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Private
participation
and irrigation expansion in Africa |
| Accra,
Ghana |
| 22-26
November 2001 |
| Objectives |
The
objectives of the seminar are to:
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review the current development of private irrigation
in general, be it formal or informal;
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review
the status of Irrigation Management Transfer
(IMT) to farmers in the context of the progressive
withdrawal of direct government involvement
in irrigation management;
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recommend the appropriate enabling environment
(policy and institutional frameworks, cost-effective
and innovative technology development and related
strategies) for a sustainable development of
private participation in the expansion and performance
improvement of irrigated agriculture, paying
due attention to equity and gender issues.
It
is expected that this seminar will be able to show
the important role the private sector can and should
play in the field of irrigation development. The
conclusions and recommendations should address all
aspects of private irrigation and provide governments,
technical agencies, donors and financial institutions
with appropriate guidance to promote and develop
private irrigation.
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