After a 30-year hiatus, large-scale irrigation projects have returned to the development agenda in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, the magnitude and drivers of past schemes’ performance remains ...

Irrigation is an important adaptation to reduce crop yield loss due to water stress from both soil water deficit (low soil moisture) and atmospheric aridity (high vapor pressure deficit, VPD).

Unlike large-acreage government irrigation schemes, small-scale irrigation is typically farmer led. Farmers decide what technologies to use to extract water, be it manual lifting or solar water pumps.

Irrigation operators globally face a tough reality with perpetual demands for higher performance alongside water competition, limited finances, and declining infrastructure condition. To adjust to the ...

The project aimed to improve the performance of irrigation schemes and irrigation institutions to support agricultural producers in the project area. A total of 10,055ha were provided with new and ...

Across South Africa’s rural landscape, thousands of hectares of fertile land lie unused. Irrigation systems have collapsed, water no longer reaches crops reliably, and many farmers lack the support ...

The $300 million Greater South East Irrigation Scheme will supply 37.2 gigalitres of water to farming areas near Hobart from 2030. A 2002 study recommended against extracting any more water from the ...

Agoro Irrigation Scheme in Tumanun Village, Agoro Sub-County, Lamwo District sits on 1,650 acres on the eastern slope of Agoro Hills. Built in the 1950s to boost rice production, it is one of Uganda’s ...