Small pumps and poor farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa: an assessment of current extent of use and poverty outreach

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dc.creatorNamara, R. E.
dc.creatorGebregziabher, Gebrehaweria
dc.creatorGiordano, Meredith A.
dc.creatorFraiture, Charlotte de
dc.date2023-05-08
dc.date2023-06-30T16:13:45Z
dc.date2023-06-30T16:13:45Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:37:11Z
dc.descriptionThe expansion of irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa has been slow. In Asia, the rapid expansion of smallholder irrigation systems was attributed in part to the availability and affordability of motorized pumps. This paper appraises the current extent of pump-based irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa; profiles the socio-economic and demographic attributes of current pump adopters; and assesses the poverty outreach of small-pump technology. It shows that private smallholder irrigation is practised mainly by the wealthier farmers. The development of groundwater irrigation requires targeted and deliberate public-policy interventions and institutional support focusing on the more marginal farmers.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/130953
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/160957
dc.languageen
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceNamara, R. E.; Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria; Giordano, M.; De Fraiture, C. 2023. Small pumps and poor farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa: an assessment of current extent of use and poverty outreach. In Pavelic, Paul; Villholth, K. G.; Verma, Shilp. (Eds.). Sustainable groundwater development for improved livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa. Abingdon, Oxon, UK: Routledge. pp.83-95. (Routledge Special Issues on Water Policy and Governance)
dc.subjectsmall-scale irrigation
dc.subjectpumps
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjectassessment
dc.subjectsmallholders
dc.subjectgroundwater irrigation
dc.subjectsocioeconomic aspects
dc.subjecttechnology
dc.subjectpolicies
dc.titleSmall pumps and poor farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa: an assessment of current extent of use and poverty outreach
dc.typeBook Chapter

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