Supporting Farmer-Led Irrigation in Mozambique: Reflections on Field-Testing a New Design Approach

Smallholder irrigation technologies introduced in sub-Saharan Africa are often unsustainable in the sense that they are not maintained by their users. In contrast, there is clear evidence that smallholder farmers have been developing and expanding irrigated areas. An approach was developed that take...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wouter Beekman, Gert Jan Veldwisch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-06-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/6/580