Mapping development potential of dry-season small-scale irrigation in Sub-Saharan African countries under joint biophysical and economic constraints - An agent-based modeling approach with an application to Ethiopia

Hua Xie, Liangzhi You, Yihun T. Dile, Abeyou W. Worqlul, Jean-Claude Bizimana, Raghavan Srinivasan, James W. Richardson, Thomas Gerik and Neville Clark

Agricultural Systems, 2021, vol. 186, issue C

Abstract: Sub-Saharan Africa has long been beset with food insecurity. Investment in small-scale irrigation may provide a solution to address the challenge by extending crop production into the dry season. We present an agent-based modeling system to assess the potential of dry-season small-irrigation development in Sub-Saharan Africa with an application to Ethiopia. We identify significant potential for investing in dry-season small-scale irrigation in Ethiopia and map geographic domains with highest investment opportunities.

Keywords: Agricultural development; Sub-Saharan Africa; Small-scale irrigation; agent-based modeling; Ethiopia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2020.102987

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