Moyo, M and Dube, T and Rooyen, A V and Bjornlund, H and Parry, K and Wellington, M and Ramshaw, P and Pittock, J (2024) Adapting smallholder irrigation systems to extreme events: a case of the Transforming Irrigation in Southern Africa (TISA) project in Zimbabwe. International Journal of Water Resources Development. pp. 1-24. ISSN 0790-0627
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Abstract
Smallholder irrigation schemes are vulnerable to increased climate variability and change, particularly increased water stress. This paper explores whether the introduction of Agricultural Innovation Platforms and soil monitoring tools in smallholder irrigation schemes can improve the adaptive capacity of farmers and schemes in the Insiza District. Drawing on household survey and qualitative data, collected through the Transforming Irrigation in Southern Africa project, we analyse a comprehensive set of measures across four domains: field, household, community and markets. We find that social capacity and increased climate adaptation can be built with modest cost through combined social and technological interventions.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Global Research Program - Enabling Systems Transformation Global Research Program - Resilient Farm and Food Systems |
| CRP: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Smallholder irrigation schemes, efficient use of water for irrigation, climate change adaptation, agricultural innovation platforms, soil monitoring tools |
| Subjects: | Others > Climate Adaptation Others > Smallholder Agriculture Others > Irrigation Others > Soil Science Others > Climate Change Others > Water Resources |
| Depositing User: | Mr Nagaraju T |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Dec 2024 07:04 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Dec 2024 07:04 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/12886 |
| Official URL: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07900... |
| Projects: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Funders: | Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research |
| Acknowledgement: | The research in this paper was associated with the project ‘Transforming Irrigation in Southern Africa’, largely funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, Australia, under grant number LWR-2016-137. Part of this paper was submitted by the same authors to the Zimbabwe Government as a case study prior to the COP climate change dialogue in Cairo in 2022: How improved smallholder irrigation scheme management leads to better climate change adaptation benefits: a case of the Transforming Irrigation in Southern Africa project in Zimbabwe. |
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