Irrigation Development In Africa: Lessons Of Experience (WESTVIEW STUDIES IN WATER POLICY AND MANAGEMENT)

A study of the causes, consequences, problems and prospects of irrigation development south of the Sahara. It provides a descriptive and analytical review of the causes of irrigation failure and the prospects for irrigation in the differing hydrological environments of the continent. Summarizing the technical, agronomic, economic, sociological and land tenure issues affecting irrigation schemes, this book aims to be a first step towards an understanding of irrigation development and to be of interest to all who are concerned with economic development and food security in Africa.