Investing in Smallholder Irrigation

Investing in Smallholder Irrigation

Smallholder irrigated horticulture has proven to be a viable and attractive option for poor farmers in developing countries. This paper relates two important lessons learned: low-cost productive technologies must be available to smallholders in t...

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Main Authors: Naugle, Jon, Sellen, Daniel, Darghouth, Salah, Dinar, Ariel
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
AGRICULTURAL WATER
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
CANALS
CASH INCOME
CROP FAILURE
CROP VARIETIES
DISCHARGE
DRIP IRRIGATION
DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
DRY SEASON
FARMER
FARMING
FOOD SECURITY
GRAVITY
GRAVITY IRRIGATION
HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY
HUMAN RIGHTS
INTERNATIONAL WATER
IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE
IRRIGATING
IRRIGATION
IRRIGATION PROMOTION
IRRIGATION SECTOR
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
IRRIGATION WATER
LAND TENURE
LAND USE
MARKET GARDENING
MOTORIZED PUMPS
PESTICIDES
PIPE
PIPED WATER
PIPED WATER DISTRIBUTION
POOR FARMERS
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR SMALLHOLDER
PROGRAMS
PUMPING
PUMPS
PVC PIPES
RAINFALL
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL FINANCE
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
SALINITY
SANITATION
SMALL FARMERS
SMALLHOLDER IRRIGATION
SPARE PARTS
SUBSISTENCE
SUBSURFACE WATER
SURFACE IRRIGATION
SURFACE WATER
TUBEWELLS
VEGETABLES
WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
WATER QUALITY
WATER SUPPLIES
WELL CAPACITY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/7015025/investing-smallholder-irrigation
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9607

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/7015025/investing-smallholder-irrigation
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9607

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