REVIEW OF IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - Sustainable Irrigation Development in the White Volta Sub-Basin - page 71

Sustainable Irrigation Development in the White Volta sub-basin 71

Irrigation Project Type Secure access to

Land and Water

Appropriate
Technology

Predictable and
stable input/
output markets

Reliable farmer
support
environment

Effective Institutions
& Favourable Policies

Measure of
Success

project (strong)

Irrigation in
Usangu in
Tanzania
(Source: Lankford
and Beale, 2007)

small-scale
private
individuals
irrigation
system

Control of land is
generally
inflexible,
governed by
money, location
prestige and time
occupied,
unreliable water
source (weak)

Private
individuals
secure loans to
investment in
technology.
(intermediate)

Capital-rich
farmers have good
access to markets
than the poor
farmers.
(intermediate)

Accessible credits
from a small
credit union,
however capital-
rich farmers have
good access than
poor farmers
(intermediate)

Weak institutions,
resulting in
competition for land
and water. Unresolved
downstream impacts
from upstream
irrigation (weak)

weak