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1 Scoones, I.. 1992. Wetlands in drylands: Key resources for agricultural and pastoral production in Africa. London, UK: IIED. 23p. (Dryland Network Programme issues paper no.38)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 2620 Record No: H011891)
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2 Scoones, I.; Thompson, J. 1993. Beyond farmer first - Rural people's knowledge, agricultural research and extension practice: Towards a theoretical framework. In IIED, Rural people's knowledge, agricultural research and extension practice: Overview papers. London, UK: IIED. pp.1-20.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 630.715 G000 IIE Record No: H013889)
3 Scoones, I.; Thompson, J. (Eds.) 1994. Beyond farmer first: Rural people's knowledge, agricultural research and extension practice. London, UK: Intermediate Technology Publications. xvi, 301p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 630.72 G000 SCO Record No: H016207)
4 Scoones, I.; Cousins, B. 1994. Struggle for control over wetland resources in Zimbabwe. Society and Natural Resources, 7:579-594.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 3814 Record No: H016589)
5 Scoones, I.; Reij, C.; Toulmin, C. 1996. Sustaining the soil: Indigenous soil and water conservation in Africa. London, UK: IIED. Drylands Programme. ii, 25p. (Issue paper no.67)
(Location: IWMI-SA Call no: P 4426 Record No: H020002)
6 Scoones, I.; Toulmin, C. 1999. Policies for soil fertility management in Africa. London, UK: DFID. 128p: ill.; 24 cm. (DFID issues)
(Location: IWMI-SEA Call no: 631.422096 G100 SCO Record No: BKK-136)
7 Scoones, I.. 1998. Sustainable rural livelihoods: A framework for analysis. 1-22. (IDS working paper 72)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 6397 Record No: H032609)
8 Scoones, I.; Wolmer, W. 2003. Introduction - Livelihoods in crisis: Challenges for rural development in Southern Africa. IDS Bulletin, 34(3):1-14.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H033761)
9 Scoones, I.. 2004. Climate change and the challenge of non-equilibrium thinking. IDS Bulletin, 35(3):114-119.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H036435)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7380 Record No: H037257)
11 Scoones, I.. 2005. Governing technology development: Challenges for agricultural research in Africa. IDS Bulletin, 36(2):109-114.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7381 Record No: H037274)
12 Leach, M.; Scoones, I.; Wynne, B. (Eds.) 2005. Science and citizens: Globalization and the challenge of engagement. London, UK: Zed. viii, 294 p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 306.45 G000 LEA Record No: H038325)
13 Fairhead, J.; Scoones, I.. 2005. Local knowledge and the social shaping of soil investments: Critical perspectives on the assessment of soil degradation in Africa. Land Use Policy, 22:33-41.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7528 Record No: H038582)
14 Scoones, I.. 2015. Sustainable livelihoods and rural development. Warwickshire, UK: Practical Action Publishing. 149p. (Agrarian Change and Peasant Studies 4)
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 307.1412 G000 SCO Record No: H047219)
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15 Scoones, I.; Murimbarimba, F.; Mahenehene, J. 2019. Irrigating Zimbabwe after land reform: the potential of farmer-led systems. Water Alternatives, 12(1):88-106. (Special issue: Farmer-led Irrigation Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Investment, Policy Engagements and Agrarian Transformation).
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049108)
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Farmer-led irrigation is far more extensive in Zimbabwe than realised by planners and policymakers. This paper explores the pattern of farmer-led irrigation in neighbouring post-land reform smallholder resettlement sites in Zimbabwe’s Masvingo district. Across 49 farmer-led cases, 41.3 hectares of irrigated land was identified, representing two per cent of the total land area. A combination of surveys and in-depth interviews explored uses of different water extraction and distribution technologies, alongside patterns of production, marketing, processing and labour use. In-depth case studies examined the socio-technical practices involved. Based on these data, a simple typology is proposed, differentiating homestead irrigators from aspiring and commercial irrigators. The typology is linked to patterns of investment, accumulation and social differentiation across the sites. The results are contrasted with a formal irrigation scheme and a group garden in the same area. Farmer-led irrigation is more extensive but also more differentiated, suggesting a new dynamic of agrarian change. As Zimbabwe seeks to boost agricultural production following land reform, the paper argues that farmer-led irrigation offers a complementary way forward to the current emphasis on formal schemes, although challenges of water access, environmental management and equity are highlighted.
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