From torrents to trickles: Irrigation's future in Africa and Asia

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dc.creatorRingler, Claudia
dc.date2021-10-05
dc.date2021-12-28T03:16:20Z
dc.date2021-12-28T03:16:20Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:00:36Z
dc.descriptionIrrigation has been a key component of agricultural intensification and transformation in Asia and has the potential to take on the same role in Sub-Saharan Africa. Irrigation has contributed to increased food production, lower food prices, higher rural employment, and overall agricultural and economic growth. At the same time, irrigation—through its large consumptive water use—has accelerated water depletion, degradation, and pollution; moreover, it has benefitted richer farmers more than poorer farmers. This article reviews the contributions and challenges of irrigation and identifies a series of measures to increase the sustainability and equity of irrigation going forward.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/117249
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/91942
dc.languageen
dc.publisherAnnual Reviews
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/9780896292543
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.environ.030308.090351
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceRingler, Claudia. 2021. From torrents to trickles: Irrigation's future in Africa and Asia. Annual Review of Resource Economics 13: 157-176. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-resource-101620-081102
dc.subjectfood production
dc.subjecteconomic growth
dc.subjecttechnology
dc.subjectequity
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.subjectirrigation
dc.titleFrom torrents to trickles: Irrigation's future in Africa and Asia
dc.typeJournal Article

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