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

This article explores the factors causing the current poor performance of most government
irrigation schemes in sub-Saharan Africa. The literature review finds that the poor …

Map** smallholder irrigated agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa using remote sensing
techniques is challenging due to its small and scattered areas and heterogenous crop** …

This paper explores the role of contract farming arrangements in agricultural intensification
in sub‐Saharan Africa, combining secondary literature and original case material from …

In this special issue we focus on irrigated urban agriculture (IUA), which we define as all
agricultural practices in urban areas that use any form of urban water for crop cultivation …

Emerging narratives call for recognising and engaging constructively with small-scale
farmers who have a leading role in sha** the current irrigation dynamics in sub-Saharan …

Irrigation has been, and will remain, instrumental in addressing water security (Sustainable
Development Goal (SDG) 6), food insecurity (SDG 2) and poverty (SDG 1) goals. However …

Farmer-led irrigation development, a process in which farmers initiate the establishment of
irrigation, is increasingly recognised as the driving force behind irrigation expansion …

The paper proposes a capacity‐building programme (CBP) on water for food/agricultural
water management in sub‐Saharan Africa contained within an academy on the water …

This paper is concerned with how water prospectors, well diggers, and irrigation farmers
come to know groundwater. Drawing on cases from Tanzania and Zimbabwe, the paper …