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Modern Irrigation Technologies for Smallholders in Developing Countries (Paperback)
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Modern Irrigation Technologies for Smallholders in Developing Countries (Paperback)
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Loot Price R400
Discovery Miles 4 000
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Modern Irrigation Technologies reviews the experience of small
holders with irrigation technologies under a range of diverse
conditions in many different countries. Some people argue that
modern irrigation technologies are the key to increased food
production. However, projects introducing modern irrigation
technologies in the developing world have often failed because the
irrigation hardware, which has been developed for high-technology
commercial agriculture, cannot be easily adapted for the use of the
smallholder. The author identifies the pre-conditions relating to
water availability, institutional support and economic opportunity
that must be satisfied before small holders in developing countries
can adopt irrigation methods and benefit from them. The
circumstances in which modern technologies have been introduced are
identified, and the relative success or otherwise of the
initiatives are summarized. The book also contains a practical
review of the range of irrigation hardware that is available and
indicates the types of equipment that are more likely to meet the
requirements of the smallholder sector. Modern Irrigation
Technologies will be an invaluable guide to project workers,
planners and small holders involved in planning and designing
irrigation projects.
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