Beschreibung:
In this volume water harvesting is presented as a set of approaches which occupy the intermediate position on the water-management spectrum. It provides lessons to promote sustainable development in Sub-Sarahan Africa, where water is an irregular yet necessary commodity, and its availability a major constraint on agriculture.
Foreword 1. Introduction 2. Water Harvesting for Crop Production in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges, Concepts and Practices 3. A Review of the Recent Literature on Water Harvesting in Sub-Saharan Africa 4. Burkina Faso: Cradle of Farm Scale Technologies 5. Ethiopia: Opportunities for Building on Tradition ¿ Time for Action 6. Kenya: From Drought Relief to Business Model 7. Niger: Small-Scale and Simple for Sustainability 8. Tanzania: Bright Spots and Barriers to Adoption 9. Sudan: Ancient Traditions Receiving a New Impetus 10. Zimbabwe: Keeping Runoff on the Land 11. Investing in water for agriculture in the Drylands of Sub-Saharan Africa: Considerations for a Conducive Policy Environment 12. Conclusions, Lessons and an Agenda for Action Index