About the RUFORUM 2010 Biennal Conference
"The 2010 RUFORUM Biennial Conference was the second in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholders in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme of Natural Resource Management"
Improving smallholder irrigation performance in Malawi
Abstract:
The paper reports work aimed at improving livelihoods of
smallholders by providing investors, policymakers and
implementers with concrete knowledge and tools to make
informed investment decisions on small-scale irrigation water
management interventions. The projects reported assessed
promising irrigation interventions and their ‘market potential’,
analyzed which technologies ‘fit’ in major agroecological
environments, gauged potential trade-offs, and recommended
out-scaling strategies.
L’article signale le travail visé pour l’amélioration des revenus
des petits fermiers en dotant les investisseurs, les décideurs et
les gestionnaires, des connaissances concrètes et les moyens
pour prendre des décisions muries sur les investissements
concernant les interventions sur la gestion de l’eau de l’irrigation
à faible échelle. Les projets ont rapporté les interventions
d’irrigation prometteuses et évaluées ainsi que leur pouvoir du
marché; ils ont analysé quelles technologies peuvent concorder
avec les environnements agro-écologiques importants; ils ont
mesuré les compromis possibles et ont recommandé des
stratégies en dehors toute mesure.
Language:
English
Date of publication:
2010
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Region Focus:
Southern Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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Form:
Printed resource
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Extent:
659-664
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