Micro-agricultural water management technologies for food security in southern Africa: Part of the solution or a red herring?

Water Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 515-530

  Merrey, Douglas J ^a   Sally, Hilmy ^b  

^a Food Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN)   (South Africa)

^b INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Food security; Institutional frameworks; Irrigation policy; Micro agricultural water management; Micro irrigation; Southern Africa; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

CLUPEIDAE;

EID: 54949128278     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2008.025     Document Type: Review

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