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Transforming smallholder irrigation in southern Africa

Across Africa, governments and donors are investing in a massive expansion of irrigated agriculture, assuming that this will reduce poverty for smallholder farmers and increase food security. Yet existing smallholder irrigation schemes on the continent have largely failed to significantly reduce farmer poverty, use the land and water sustainably or maintain the irrigation infrastructure. There is a complex array of reasons for this, ranging from farmers’ skills and markets to dysfunctional institutions. The 'Transforming smallholder irrigation into profitable and self-sustaining systems in southern Africa' project led by the Australian National University aims to improve farmer livelihoods, equity and community management in smallholder irrigation schemes in southern Africa. Learn more https://aciar.gov.au/project/lwr-2016...