eprintid: 10811
rev_number: 11
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datestamp: 2018-07-25 09:03:34
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contact_email: Library-ICRISAT@CGIAR.ORG
creators_name: Cofie, O
creators_name: Amede, T
icrisatcreators_name: Amede, T
affiliation: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) (Accra)
affiliation: ICRISAT (Addis Ababa)
country: Ghana
country: Ethiopia
title: Water management for sustainable agricultural intensification and smallholder resilience in sub-Saharan Africa
ispublished: pub
subjects: S25
subjects: SM1
subjects: s23
subjects: s28
subjects: s4004
divisions: D5
full_text_status: restricted
keywords: Farm-level, Food security, Investment, Policy, Rainwater, Water harvesting, Sustainable agriculture, Water management, sub-Saharan Africa
note: The research described in this special issue was conducted as part of the second phase of Challenge
Program on Water and Food (CPWF), which was funded by several donor agencies across three
African river basins. The Volta basin research was supported by funding from the European Commission
(C-ECG-48-IWMI-CP) (EC) and technical assistance from the International Fund for Agricultural
Development (IFAD).
abstract: Water management strategies and allocation policies that support agricultural intensification across agro-ecological zones and hydrologic basins are required for building resilient agrarian communities in sub-Saharan Africa. We provide an overview of the research and investments needed to enhance agriculture in the region, with a focus on technology and institutions, while describing opportunities for improving rainfed crop production. We discuss a range of water management practices in three river basins that were part of the Challenge Program on Water and Food research on Basin Development Challenges from 2009 to 2013. Our main message is that technical and institutional innovations in water management are required for creating and sustaining resilient agrarian communities in sub-Saharan Africa. Such innovations are best designed and implemented in consultations involving researchers, households, investors, and other participants with a management or regulatory responsibility. It is in this collaborative spirit that we introduce this Special Issue of Water Resources and Rural Development, in which several authors present results of studies on agricultural water management in the region, with recommendations for better planning and implementation of interventions to benefit smallholder farmers.
date: 2015-11
date_type: published
publication: Water Resources and Rural Development
volume: 6
publisher: Elsevier
pagerange: 3-11
id_number: 10.1016/j.wrr.2015.10.001
refereed: TRUE
issn: 22126082
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wrr.2015.10.001
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citation:   Cofie, O and Amede, T  (2015) Water management for sustainable agricultural intensification and smallholder resilience in sub-Saharan Africa.  Water Resources and Rural Development, 6.  pp. 3-11.  ISSN 22126082     
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/10811/1/Water%20management%20for%20sustainable%20agricultural.pdf