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Reliance on rainfall for agriculture and increased climate change and variability pose growing production risks in developing countries. Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa is dominated by smallholder farmers who depend mainly on rain-fed agriculture, putting food security at both household and nat...


Nhamo, LuxonMatchaya, Greenwell C.Nhemachena, CharlesKoppen, Barbara C.M. van[The impact of investment in smallholder irrigation schemes on irrigation expansion and crop productivity in Malawi]The impact of investment in smallholder irrigation schemes on irrigation expansion and crop productivity in Malawi
Koppen, Barbara C.M. vanSchreiner, B.Sithole, P.[Decolonising peasants’ marginalisation in African water law]Decolonising peasants’ marginalisation in African water law

Joint Venture schemes based on the floppy irrigation technology are being promoted in the post-Apartheid South Africa's Limpopo Province. Access to land and water resources in South Africa are largely viewed as a mechanism for re-dressing the Apartheid injustices. This research was part of a broa...


Mapedza, EveristoKoppen, Barbara C.M. vanSithole, P.Bourblanc, M.[Joint venture schemes in Limpopo Province and their outcomes on smallholder farmers livelihoods]Joint venture schemes in Limpopo Province and their outcomes on smallholder farmers livelihoods

This paper focuses on the application of the concept of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in Tanzania. It asks: how did IWRM affect the rural and fast-growing majority of smallholder farmers' access to water which contributes directly to poverty alleviation and employment creation in a...


Koppen, Barbara C.M. vanTarimo, A.K.P.R.Eeden, A. vanManzungu, EmmanuelSumuni, P.M.[Winners and losers of IWRM [Integrated Water Resources Management] in Tanzania]Winners and losers of IWRM [Integrated Water Resources Management] in Tanzania

Millions of small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa who are driving farmer-led irrigation development (FLID) have been turned into criminal offenders or, at least, categorically marginalised under widespread water permit systems. Under these systems, small-scale water users are obliged to apply...


Koppen, Barbara C.M. vanSchreiner, B.[A hybrid approach to statutory water law to support smallholder farmer-led irrigation development (FLID) in Sub-Saharan Africa]A hybrid approach to statutory water law to support smallholder farmer-led irrigation development (FLID) in Sub-Saharan Africa

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