Unlike large-acreage government irrigation schemes, small-scale irrigation is typically farmer led. Farmers decide what technologies to use to extract water, be it manual lifting or solar water pumps.
For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. A farmer harvests maize at Mukinyai village in Molo PHOTO:KIPSANG JOSEPH Middle-men paid ...
The government has set aside Sh6.5 billion to assist small-scale farmers to access farm inputs and boost irrigation methods. Presenting the 2020/21 Budget statement yesterday, Treasury Cabinet ...
Farmer with siphons: flood irrigation using siphons is labour intensive. Andre van Rooyen First is a lack of coherence between national policies and local realities. The objectives of governments and ...
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Irrigation a must for smallholders in changing climate
Investing in irrigation technologies will make food security a more achievable goal in the decades ahead, writes Richard ...
KABANGWE, Zambia (Reuters) - Zambia's staple food crop, maize, looks set to be significantly dented next year by a lack of rain that is delaying planting. Most of the harvest comes from small-scale ...
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