Effectiveness of irrigation water management institutions in Zimbabwe: a new institutional economics theory approach

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dc.contributor.advisorMushenje, Aen
dc.contributor.authorNhundu, Kennethen
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-28T10:30:59Z
dc.date.available2026-07-28T10:30:59Z
dc.date.issued2013en
dc.description.abstractDespite considerable advances in technology across the world, some scholars (Bratton, 1987; Namara et al., 2010) have argued that declining agricultural productivity among smallholder farmers in Africa remains a major bottleneck in the development of the continent. Unganai (1993) indicates that about 60% of the southern African region is semi-arid or arid and suffers from periodic droughts. In addition, World Bank (2003) notes that agricultural production is dominated by rain-fed agriculture and irrigation systems are limited. This is compounded by the scarcity and poor management of irrigation water resources. Water scarcity in agriculture has large impacts on the population, especially in rural areas, where more than 60 percent of the population are engaged in agriculture which represents their main source of food and income (FAO, 2008). On the macroeconomic level, agricultural share of the GDP is about 37 percent and 75 percent of the export value is generated from the agricultural sector globally. To this effect, management of agricultural water particularly in rain-fed systems remains imperative for improved farm level yields because the bulk of the food comes from rain-fed agriculture (FAO, 2008; Namara et al., 2010). However, increasing water scarcity and poor accessibility may become a limiting factor not only for agricultural production and the welfare of rural population but also for the entire economy. Improving the management of water resources and an efficient use of water by all sectors, including agricultural production, are therefore important if the welfare and health of the population, particularly in rural areas, are to be maintained and improved (Nyong & Kanaroglou, 1999).en
dc.format297 leavesen
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dc.identifier.citationNhundu, Kenneth. 2013en
dc.identifier.othervital:11195en
dc.identifier.otherhttp://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1006784en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/4203
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisherUniversity of Fort Hareen
dc.publisherFaculty of Science & Agricultureen
dc.rightsUniversity of Fort Hareen
dc.titleEffectiveness of irrigation water management institutions in Zimbabwe: a new institutional economics theory approachen
dc.title.alternativeEffectiveness of irrigation water management institutions in Zimbabwe: a new institutional economics theory approachen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.typeDoctoralen
dc.typePhD (Agricultural Economics)en

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