Drivers Of Adoption Of Small Scale Irrigation In Mali And Its Impacts On Nutrition Across Sex Of Irrigators

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Drivers of adoption of small-scale irrigation in Mali and its impacts on nutrition across sex of irrigators

Author : Nkonya, Ephraim M.
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 34 pages
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Download or read book Drivers of adoption of small-scale irrigation in Mali and its impacts on nutrition across sex of irrigators written by Nkonya, Ephraim M. and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2020-05-06 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irrigation is an important strategy to increase agricultural productivity, improve nutrition security and reduce climate-related risks in rural Africa, but adoption of this technology has been low. Using data from the Living Standards Measurement Study, this paper analyzes the characteristics of irrigation in Mali and its impact on nutrition across sex of irrigators. Results show that gravity irrigation is the most common technology and is practiced by 47 percent of irrigators. The share of women irrigators (3 percent of all plots) is significantly lower than that of men. Econometric results show that the proximity of crop fields to the homestead increases the propensity to use motor pumps while more remote plots are more likely to rely on gravity irrigation. Literacy and income from nonfarm activities increase the propensity to use motorized irrigation technologies. Access to motor pumps, in turn, increases consumption of fruits and vegetables, oils, spices, and cereals for female-headed households. Overall, irrigation increases consumption of nutrient-rich food groups, which significantly improves household nutrition in addition to increasing income. Participation in farmer groups increases the propensity to adopt irrigation. Farmer groups might also be an entry point for capacity building on irrigation; and groups to which women farmers belong should receive information on irrigation. Farmer groups also tend to support market participation, which is important to help address the challenge of economies of scale of small-scale irrigators.

Drivers of Adoption of Small-scale Irrigation in Mali and Its Impacts on Nutrition Across Sex of Irrigators

Author : Ephraim Nkonya
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Pathways from irrigation to prosperity, nutrition and resilience: The case of smallholder irrigation in Mali

Author : Nkonya, Ephraim M.
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
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Book Synopsis Pathways from irrigation to prosperity, nutrition and resilience: The case of smallholder irrigation in Mali by : Nkonya, Ephraim M.

Download or read book Pathways from irrigation to prosperity, nutrition and resilience: The case of smallholder irrigation in Mali written by Nkonya, Ephraim M. and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2022-07-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irrigation is increasingly promoted in Africa south of the Sahara, but the benefit streams of small-scale irrigation in Mali remain largely unknown. This study collected detailed quantitative data of irrigators and non-irrigators in two regions of Mali: Mopti, which is in the Sahelian zone, and Sikasso, the southernmost region of the country, which receives more rainfall. Econometric results show that the irrigation suitability, female household headship, proximity to markets and market participation increase the propensity to irrigate. The results suggest that small-scale irrigation investments have the potential to benefit women farmers directly. We used Two-Stage Weighted treatment effects multivariate regression to identify the impact of irrigation on selected outcomes. The impact assessment results show that crop income and diversification, market participation, employment, and dietary quality were substantially higher in irrigated farms compared to non-irrigated farms. Likewise, irrigating households had higher food security and higher dietary diversity. The results show that irrigation is a key entry point for combatting climate variability and change. However, the low adoption levels of improved water-lifting technologies are a major challenge. Limited promotion of solar and motorized pumps has contributed to the low adoption of these improved water-lifting technologies. A less profitable option, lifting water with a rope-and-bucket system, remains the most common water-lifting technology in the study areas. We find that investing in effective advisory services that target agricultural water management could increase uptake of more profitable irrigation technologies.

The Impact of Irrigation on Nutrition, Health, and Gender

Author : Laia Domenech
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
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Book Synopsis The Impact of Irrigation on Nutrition, Health, and Gender by : Laia Domenech

Download or read book The Impact of Irrigation on Nutrition, Health, and Gender written by Laia Domenech and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2013-04-11 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agriculture in Africa south of the Sahara (SSA) is still largely rainfed. SSA also exhibits the lowest crop yields for major staples in the world, largely due to low use of irrigation and fertilizer. Rainfed agriculture poses growing production risks with increased climate variability and change. At the same time, smallholder irrigation in the region developed rapidly over the past decade, albeit starting from very low levels. In addition to largely demand-driven irrigation development by smallholders, there is a significant push by donors for large-scale irrigation development, as well as some push for smallholder irrigation. There has also been a long-standing debate about whether irrigation in SSA should be large scale or small scale to achieve its potential. However, given the potentially high rewards, but also high possibility of failure, the assessment of irrigation potential must go beyond large scale versus small scale to integrate concerns regarding environmental sustainability, resource use efficiency, nutrition and health impacts, and womens empowerment. The hypothesis underlying this review paper is that how irrigation gets deployed in SSA will be decisive not only for environmental sustainability (such as deciding remaining forest cover in the region) and poverty reduction, but also for health, nutrition, and gender outcomes in the region. The focus of this paper is on the health, nutrition, and gender linkage. We find that to date, few studies have analyzed the impact of irrigation interventions on nutrition, health, and womens empowerment, despite the large potential of irrigation to affect these important variables. Irrigation interventions may have differential effects on different members in the household and in the community, such as irrigators, non-irrigators, children, and women. Measuring and understanding such differences, followed by improving design and implementation to maximize gender, health, and nutrition outcomes, could transform irrigation programs from focusing solely on increased food production toward becoming an integral component of poverty-reduction strategies.

The impact of irrigation on nutrition, health, and gender: A review paper with insights for Africa south of the Sahara

Author : Laia Domenech, and Claudia Ringler
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Book Synopsis The impact of irrigation on nutrition, health, and gender: A review paper with insights for Africa south of the Sahara by : Laia Domenech, and Claudia Ringler

Download or read book The impact of irrigation on nutrition, health, and gender: A review paper with insights for Africa south of the Sahara written by Laia Domenech, and Claudia Ringler and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Smallholder irrigation technology diffusion in Mali: Insights from stakeholder mapping

Author : Houeto, Dede Aduayom
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
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Total Pages : pages
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Book Synopsis Smallholder irrigation technology diffusion in Mali: Insights from stakeholder mapping by : Houeto, Dede Aduayom

Download or read book Smallholder irrigation technology diffusion in Mali: Insights from stakeholder mapping written by Houeto, Dede Aduayom and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2022-06-16 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small-scale irrigation has significant potential to increase crop productivity in Mali, in particular given growing climate change impacts on the country and region. While large-scale development is substantial, small, private irrigation remains limited, affecting food and particularly nutrition security as small-scale technologies are more likely to be used for high-value vegetable crops. To better understand the challenges and opportunities in the diffusion of small-scale irrigation technologies, two workshops were organized in 2021 at the national and regional levels, respectively, to consider national and local factors supporting the diffusion of small-scale irrigation technologies. Key constraints identified were a lack of linkages between intermediary organizations in the small-scale irrigation diffusion process, such as commodity associations, financial institutions and technology vendors with government agencies in charge of irrigation, limiting the sharing of consistent and effective information across entities; the lack of a clear policy framework and long-term guidance for private individual irrigation; an associated lack of targeted technology development including limited adaptation to different local contexts, missing financial products linked to irrigation technology, and inadequate capacity building of farmers through extension services and demonstration sites. Workshop participants suggested a dedicated platform for more effective information exchange across the key actors identified in the events, improved capacity building on private irrigation, and a supportive policy and financial environment to ensure growth and sustainability of small-scale irrigation development in the country.

Irrigation-nutrition linkages: Evidence from northern Ghana

Author : Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
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Total Pages : 36 pages
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Book Synopsis Irrigation-nutrition linkages: Evidence from northern Ghana by : Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework

Download or read book Irrigation-nutrition linkages: Evidence from northern Ghana written by Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2019-12-11 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We analyze the linkages between irrigation and nutrition using data from irrigators and non-irrigators in Northern Ghana. The results show that (i) there is a modest difference in the overall household dietary diversity score between irrigators and non-irrigators, (ii) there are significant differences in the consumption of animal source foods between irrigators and non-irrigators, (iii) there are significant differences in the consumption of fruits and vegetables as well as sugar and honey between irrigators and non-irrigators, and (iv) the sources of food consumption differ between irrigators and non-irrigators. The analysis shows strong association between households’ nutritional status and their access to irrigation, with evidences suggesting that the irrigation-nutrition linkages play out both through the income and production pathways in Northern Ghana.

Women and small-scale irrigation: A review of the factors influencing gendered patterns of participation and benefits

Author : Bryan, Elizabeth
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
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Total Pages : 48 pages
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Book Synopsis Women and small-scale irrigation: A review of the factors influencing gendered patterns of participation and benefits by : Bryan, Elizabeth

Download or read book Women and small-scale irrigation: A review of the factors influencing gendered patterns of participation and benefits written by Bryan, Elizabeth and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small-scale irrigation is expanding rapidly in parts of the world, especially sub-Saharan Africa, offering smallholder farmers an opportunity to improve their livelihoods, diets, and resilience to climate change among other benefits. Growing research focuses on the potential for small-scale irrigation to offer a pathway for women’s empowerment, yet the factors conditioning the relationship between small-scale irrigation and women’s empowerment are not well understood. The evidence tends to be scattered across context-specific case studies that focus on targeted outcomes, without distinguishing between technology types, scales, or approaches to irrigation systems or technologies. This paper synthesizes the issues related to gender and small-scale irrigation using a conceptual framework that highlights the linkages between elements of women’s empowerment and small-scale irrigation. Because gendered dynamics with small-scale irrigation play out differently depending on the scale of irrigation and the technologies used, this paper applies the framework to examine case studies across a typology of small-scale irrigation systems. The case studies cover a range of farming and livelihood systems in which women’s roles and gender relations vary, highlighting the importance of the opportunity structure or context in which irrigation takes place. This paper then draws lessons on the various ways in which small-scale irrigation, gender relations, and women’s empowerment interact and highlights areas where research gaps remain.

Gender Aspects of Small-scale Private Irrigation in Africa

Author : Barbara van Koppen
Publisher : IWMI
ISBN 13 : 9290907673
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (99 download)

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Book Synopsis Gender Aspects of Small-scale Private Irrigation in Africa by : Barbara van Koppen

Download or read book Gender Aspects of Small-scale Private Irrigation in Africa written by Barbara van Koppen and published by IWMI. This book was released on 2013-03-06 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Working Paper presents methodological and substantive findings of gender-differentiated quantitative farm household surveys about smallholder’s private irrigation technology adoption in Ghana and Zambia. Focusing on three gender variables, household headship, labor provision and plot management, the paper examines adoption rates, types of technologies and gendered labor provision in female- and male-headed households; compares adoption rates on women’s own plots with overall rates; compares women’s decision-making on irrigated plots and rainfed plots; and examines impacts of targeting strategies. Findings suggest that women are proactive irrigation adopters in spite of the many obstacles they face. Removing those obstacles serves both gender equality and irrigation policies.

Accelerating irrigation expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author : Shah, Tushaar
Publisher : IWMI
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 53 pages
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Download or read book Accelerating irrigation expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa written by Shah, Tushaar and published by IWMI. This book was released on with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Improving the availability and effectiveness of rural and “Micro” finance for small-scale irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Author : Merrey, D. J.
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
ISBN 13 : 9290908769
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (99 download)

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Book Synopsis Improving the availability and effectiveness of rural and “Micro” finance for small-scale irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa by : Merrey, D. J.

Download or read book Improving the availability and effectiveness of rural and “Micro” finance for small-scale irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa written by Merrey, D. J. and published by International Water Management Institute (IWMI). This book was released on 2018-12-15 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Exploring small scale irrigation-nutrition linkages

Author : Choufani, Jowel
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 4 pages
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Book Synopsis Exploring small scale irrigation-nutrition linkages by : Choufani, Jowel

Download or read book Exploring small scale irrigation-nutrition linkages written by Choufani, Jowel and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 2021-12-28 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The evidence on the potential for agricultural interventions to contribute to improved nutrition has grown considerably over the past decade (Ruel et al., 2018). Numerous studies have explored both positive and negative effects of agriculture on nutrition and health (Ruel and Alderman, 2013; Herforth and Harris, 2014; Masset et al., 2012; Hoddinott, 2012). However, as an important and growing component of agriculture, smallscale irrigation has not yet been given the attention it deserves. The Innovation Laboratory for Small Scale Irrigation (ILSSI) set out, among others, to fill the evidence gap on irrigation-nutrition linkages. Domènech (2015) describes several potential pathways through which irrigation can influence food security, nutrition, and health outcomes, including 1) a production pathway, 2) an income pathway, 3) a water supply pathway, and 4) a women’s empowerment pathway. To illustrate these pathways, we adapted the agriculturenutrition framework of Herforth and Harris (2014) to include irrigation (Figure 1), while also noting a fifth, negative pathway that links irrigation to water pollution and disease via the application of fertilizers and pesticides and via supporting vector-borne diseases, such as malaria or schistosomiasis, respectively (Passarelli et al., 2018).

Factors Affecting the Adoption of Small Scale Irrigation in the Ameya District of South West Shoa

Author : Tigistu Amsalu Oljira
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3668044066
Total Pages : 37 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book Factors Affecting the Adoption of Small Scale Irrigation in the Ameya District of South West Shoa written by Tigistu Amsalu Oljira and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2015-09-10 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bachelor Thesis from the year 2008 in the subject Agrarian Studies, grade: A, , course: RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND AGRICULTURAL EXTENTION, language: English, abstract: The research was intended to answer the following questions: 1. What are the factors impeding adoption of small scale irrigation? 2. What are the problems contributing for less participation of farmers on small scale irrigation? 3. What are possible solutions to improve community participation on irrigation? Agriculture is the major primary economic activities of the Ethiopian population. Due to the existence of diversified topography, soil, weather and climatic conditions that favor agricultural activities the majority of the Ethiopian population have been engaged in and generate their income from the sector. However, agriculture in Ethiopia is mainly characterized by the use of backward & traditional farm implements and subsistence farming system dominates by rain fed agricultural production that resulted to low and declining productivity of the sector. The use of supplementary irrigation from either traditional or modern water harvesting structures is considered by the government.

Pathways from Irrigation to Prosperity, Nutrition and Resilience

Author : Ephraim Nkonya
Publisher :
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Total Pages : 0 pages
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Book Synopsis Pathways from Irrigation to Prosperity, Nutrition and Resilience by : Ephraim Nkonya

Download or read book Pathways from Irrigation to Prosperity, Nutrition and Resilience written by Ephraim Nkonya and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Successful Small-scale Irrigation in the Sahel

Author : Ellen P. Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780821321065
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (21 download)

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Book Synopsis Successful Small-scale Irrigation in the Sahel by : Ellen P. Brown

Download or read book Successful Small-scale Irrigation in the Sahel written by Ellen P. Brown and published by . This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The New Harvest

Author : Calestous Juma
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0190237236
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book The New Harvest written by Calestous Juma and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African agriculture is currently at a crossroads, at which persistent food shortages are compounded by threats from climate change. But, as this book argues, Africa can feed itself in a generation and can help contribute to global food security. To achieve this Africa has to define agriculture as a force in economic growth by advancing scientific and technological research, investing in infrastructure, fostering higher technical training, and creating regional markets.

The Role of Smallholder Farms in Food and Nutrition Security

Author : Sergio Gomez y Paloma
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030421481
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (34 download)

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Book Synopsis The Role of Smallholder Farms in Food and Nutrition Security by : Sergio Gomez y Paloma

Download or read book The Role of Smallholder Farms in Food and Nutrition Security written by Sergio Gomez y Paloma and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-01-01 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book discusses the current role of smallholders in connection with food security and poverty reduction in developing countries. It addresses the opportunities they enjoy, and the constraints they face, by analysing the availability, access to and utilization of production factors. Due to the relevance of smallholder farms, enhancing their production capacities and economic and social resilience could produce positive impacts on food security and nutrition at a number of levels. In addition to the role of small farmers as food suppliers, the book considers their role as consumers and their level of nutrition security. It investigates the link between agriculture and nutrition in order to better understand how agriculture affects human health and dietary patterns. Given the importance of smallholdings, strategies to increase their productivity are essential to improving food and nutrition security, as well as food diversity.