Viewpoint – A hybrid approach to statutory water law to support smallholder farmer-led irrigation development (FLID) in Sub-Saharan Africa

Millions of small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa who are driving farmer-led irrigation development (FLID) have been turned into criminal offenders or, at least, categorically marginalised under widespread water permit systems. Under these systems, small-scale water users are obliged to apply...

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Main Authors: Barbara van Koppen, Barbara Schreiner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Water Alternatives Association 2019-02-01
Series:Water Alternatives
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Online Access:http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/articles/vol12/v12issue1/483-a12-1-9/file