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Can Sub-Saharan Africa feed itself? The role of irrigation development in the region’s drylands for food security
| Content Provider | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
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| Author | Xie, Hua Pérez, Nicostrato D. Anderson, Weston Ringler, Claudia |
| Organization | IFPRI - Environment and Production Technology Division |
| Description | This paper assesses the potential role of investments in irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa in improving food security and self-sufficiency in the region. Focusing on the region’s drylands, the study identifies a potential for expanded irrigated area of 6–14 million hectares (ha), depending on technology costs and other factors. Linkage of these results with a global agricultural trade model shows that accelerated irrigation investment can effectively reduce growing food import dependency from 54% under a business-as-usual scenario to a much smaller 17–40%; and can also reduce the population at risk of hunger and child under-nutrition. |
| Sponsorship | Nordic Development Fund TerrAfrica Leveraging Fund Program on Forests (PROFOR) Trust Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Related Links | https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/d70337cd-d6ad-419e-b23d-1bacdf4af4e1 |
| File Format | |
| ISSN | 02508060 |
| DOI | 10.1080/02508060.2018.1516080 |
| Journal | Water International |
| Issue Number | 6 |
| Volume Number | 43 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2018-08-18 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | CC-BY-4.0 |
| Subject Keyword | Water, Land and Ecosystems Policies, Institutions, and Markets Land and Water Solutions Resource Management Models Technological Changes Economic Development Commodities Arid Zones Malnutrition Nutrition Irrigation Trade Food Supply Food Security Prices Commodity Markets Climate Change Agricultural Trade Agricultural Production Food Systems |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science |
