Petrol pumps and the making of modernity along the shores of Lake Victoria, Kenya
This paper explores how pump irrigation has evolved along the Kenyan shores of Lake Victoria. Over the past two decades access to petrol pumps has allowed small-scale horticultural enterprises to start up and then transform the size, intensity and nature of their production. We analyse the spread...
Main Authors: | Paul Hebinck, Luwieke Bosma, Gert Jan Veldwisch |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Water Alternatives Association
2019-03-01
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Series: | Water Alternatives |
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Online Access: | http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/articles/vol12/v12issue1/476-a12-1-2/file |
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