Highlights•Collective hydraulic property creation fosters irrigation systems'
sustainability.•Socio-physical infrastructure design and creation is a political …

Large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) have become a major concern for land use
sustainability at a global scale. A considerable body of case studies has shown that the …

The past decade has witnessed an intensifying focus on the development of irrigation in sub-
Saharan Africa. It follows a 20-year hiatus in the wake of disappointing irrigation …

Farmer‐led irrigation development (FLID) is a process where individual farmers play a
driving role in configuring agricultural technology practices, crop‐specific market linkages …

The contestation and appropriation of water is not new, but it has been highlighted by recent
global debates on land grabbing. Water grabbing takes place in a field that is locally and …

The Rio+ 20 summit of the United Nations in Brazil in 2012 committed governments to
formulate a set of sustainable development goals (SDGs) that would be integrated into the …

This introduction is a reflexive piece on the notion of farmer-led irrigation development and
its politics. It highlights the way the varied contributions to the Special Issue support a shared …

Climate change and an increasing food demand due to a growing world population pose
significant challenges for agriculture. Smallholders play a decisive role in establishing a …

Abstract Smallholder irrigation in Central Mozambique predominantly takes place in an
informal setting. This renders these smallholders and their activities invisible for policy …

For the past two decades, IWRM has been actively promoted by water experts as well as
multilateral and bilateral donors who have considered it to be a crucial way to address …