The Changing Face of Irrigation in Kenya

The Changing Face of Irrigation in Kenya

The Changing Face of Irrigation in Kenya: Opportunities for Anticipating Changes in

Eastern and Southern Africa

Herbert G. Blank, Clifford M. Mutero and Hammond Murray-Rust, editors

INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE

IWMI receives its principal funding from 58 governments, private foundations and international and regional organizations known as the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). Support is also given by the Governments of Ghana, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

The editors: Chief Editor, Herbert G. Blank is Consultant and former Regional Advisor for eastern and southern Africa, International Water Management Institute (IWMI). Clifford M. Mutero is Regional Representative for eastern Africa, IWMI Coordinator, CGIAR Systemwide Initiative on Malaria and Agriculture (SIMA) and Senior Scientist, International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi, Kenya. Hammond Murray-Rust is Theme Leader, Integrated Water Management for Agriculture, IWMI.

Blank, Herbert G., Clifford M. Mutero and Hammond Murray-Rust, eds. 2002. The changing face of irrigation in Kenya: Opportunities for anticipating change in eastern and southern Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute. /small-scale systems / water scarcity / farmer-managed irrigation systems / government-managed irrigation systems / irrigated farming / rice / technology transfer / databases / GIS / drainage / drought / sedimentation / land management / river basins / malaria / schistosomiasis / farmers / economic aspects / social conditions / case studies / arid zones / participatory management / water policy / legislation / health / livestock / Kenya / eastern Africa / southern Africa/

ISBN 92-9090-475-5 Cover photo, by Martin Fisher of ApproTec, shows Mrs. Kinuyu, a farmer entrepreneur who bought and uses the ApproTec Super MoneyMaker pump to irrigate an acre of cabbage, onion and French bean at Kilimambogo, east of Thilka, Kenya. The two young men in the picture work for her. Copyright ? 2002, by IWMI. All rights reserved. Please direct inquiries and comments to: iwmi-research-news@

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