Irrigation potential and investment return in Kenya

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cg.contributor.affiliationHuazhong Agricultural Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystems
cg.creator.identifierLiangzhi You: 0000-0001-7930-8814
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.04.006en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - HarvestChoice
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Environment and Production Technology Division
cg.identifier.publicationRankB
cg.identifier.wlethemeManaging Resource Variability and Competing Use
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn0306-9192en
cg.journalFood Policyen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.wleIRRIGATIONen
cg.subject.wleWATERen
cg.subject.wleINVESTMENTen
cg.volume47en
dc.contributor.authorYou, Liangzhien
dc.contributor.authorXie, Huaen
dc.contributor.authorWood-Sichra, Ulrikeen
dc.contributor.authorGuo, Zheen
dc.contributor.authorWang, L.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-02T07:43:57Zen
dc.date.available2015-10-02T07:43:57Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/68420
dc.titleIrrigation potential and investment return in Kenyaen
dcterms.abstractThe potential for irrigation investments in Kenya is highly dependent upon geographical, agronomic and economic factors that need to be taken into account when assessing the long-term viability and sustainability of planned projects. This study analyzed large dam-based and small-scale irrigation potential and investment needs for Kenya based on agronomic, hydrological, and economic factors. The analysis of small-scale irrigation expansion shows that the potential for investment in small-scale projects in Kenya ranges from 54,000 ha to 241,000 hectares, with an internal rate of return from 17% to 32%. For the dam-based investment analysis, under low-cost assumption, 58 dams of 73 are profitable (IRR > 0). At high cost level, the number is 52. If we raise the IRR cutoff value to 12%, 32 dams are economically feasible. We showed that there is considerable scope for the expansion of both dam-based and small-scale irrigation in Kenya, and we also provided a strategic prioritization for investments in irrigation schemes and projects.en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationYou, L., Xie, H., Wood-Sichra, U., Guo, Z. and Wang, L. 2014. Irrigation potential and investment return in Kenya. Food Policy 47:34-45.en
dcterms.extentp. 34-45en
dcterms.issued2014-08
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherElsevieren
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/4437en
dcterms.subjectinternal rate of return (irr)en
dcterms.subjectsmall-scale irrigationen
dcterms.subjectinvestmenten
dcterms.subjectirrigationen
dcterms.subjectlarge-scale irrigationen
dcterms.subjectreturnsen
dcterms.subjectirrigation potentialen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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