Sand in the engine: The travails of an irrigated rice scheme in Bwanje valley, Malawi

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 197-226

  Veldwisch, Gert Jan ^a   Bolding, Alex ^b   Wester, Philippus ^b  

^a International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)   (Mozambique)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT AID; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RURAL AREA; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 58149086827     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380802265587     Document Type: Article

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