Consultation on Irrigation in Africa

Part 1: Meeting report. 1. The consultation. 1.1 Background. 1.2 Objectives. 1.3 Documentation. 1.4 Official arrangements. 1.5 Attendance. 1.6 The program 1.7 Acknowledgements. 2. Highlights from the consultation. 2.1 African irrigation: basic facts. 2.2 The potential of irrigation. 2.3 The need for irrigation 2.4 The costs of irrigation. 2.5 Improving policies and planning 2.6 Formulating better projects. 2.7 Lessons from South-East Asia. 2.8 Improving policies in selected areas. 3. Major conclusion and recommendations. 4. Suggested action program. 4.1 Improvement of data base. 4.2 Formulation of national irrigation policies. 4.3 Development of project planning and implementation capacity. 4.4 Training and development of human resources. 4.4 Training and development of human resources. 4.5 Research and transfer of knowledge. Part 2: Working documents presented at the consultation. 1-A State of irrigation- facts and figures. 2-A Experiences gained with irrigation in Africa. 3-A Policy issues in irrigation development. 1-B Water resources and irrigation potential in Africa. 2-B Irrigation development in Southeast Asia- some recent experiences of four countries. 3-B (1) Manpower and training needs for irrigation in Africa. 3-B (2) Women in irrigated agriculture in Africa. 3-B (3) The role of non-governmental organizations in small scale irrigation in Africa. 3-B(4) Disease considerations in water development for agriculture. 3-B(5) Land tenure and irrigation development. 1-C Economics of irrigation development. 1-D Need and justification of irrigation development .