Browsing Research Articles [MEWES] by Author "Veldwisch, Gert Jan"
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African farmer-led irrigation development: re-framing agricultural policy and investment?
Woodhouse, Philip; Veldwisch, Gert Jan; Brockington, Dan; Komakech, Hans C.; Manjichi, Angela (Taylor & Francis online, 2016-11-09)The past decade has witnessed an intensifying focus on the development of irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa. It follows a 20-year hiatus in the wake of disappointing irrigation performance during the 1970s and 1980s. ... -
The fluid nature of water grabbing: the on-going contestation of water distribution between peasants and agribusinesses in Nduruma, Tanzania
de Bont, Chris; Veldwisch, Gert Jan; Komakech, Hans C.; Vos, Jeroen (Springer Nature Switzerland AG., 2015-08-20)This article contributes to the contemporary debate on land and water grabbing through a detailed, qualitative case study of horticultural agribusinesses which have settled in Tanzania, disrupting patterns of land and water ... -
Neither modern nor traditional: Farmer-led irrigation development in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania
de Bont, Chris; Komakech, Hans C.; Veldwisch, Gert Jan (Elsevier B.V., 2019-04)The debate around what kind of irrigation, large- or small-scale, modern or traditional, best contributes to food security and rural development continues to shape irrigation policies and development in the Global South. ... -
Re-introducing Politics in African Farmer-Led Irrigation Development: Introduction to a Special Issue
Veldwisch, Gert Jan; Venot, Jean-Philippe; Woodhouse, Philip; Komakech, Hans; Brockington, Dan (Water Alternatives, 2019-02)This introduction is a reflexive piece on the notion of farmer-led irrigation development and its politics. It highlights the way the varied contributions to the Special Issue support a shared perspective on farmerled ...