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The Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana programme should concentrate on two low-hanging fruits. First, it should quickly put to use 20-40 million ha of unutilised irrigation potential created in major, medium and minor irrigation projects. Second, it should provide better quality power rations...


Shah, TushaarMishra, G.Kela, PankajChinnasamy, Pennan[Har Khet Ko Pani?: Madhya Pradesh’s irrigation reform as a model]Har Khet Ko Pani?: Madhya Pradesh’s irrigation reform as a model

The potential to increase agricultural production in inland valleys in West Africa has received a good degree of attention in both national development strategies and academic literature, and improving agriculture productivity in inland valleys has been an active area of donor engagement. Despite...


Katic, Pamela G.Lautze, JonathanNamara, Regassa E.[Impacts of small built infrastructure in inland valleys in Burkina Faso and Mali: rationale for a systems approach that thinks beyond rice?]Impacts of small built infrastructure in inland valleys in Burkina Faso and Mali: rationale for a systems approach that thinks beyond rice?
Sugden, FraserSaikia, PanchaliMaskey-Amatya, NikiPokharel, Paras[Gender, agricultural investment and productivity in an era of out-migration]Gender, agricultural investment and productivity in an era of out-migration

Irrigation for smallholder farming systems is an important approach for sustainable intensification and increased productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa, provided investments in irrigation are properly targeted and accompanied by complementary improvements. Many GIS-based tools have been developed to...


Katic, Pamela G.Morris, J.[Targeting investments in small-scale groundwater irrigation using Bayesian networks for a data-scarce river basin in Sub-Saharan Africa]Targeting investments in small-scale groundwater irrigation using Bayesian networks for a data-scarce river basin in Sub-Saharan Africa

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

The potential to increase agricultural production in inland valleys in West Africa has received a good degree of attention in both national development strategies and academic literature, and improving agriculture productivity in inland valleys has been an active area of donor engagement. Despite...


Katic, Pamela G.Lautze, JonathanNamara, Regassa E.[Impacts of small built infrastructure in inland valleys in Burkina Faso and Mali: rationale for a systems approach that thinks beyond rice?]Impacts of small built infrastructure in inland valleys in Burkina Faso and Mali: rationale for a systems approach that thinks beyond rice?
International Water Management Institute[Improving water management in Myanmar’s dry zone for food security, livelihoods and health]Improving water management in Myanmar’s dry zone for food security, livelihoods and health

There is a strong link between gender and energy in view of food preparation and the acquisition of fuel, especially in rural areas. This is demonstrated in a range of case studies from East and West Africa, where biochar, human waste and other waste resources have been used to produce briquettes...


Njenga, M.Mendum, R.[Recovering bioenergy in Sub-Saharan Africa: gender dimensions, lessons and challenges]Recovering bioenergy in Sub-Saharan Africa: gender dimensions, lessons and challenges

To ensure that the Biannual Review (BR) process embodies the CAADP/Malabo principles, particularly focusing on Commitment 7 (enhancing mutual accountability for actions and results) of the Malabo Declaration, the African Union Commission (AUC) launched the Inaugural Biennial Review reporting mech...


Sikombe, D.Mbewe, C.Matchaya, GreenwellNhemachena, CharlesNhlengethwa, Sibusiso[Africa agriculture transformation scorecard performance and lessons for Zambia]Africa agriculture transformation scorecard performance and lessons for Zambia

This OFSP Investment Implementation Guide is targeted at those involved in the implementation of OFSP investment programmes such as local government or NGO field staff. It provides a brief overview of the reasons for investing in pro-poor, nutrition-sensitive agricultural growth and vitamin A def...


Stathers, T.Mkumbira, J.Low, J.W.Tagwireyi, J.Munyua, H.M.Mbabu, A.N.Mulongo, G.[Orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP). Investment implementation guide.]Orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP). Investment implementation guide.

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