Water management for sustainable agricultural intensification and smallholder resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystemsen_US
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africaen_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.wrr.2015.10.001en_US
cg.identifier.wlethemeRecovering and Reusing Resources in Urbanized Ecosystemsen_US
cg.issn2212-6082en_US
cg.journalWater Resources and Rural Developmenten_US
cg.volume6en_US
dc.contributor.authorCofie, Olufunke O.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAmede, Tilahunen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-15T07:05:07Zen_US
dc.date.available2016-03-15T07:05:07Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/72604en_US
dc.titleWater management for sustainable agricultural intensification and smallholder resilience in Sub-Saharan Africaen_US
dcterms.abstractWater management strategies and allocation policies that support agricultural intensification across agro-ecological zones and hydrologic basins are required for building resilient agrarian communities in sub-Saharan Africa.We provide an overview of the research and investments needed to enhance agriculture in the region, with a focus on technology and institutions, while describing opportunities for improving rainfed crop production.We discuss a range of water management practices in three river basins that were part of the Challenge Program onWater and Food research on Basin Development Challenges from 2009 to 2013. Our main message is that technical and institutional innovations in water management are required for creating and sustaining resilient agrarian communities in sub-Saharan Africa. Such innovations are best designed and implemented in consultations involving researchers, households, investors, and other participants with a management or regulatory responsibility. It is in this collaborative spirit that we introduce this Special Issue of Water Resources and Rural Development, in which several authors present results of studies on agricultural water management in the region, with recommendations for better planning and implementation of interventions to benefit smallholder farmers.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationCofie, Olufunke; Amede, T. 2015. Water management for sustainable agricultural intensification and smallholder resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa. Water Resources and Rural Development, 6:3-11. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wrr.2015.10.001en_US
dcterms.extentpp. 3-11en_US
dcterms.issued2015-11en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserveden_US
dcterms.publisherElsevieren_US
dcterms.subjectwater managementen_US
dcterms.subjectsustainable agricultureen_US
dcterms.subjectintensificationen_US
dcterms.subjectsmallholdersen_US
dcterms.subjectfood securityen_US
dcterms.subjectfarmersen_US
dcterms.subjectinvestmenten_US
dcterms.subjectpolicy makingen_US
dcterms.subjectrainwateren_US
dcterms.subjectwater harvestingen_US
dcterms.subjectwater resourcesen_US
dcterms.subjectwater scarcityen_US
dcterms.subjectwater productivityen_US
dcterms.subjectrainfed farmingen_US
dcterms.subjectcrop productionen_US
dcterms.subjectriver basinsen_US
dcterms.subjectcorporate cultureen_US
dcterms.subjectirrigation wateren_US
dcterms.subjectdevelopmenten_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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