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datestamp: 2017-05-22 05:40:57
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creators_name: Mwamakamba, S N
creators_name: Sibanda, L M
creators_name: Pittock, J
creators_name: Stirzaker, R
creators_name: Bjornlund, H
creators_name: Van Rooyen, A F
creators_name: Munguambe, P
creators_name: Mdemu, M V
creators_name: Kashaigili, J J
icrisatcreators_name: Van Rooyen, A F
affiliation: Food and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (Pretoria)
affiliation: Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University (Acton)
affiliation: CSIRO Agriculture (Acton)
affiliation: School of Commerce, University of South Australia Business School (Adelaide)
affiliation: ICRISAT (Bulawayo)
affiliation: Ministério da Agricultura e Segurança Alimentar, National Institute for Irrigation (Maputo)
affiliation: Department of Regional Development Planning, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Ardhi University (Dar es Salaam)
affiliation: Faculty of Forestry and Nature Conservation, Sokoine University of Agriculture (Morogoro)
country: South Africa
country: Australia
country: Zimbabwe
country: Mozambique
country: Tanzania
title: Irrigating Africa: policy barriers and opportunities for enhanced productivity of smallholder farmers
ispublished: pub
subjects: GL1
subjects: s17
subjects: s23
subjects: s28
divisions: CRPS5
crps: crp1.13
full_text_status: public
keywords: Africa, agriculture, smallholder irrigation, policy barriers, governance mechanisms, market access
note: The research in this article was part of the project FSC-2013-006, Increasing Irrigation Water Productivity
in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe through On-Farm Monitoring, Adaptive Management and
Agricultural Innovation Platforms, funded by the Australian International Food Security Research Centre
of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, and participating organizations.
This work was supported by Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research grant number
FSC-2013-006.
abstract: African governments have ambitious plans to expand irrigated agriculture, though existing smallholder schemes have largely failed to use land and water sustainably or become profitable. Six government-owned irrigation schemes in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe were assessed to identify common policy barriers and opportunities for higher productivity among smallholder farmers. Issues like insecure land tenure systems, unclear institutional arrangements and poor access to markets have contributed to limited profitability. Reform of currently insecure land tenure, strengthening farmer organizations and reforming policies are recommended so that governments step back from scheme management and foster market linkages to enable more profitable irrigated agriculture.
date: 2017
date_type: published
publication: International Journal of Water Resources Development
volume: 33
number: 5
publisher: Taylor & Francis
pagerange: 824-838
id_number: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1321531
refereed: TRUE
issn: 0790-0627
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2017.1321531
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funders: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
citation:   Mwamakamba, S N and Sibanda, L M and Pittock, J and Stirzaker, R and Bjornlund, H and Van Rooyen, A F and Munguambe, P and Mdemu, M V and Kashaigili, J J  (2017) Irrigating Africa: policy barriers and opportunities for enhanced productivity of smallholder farmers.  International Journal of Water Resources Development, 33 (5).  pp. 824-838.  ISSN 0790-0627     
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/10015/1/2017-5-22_Irrigating.pdf