Do agricultural innovation platforms and soil moisture and nutrient monitoring tools improve the production and livelihood of smallholder irrigators in Mozambique?

    Chilundo, M and de Sousa, W and Christen, E W and Faduco, J and Bjornlund, H and Cheveia, E and Munguambe, P and Jorge, F and Stirzaker, R and van Rooyen, A F (2020) Do agricultural innovation platforms and soil moisture and nutrient monitoring tools improve the production and livelihood of smallholder irrigators in Mozambique? International Journal of Water Resources Development (TSI). pp. 1-21. ISSN 0790-0627

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    Abstract

    Over four years, a research-for-development project was implemented at the 25 de Setembro irrigation scheme in Mozambique. The project introduced agricultural innovation platforms to overcome barriers to production such as input and output supply chains and poorly maintained irrigation canals. Soil moisture and nutrient monitoring tools were provided so that farmers could improve their irrigation and fertilizer management. The farmers increased their crop production through the use of the tools and better irrigation infrastructure, and increased their income and overall well-being through better links to markets and new information sources facilitated by the agricultural innovation platforms.

    Item Type: Article
    Divisions: Research Program : East & Southern Africa
    CRP: UNSPECIFIED
    Uncontrolled Keywords: Irrigation management, Green maize, Markets, Mozambique
    Subjects: Others > Agricultural Marketing
    Others > Irrigation
    Others > Maize
    Others > Agricultural Economics
    Others > Mozambique
    Depositing User: Mr Arun S
    Date Deposited: 09 Aug 2020 14:24
    Last Modified: 09 Aug 2020 14:24
    URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/11549
    Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2020.1760799
    Projects: UNSPECIFIED
    Funders: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Acknowledgement: The authors acknowledge the support of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research in undertaking this research.
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