eprintid: 9468
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datestamp: 2016-05-03 09:58:44
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creators_name: Moyo, M
creators_name: Van Rooyen, A F
creators_name: Moyo, M
creators_name: Chivenge, P
creators_name: Bjornlund, H
icrisatcreators_name: Moyo, M
icrisatcreators_name: Van Rooyen, A F
icrisatcreators_name: Moyo, M
icrisatcreators_name: Chivenge, P
affiliation: ICRISAT (Bulawayo)
affiliation: School of Commerce, University of South Australia (Adelaide)
country: Zimbabwe
country: Australia
title: Irrigation development in Zimbabwe: understanding productivity barriers and opportunities at Mkoba and Silalatshani irrigation schemes
ispublished: pub
subjects: s17
subjects: s23
subjects: s28
subjects: s53
divisions: CRPS5
crps: crp1.13
full_text_status: public
keywords: Productivity barriers and opportunities, Smallholder irrigation systems, Sustainability, Irrigation productivity, Zimbabwe
note: This work was supported by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research [grant no.
FSC2013-006].
abstract: Productivity barriers and opportunities influencing smallholder irrigation sustainability in Zimbabwe were identified using case studies of the Silalatshani and Mkoba irrigation schemes. The major barriers were poor infrastructure and soil fertility, and poor access to farm inputs, farm implements, functioning markets and agricultural knowledge, which resulted in low yields, food insecurity and negative farm income. Most irrigated land remains unused, and marketing of produce is uncoordinated. Mobile technologies provide opportunities for market information dissemination. Institutions are needed to continuously encourage dialogue among agricultural value chain stakeholders to allow irrigators to align their operations to market demands and improve the viability of irrigation systems.
date: 2017-04
date_type: published
publication: International Journal of Water Resources Development
volume: 33
number: 5
publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
pagerange: 740-754
id_number: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1175339
refereed: TRUE
issn: 0790-0627
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2016.1175339
related_url_url: https://scholar.google.co.in/scholar?hl=en&q=Irrigation+development+in+Zimbabwe%3A+understanding+productivity+barriers+and+opportunities+at+Mkoba+and+Silalatshani+irrigation+schemes&btnG=
related_url_type: pub
funders: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
citation:   Moyo, M and Van Rooyen, A F and Moyo, M and Chivenge, P and Bjornlund, H  (2017) Irrigation development in Zimbabwe: understanding productivity barriers and opportunities at Mkoba and Silalatshani irrigation schemes.  International Journal of Water Resources Development, 33 (5).  pp. 740-754.  ISSN 0790-0627     
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/9468/1/Irrigation%20development%20in%20Zimbabwe.pdf