Author/s: Mark Svendsen, Mandy Ewing, and Siwa Msangi
Irrigation is rare in Africa except in a few countries, even it has the power to raise agricultural productivity. Larger investments in irrigation would improve food security and permit greater production of export-quality agricultural goods.
Irrigation could boost agricultural yields in water-rich Africa by 50 percent, but it now covers just 5 percent of cultivated land. This report identifies the locations that could benefit most from irrigation and the technologies best suited to them.
Author/s: Mark Svendsen, Mandy Ewing, and Siwa Msangi
Irrigation is rare in Africa except in a few countries, even it has the power to raise agricultural productivity. Larger investments in irrigation would improve food security and permit greater production of export-quality agricultural goods.
Author/s: Mark Svendsen, Mandy Ewing, and Siwa Msangi
Irrigation is rare in Africa except in a few countries, even it has the power to raise agricultural productivity. Larger investments in irrigation would improve food security and permit greater production of export-quality agricultural goods.
Author/s: Mark Svendsen, Mandy Ewing, and Siwa Msangi
Irrigation is rare in Africa except in a few countries, even it has the power to raise agricultural productivity. Larger investments in irrigation would improve food security and permit greater production of export-quality agricultural goods.
Irrigation could boost agricultural yields in water-rich Africa by 50 percent, but it now covers just 5 percent of cultivated land. This report identifies the locations that could benefit most from irrigation and the technologies best suited to them.
Author/s: Mark Svendsen, Mandy Ewing, and Siwa Msangi
Irrigation is rare in Africa except in a few countries, even it has the power to raise agricultural productivity. Larger investments in irrigation would improve food security and permit greater production of export-quality agricultural goods.