Catalyzing farmer-led irrigation development in Africa: vision and pathways drawing from business, research and development practices
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International Water Management Institute
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Farmer-led irrigation development (FLID) has been part of the farming system for hundreds of years, but has only recently attracted increased attention from government institutions, donors and development organizations. Yet, despite its vast potential, FLID has only been expanding slowly. Barriers to scaling include inadequate policy and legal frameworks, underdeveloped irrigation technology and supply chains, a lack of affordable finance, and limited access to input and output markets. Transformative scaling of FLID requires identifying the sociotechnical innovation bundles that fit, designing and implementing effective scaling strategies, and fostering multi-actor engagement and partnerships to achieve impact and trigger changes across farm, local, national, regional and global scales.
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farmer-led irrigation, irrigation development, research for development, innovation scaling, small-scale irrigation, sustainable development, financing, business models, investment, value chains, policies, incentives, partnerships, stakeholders, private sector, public sector, donors, development organizations, non-governmental organizations, collaboration, gender equality, social inclusion, women, youth, irrigation technology, solar powered irrigation systems, farming systems, capacity development, learning, entrepreneurs, credit, risk, political aspects