. However, within subregional trading groups there is scope for consolidation of market supply. Irrigated production opportunities in SSA could be realised where natural resources and markets coincide, but only through a great deal more attention to costs of production, price formation, effective water allocation mechanisms, economically efficient water use and strong, responsive institutions.
Author : Merrey, D. J.,Lefore, Nicole
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789290908760
Author : Paulos Chanie
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-02
Category : Water resources development
ISBN : 9789994455775
Like in many parts of the world, water resources in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have been pivotal for human survival, economic growth, social development, and practicing certain religion and cultural ethos. However, in spite of the intrinsic values of water, its use and management in sub-Saharan Africa has not been without limitations. The demand for water resources is increasing mainly due to rapid population growth, industrialization and urbanization and dealing with water-related issues has been complex and challenging for sustainable growth. Whilst there are various efforts by national governments, non-government organizations and communities to effectively and efficiently utilize and manage water resources, there are few comprehensive studies in sub- Saharan Africa that show the impact of the efforts on poverty reduction. Although certain reports indicate that many SSA countries lack clear vision on how water use can be harnessed with pro-poor growth and how poor communities can be capacitated to use water for poverty reduction, there are little exhaustive studies that clearly show familiar and innovative water use and management interventions followed by communities, national governments and other stakeholders, and demonstrate the challenges and successes of the same. Cognizant of the knowledge gap, in 2012 OSSREA launched a research project on ordinary and innovative water use and management patterns and practices in SSA, with a view to generate new knowledge on unexploited opportunities that could enhance the contribution of water resources to poverty reduction. This anthology documents various issues including water use and management in agriculture especially in irrigation projects in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe; water harvesting in Kenya and Uganda; the role of local water use institutions in Ethiopia; and water source maintenance and protection in Uganda.