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Adapting smallholder irrigation systems to extreme events: a case of the transforming irrigation in Southern Africa (TISA) project in Zimbabwe

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dc.contributor.authorMoyo, M.
dc.contributor.authorDube, T.
dc.contributor.authorvan Rooyen, A.
dc.contributor.authorBjornlund, H.
dc.contributor.authorParry, K.
dc.contributor.authorWellington, M.
dc.contributor.authorRamshaw, P.
dc.contributor.authorPittock, J.
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractSmallholder irrigation schemes are vulnerable to increased climate variability and change, particularly increased water stress. This paper explores whether the introduction of Agricultural Innovation Platforms and soil monitoring tools in smallholder irrigation schemes can improve the adaptive capacity of farmers and schemes in the Insiza District. Drawing on household survey and qualitative data, collected through the Transforming Irrigation in Southern Africa project, we analyse a comprehensive set of measures across four domains: field, household, community and markets. We find that social capacity and increased climate adaptation can be built with modest cost through combined social and technological interventions.
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Water Resources Development, 2025; 41(2):274-297
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/07900627.2024.2423733
dc.identifier.issn0790-0627
dc.identifier.issn1360-0648
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/40965
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.relation.fundingAustralian Centre for International Agricultural Research LWR-2016-137
dc.rightsCopyright 2024 The Author(s). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0)
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2024.2423733
dc.subjectsmallholder irrigation schemes
dc.subjectefficient use of water for irrigation
dc.subjectclimate change adaptation
dc.subjectagricultural innovation platforms
dc.subjectsoil monitoring tools
dc.titleAdapting smallholder irrigation systems to extreme events: a case of the transforming irrigation in Southern Africa (TISA) project in Zimbabwe
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished
ror.mmsid9916924630201831

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