Viewpoint – Another Well-Intentioned Bad Investment in Irrigation: The Millennium Challenge Corporation’s 'Compact' with the Republic of Niger
This commentary argues that the recently approved contract under which the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is investing US$437 million dollars in Niger over the next five years, most of it on large-scale irrigation, is not a good investment. The paper explains why the programme is not likel...
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| Language: | English |
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Water Alternatives Association
2017-02-01
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| Series: | Water Alternatives |
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| Online Access: | http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/articles/vol10/v10issue1/349-a10-1-11/file |