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Irrigation, food security and poverty : lessons from three large dams in West Africa

Complete Title: 
Irrigation, food security and poverty : lessons from three large dams in West Africa
IUCN Publication
Abstract: 

In recent years, the governments of the Sahel have committed to combat poverty and food insecurity through a significant increase in the development of irrigable areas. From 2013 onwards, GWI has carried out retrospective studies on three existing dam and rice field sites: Sélingué in Mali, Bagré in Burkina Faso and Anambé in Senegal. This report summarises the results of four years of research and identifies parallels between the different sites that provide wider lessons for the West Africa region. Based on field data, policy dialogue and collective learning, the report concludes on the cost-effectiveness of the schemes, the quality of their management and the persistence of poverty and food insecurity. It also makes recommendations for action and for the better alignment of public policy objectives with the interests of a diverse set of smallholder farmers, from making better use of existing systems to improving the design of future projects.

Imprint: 
London : IIED; Ouagadougou : IUCN Burkina Faso, 2017
Physical Description: 
x, 91p. : ill.
Publication Year: 
2017
ISBN: 
978-1-78431-527-6
Notes: 

Includes footnotes

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Language(s): 
English
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Record created: 2018/03/09
Record updated: 2022/12/09