Working Document Series Open Access 2010 RUF-34630

Improving smallholder irrigation performance in Malawi

D. KadyampakeniC. MakwizaH.R. Mloza-Banda

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Abstract

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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.

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