Reducing Poverty through Investments in Agricultural Water Management

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2006

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"This document provides a preliminary understanding of the poverty reduction impacts of a range of agricultural water development interventions in sub Saharan Africa, including lower cost alternatives to conventional irrigation investment projects, identifies factors that constrain the poverty reduction impacts of projects and technologies, and derives conclusions and recommendations useful for further water resources development planning in the region."

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poverty alleviation, irrigation, water resources, agriculture, productivity, crops, gender, labor, economic growth, land tenure and use

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