"In order to face the challenge of disappointing returns on public investment in irrigation and drainage new solutions have emerged. These solutions are based o

D ryland regions in Sub-Saharan Africa are home to one-half of the region’s population and three-quarters of its poor. Poor both in natural resources and in a

Policy / Irrigation practices / Drip irrigation / Irrigation systems / Water harvesting / Irrigation management

Risk management / Public health / Environmental effects / Investment / Irrigation management / Water resources development

This report calls on policy makers to recognise the issues at stake in water resource management in agriculture and gives them the tools to do so, offering a we