Irrigation potential and investment return in Kenya

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dc.creatorYou, Liangzhi
dc.creatorXie, Hua
dc.creatorWood-Sichra, Ulrike
dc.creatorGuo, Zhe
dc.creatorWang, L.
dc.date2014-08
dc.date2015-10-02T07:43:57Z
dc.date2015-10-02T07:43:57Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:24:13Z
dc.descriptionThe potential for irrigation investments in Kenya is highly dependent upon geographical, agronomic and economic factors that need to be taken into account when assessing the long-term viability and sustainability of planned projects. This study analyzed large dam-based and small-scale irrigation potential and investment needs for Kenya based on agronomic, hydrological, and economic factors. The analysis of small-scale irrigation expansion shows that the potential for investment in small-scale projects in Kenya ranges from 54,000 ha to 241,000 hectares, with an internal rate of return from 17% to 32%. For the dam-based investment analysis, under low-cost assumption, 58 dams of 73 are profitable (IRR > 0). At high cost level, the number is 52. If we raise the IRR cutoff value to 12%, 32 dams are economically feasible. We showed that there is considerable scope for the expansion of both dam-based and small-scale irrigation in Kenya, and we also provided a strategic prioritization for investments in irrigation schemes and projects.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/68420
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/103338
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceYou, L., Xie, H., Wood-Sichra, U., Guo, Z. and Wang, L. 2014. Irrigation potential and investment return in Kenya. Food Policy 47:34-45.
dc.subjectinternal rate of return (irr)
dc.subjectsmall-scale irrigation
dc.subjectinvestment
dc.subjectirrigation
dc.subjectlarge-scale irrigation
dc.subjectreturns
dc.subjectirrigation potential
dc.titleIrrigation potential and investment return in Kenya
dc.typeJournal Article

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