Organisational modalities of farmer-led irrigation development in Tsangano District, Mozambique

Water Alternatives

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 414-433

  Nkoka, Francis ^a   Veldwisch, Gert Jan ^b   Bolding, Alex ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Farmer led development; FMIS; Hydraulic property; Institutional design principles; Irrigation; Mozambique

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; INVESTMENT; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; OWNERSHIP; SMALLHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER RESOURCE;

MOZAMBIQUE;

EID: 84902341993     PISSN: 19650175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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