Investment in Agricultural Water for Poverty Reduction and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa : Synthesis Report

access to markets agricultural development agricultural growth agricultural land agricultural productivity agricultural research agricultural sector agricultural water use animal feed arable land arid zones canals capacity building cash crops catchment areas cost analysis crop production crop residues cropping systems decision making deficit irrigation diversification drainage drip irrigation drought dry season ecological zones economic growth economic policies economics engineering evaporation extreme poverty farm income farm management farm size farmer farmers farming systems farms fodder food availability food crops food insecurity food prices food production food security food supply groundwater groundwater irrigation household consumption household income housing human rights imports irrigation management irrigation systems land degradation land use local authorities market prices middle east multipliers north africa population growth poverty reduction precipitation pressure production systems pumps rainfall rainwater rainwater harvesting renewable resources river basins rivers runoff rural areas rural development rural poverty sanitation small farmers smallholder farmers south america sub-saharan africa subsistence surface water sustainable development targeting transaction costs vegetables wastewater water allocation water availability water conservation water harvesting water management water scarcity water storage water users watershed management weirs wetlands