Modern Irrigation Technologies for Smallholders in Developing Countries
Modern Irrigation Technologies reviews the experience of smallholders with irrigation technologies in 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 smallholders in developing countries can adopt irrigation methods and benefit from them. The circumstances in which modern technologies were 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. G.A.Cornish is an irrigation engineer with wide experience of technology transfer and staff training on irrigation schemes in sub-Saharan Africa and south and southeast Asia. He currently works at the Overseas Development Unit of HR Wallingford, UK. Modern Irrigation Technologies will be an invaluable guide to project workers, planners and smallholders involved in planning and designing irrigation projects.
Published: 1998
Pages: 96
eBook: 9781780444178
Paperback: 9781853394577
| Introduction 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| General 1 | |||
| Modern Technologies 3 | |||
| 2 Modern Irrigation Technologies 5 | |||
| The Development of Modern Irrigation Technologies 5 | |||
| Characteristics of Modern Irrigation Technologies 6 | |||
| Sprinkler Systems 8 | |||
| Micro-Irrigation 11 | |||
| Piped Distribution Systems for Surface Irrigation 16 | |||
| 3 Matching Technologies to the Needs of Smallholders 19 | |||
| The Context 19 | |||
| Technical Factors Influencing Uptake of New Technology 21 | |||
| 4 The Uptake of Technologies -Experiences to Date 27 | |||
| Availability of Water 27 | |||
| Form of Exploitation - Individual or Communal Schemes 31 | |||
| Farming System 32 | |||
| The Role of Government and the Private Sector 34 | |||
| Marketing and Finance 36 | |||
| 5 Potential for the African Region 38 | |||
| 6 Summary of Findings 43 | |||
| 7 The Promotion of Modern Irrigation Technology 47 | |||
| 8 References and Bibliography 50 | |||
| 9 Acknowledgements 65 |
Gez Cornish
Gez Cornish is an irrigation engineer with wide experience of technology transfer and staff training on irrigation schemes in sub-Saharan Africa and South and South-east Asia. He currently works for HR Wallingford, UK.
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