http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/10014 2017-05-22T09:15:44Z info:eu-repo/semantics/descriptiveMetadata http://oar.icrisat.org/10014/ Communal irrigation systems in South-Eastern Africa: findings on productivity and profitability Pittock, J Bjornlund, H Stirzaker, R Van Rooyen, A F Irrigation Water Resources African Agriculture Significant expansion of irrigated agriculture is planned in Africa, though existing smallholder schemes perform poorly. Research at six schemes in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe shows that a range of problems are exacerbated by poor management, with limited market linkages leading to underutilization and a lack of profit. Improving sustainability of these complex systems will require: multiple interventions at different scales; investing in people and institutions as much as hardware; clarity in governments’ objectives for their smallholder irrigation schemes; appropriate business models to enable farmers; and better market linkages. Taylor & Francis 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://oar.icrisat.org/10014/1/2017-5-22_Communal.pdf Pittock, J and Bjornlund, H and Stirzaker, R and Van Rooyen, A F (2017) Communal irrigation systems in South-Eastern Africa: findings on productivity and profitability. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 33 (5). pp. 839-847. ISSN 0790-0627 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2017.1324768 10.1080/07900627.2017.1324768 info:eu-repo/semantics/objectFile info:eu-repo/semantics/humanStartPage