Exploring the smallholder irrigation equipment supply landscape in Zambia: a scoping review

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Institute
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal
cg.contributor.donorMillennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)
cg.coverage.countryZambia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ZM
cg.creator.identifierDennis Junior Choruma: 0000-0002-0727-8473
cg.creator.identifierTinashe Lindel Dirwai: 0000-0002-2617-7002
cg.creator.identifierGreenwell Matchaya: 0000-0003-3035-1648
cg.creator.identifierWinnie Pele: 0000-0001-6845-4330
cg.creator.identifierMunyaradzi Junia Mutenje: 0000-0002-7829-9300
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-025-01370-y
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH053888
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.issn2662-9984
cg.issue1
cg.journalDiscover Sustainability
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
cg.volume6
dc.contributor.authorChoruma, Dennis Junior
dc.contributor.authorDirwai, Tinashe Lindel
dc.contributor.authorMatchaya, Greenwell
dc.contributor.authorKasoma‑Pele, Winnie
dc.contributor.authorMutenje, Munyaradzi
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-16T05:39:42Z
dc.date.available2025-06-16T05:39:42Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/175097
dc.titleExploring the smallholder irrigation equipment supply landscape in Zambia: a scoping reviewen
dcterms.abstractLimited irrigation adoption hinders agricultural production for Zambia's smallholder farmers, despite its potential to mitigate the impact of erratic rainfall patterns. This scoping review investigates the irrigation equipment supply landscape in Zambia, focusing on its capacity to serve smallholders. Using the PRISMA framework, the review explores the range of available irrigation technologies, the technical knowledge of suppliers, and the challenges and opportunities surrounding equipment supply. The review identifies affordability of irrigation equipment, uneven distribution of technical support and spare parts, and limited access to credit and market opportunities as key challenges hindering smallholder farmers’ irrigation adoption. However, opportunities exist through geographic targeting, collaboration with development initiatives and supermarkets, and improved access to financing. By addressing these challenges and capitalizing on opportunities, stakeholders can empower smallholder farmers to adopt irrigation technologies and achieve increased production.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2025-06-04
dcterms.bibliographicCitationChoruma, Dennis Junior; Dirwai, Tinashe Lindel; Matchaya, Greenwell; Kasoma‑Pele, Winnie; Mutenje, Munyaradzi. 2025. Exploring the smallholder irrigation equipment supply landscape in Zambia: a scoping review. Discover Sustainability, 6(1):504. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-025-01370-y
dcterms.extent504
dcterms.issued2025-12
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherSpringer
dcterms.subjectirrigation equipment
dcterms.subjectsmall-scale irrigation
dcterms.subjectsmallholders
dcterms.subjectirrigation technology
dcterms.subjectfarmers
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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