NEWS
Private sector joins multi-stakeholder dialogues on farmer-led irrigation development in Ghana and Ethiopia
Private sector companies are increasingly recognized for the roles they can play in agricultural production and value chain development. This is no different when looking at small scale irrigation development, with irrigation supply chains and services being crucial to the resilience of smallholders and the entire food system.
In advance of Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day on June 27, this newsletter delves deeper into the roles of private sector sector actors in expanding the use of small scale irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa.
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INTERVIEW
Ethiopian entrepreneur invented new plow that breaks down barriers for small scale irrigation
Melesse Temesgen, General Manager of Aybar Engineering PLC, invented a new plow that can increase the infiltration of rainwater. This new tool can help make more groundwater available for farmers to practice small scale irrigation in the Ethiopian Highlands. Read more.
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STUDENT INTERVIEW
Working with the private sector to find acceptable solutions to farmers’ challenges
“Looking at the Berken plow, we first thought it was a simple modification of the Maresha, with little or no impact. However, we found that the Berken affects several hydrological variables in positive ways.” Read more.
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EVENTS
Webinar: Market-based agricultural technology scaling in fragmented markets
In a webinar organized by Agrilinks.org, ILSSI experts spoke about how weak market conditions are significant barriers to farmers adopting irrigation and increasing vegetable production in Mali. Read more.
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EVENTS
Webinar: Accelerating inclusive farmer-led irrigation and reaching scale
Around 500 million farmers generate between 30 and 34 percent of the global food supply, but they rely on unpredictable rain to grow food. ILSSI researchers contributed insights on how to scale farmer-led irrigation. Read more.
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Upcoming webinar
Accelerating inclusive farmer-led irrigation sustainably:
A systems approach to reaching scale
Please join us for the second part of the webinar series on farmer-led irrigation development on July 9, 2020, 13:00-14:00 UTC.
Register now.
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PARTNER NEWS / IWMI
How to accelerate and scale inclusive water access in Ethiopia
Farmer led means farmers have agency and autonomy over how water is used for irrigated agriculture in their communities. Farmers drive the establishment, improvement, and expansion of irrigated agriculture. Read more on iwmi.cgiar.org.
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Are you a small scale irrigation business
in Africa or Asia?
We will be better placed to help you scale your business, if you could fill out this five-minute online survey to help us understand your work. How will you benefit? We may be able to help your company find solutions to your science, implementation, or policy challenges. What’s in it for us? We, along with our partners, aim to better understand scaling challenges, ultimately to help companies, communities, and countries use water more sustainably.
Responses are confidential. Take the survey now.
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PUBLICATION HIGHLIGHTS
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This publication was made possible through support provided to the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Small Scale Irrigation through the U.S. Agency for International Development, under the terms of Contract No. AID-OAA-A-13-0005. The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
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