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, Regassa E.
dc.creatorGebregziabher, Gebrehaweria
dc.creatorGiordano, Meredith A.
dc.creatorFraiture, Charlotte de
dc.date2013-10
dc.date2014-06-13T14:47:19Z
dc.date2014-06-13T14:47:19Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:29:37Z
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/10568/40290
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/157540
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceNamara, Regassa E.; Gebregziabher, Gebrehawaria; Giordano, Meredith; de Fraiture, C. 2013. Small pumps and poor farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa: an assessment of current extent of use and poverty outreach. Water International, 38(6):827-839. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2014.847777
dc.subjectfarmer-led irrigation
dc.subjectirrigation systems
dc.subjectirrigated sites
dc.subjectpumps
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjectsmallholders
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjectwater lifting
dc.subjecttechnology
dc.subjectsocioeconomic environment
dc.titleSmall pumps and poor farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa: an assessment of current extent of use and poverty outreach
dc.typeJournal Article

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