This article is concerned with the adoption of small-scale irrigation farming as a climate-
smart agriculture practice and its influence on household income in the Chinyanja Triangle …

Small‐scale irrigation (SSI) has significant potential to increase crop productivity in sub‐
Saharan Africa (SSA). Pumped irrigation systems are one of the technologies increasingly …

The paper examines the Bakolori Irrigation Project in Sokoto State, Nigeria and its impact on
the intended beneficiaries of the project. The paper reviewed existing irrigation types in …

Access to energy is critical for promoting economic growth and alleviating poverty. Cost-
effective and dependable energy services are essential for modernising agriculture …

Many developing countries face major challenges to achieve food security in a sustainable
manner, considering the increasing population, limited availability of land and water …

The green revolution has yet to be realized in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) even 40 years after
its success in tropical Asia, suggesting that there was a missing element in the basic …

In answer to the debate question" Is ethnobiology romanticizing traditional practices, posing
an urgent need for more experimental studies evaluating local knowledge systems?" I …

In the aftermath of the global food crisis, great debates have arisen on the future of African
agriculture. The crisis has once again raised the question of food security on the continent …

This paper examines the characteristics of a traditional farmer-managed irrigation system in
Nigeria, through the presentation of a detailed case study. It documents the development of …

This paper examines the characteristics of successful, locally-sponsored development of
irrigated agriculture in the Sahel, through the presentation of a detailed case study …