Media contributions
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Title Invisible irrigators: how small-scale Tanzanian farmers are making a difference Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet The Conversation Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 24/01/17 Description Despite increased efforts to expand irrigation in Tanzania, the country is still well below its declared target of one million hectares of irrigated land. Or is it?
New research reveals that official statistics often don’t include irrigation set up and run by individual farmers. This would appear to be good news, but very little is known about this under-the-radar irrigation. The big question for policymakers now is how to respond.Producer/Author Phil Woodhouse URL https://theconversation.com/invisible-irrigators-how-small-scale-tanzanian-farmers-are-making-a-difference-71567 Persons Philip Woodhouse
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Global inequalities
- Global Development Institute
Keywords
- water management
- irrigation
- agriculture