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1 Wood, A. P. 1984. The Kaleya small holders' scheme: A preliminary appraisal. In M. J. Blackie, Ed., African Regional Symposium on Small Holder Irrigation, 5-7 September 1984 (pp. 221-231). London: Hydraulics Research Ltd.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G100 BLA Record No: H0195)
The Kaleya Small Holders' Scheme was begun in 1980 and the settling of the 302 small holders should be completed in 1988. The scheme will use water from the Kafue River to cultivate 1885 hectares of sugar cane for the neighboring Nakambala sugar estate. Two-thirds of the cane will be grown by the small holders each with four hectares holdings, while the remainder will be the responsibility of the Small Holder Company, which manages the scheme. The operation of the scheme, the nature of the crop and the origins and characteristics of the small holders are likely to create a number of difficulties in the establishment of a stable small holder community. Some of these problems are discussed and considerations to be borne in mind for small holder selection and training are outlined.
2 Banda, M. 1984. A consideration of the consolidation stage: Siatwiinda pilot irrigation scheme experiences in Gwembe Valley, Zambia. In M. J. Blackie, Ed., African Regional Symposium on Small Holder Irrigation, 5-7 September 1984 (pp. 391-400). London: Hydraulics Research Ltd.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G100 BLA Record No: H0204)
The economic history of most riverine and swampy communities does seem to suggest that perennial crop production is very much entrenched in their social economic fabric. But its potential has largely been underestimated. Thus,the introduction of irrigation technology tends to be seen as a new way of crop production. As such, intervention measures initially tend to be designed as pilot projects, so as to generate enough experience and knowledge before their widespread diffusion. However, experience with most community-oriented pilot projects seem to show that if the interventions are not based on the intended beneficiaries' own past experiences, the introduction of new technology tends to exacerbate the production risk of the participants. From the experiences in Gwembe Valley, Zambia, it is argued that irrigation interventions in the small holder farming sector have to be geared to the strengthening of the existing production virtues, as well as the weakening and elimination of the risks.
3 Edwards, C. B.; Vincent, L. F. 1982. Irrigation in Zambia: Prospects and policies for the smaller farmer. 41p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 765 Record No: H01749)
4 Francis, P.; Rawlins-Branan, M. J. 1987. The extension system and small-scale farmers: A case study from northern Zambia. Agricultural Administration and Extension, 26(4):185-196.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H02887)
5 Birley, M. H. 1987. Field evaluation of the guidelines for forecasting the vector-borne disease implications of irrigation projects: Report of a visit to Zambia. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO. 27 p.
Irrigation programs ; Health ; Evaluation ; Water resources development ; Malaria ; Schistosomiasis ; Agriculture / Zambia
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.5 G184 BIR Record No: H02986)
The Government of the Republic of Zambia is engaged in the planning, construction and operation of a number of irrigation projects. The Government shares with the WHO, the FAO, the UNEP and the World Bank a concern that such projects may adversely affect human health and the environment, and wishes to ensure that such negative impacts are prevented or mitigated to the greatest possible extent. Consequently, the Zambian authorities agreed to an evaluation of the potential health impacts of several schemes in their country. The evaluation provided an opportunity to test a new rapid assessment technique. It was concluded that, in general the currently planned irrigation projects would not create additional vector-borne disease hazards. The main facts leading to this conclusion were: the well-drained nature of the soils; the high priority given to proper operation and maintenance; and the absence of large-scale movement of susceptible populations. Several improvements to the rapid assessment technique are suggested.
6 Howard, G. W.; Williams, G. J. (Eds.) 1982. Proceedings of the National Seminar on Environment and Change: The consequences of hydroelectric power development on the utilization of the Kafue Flats, Lusaka, April 1978. Woodlands, Lusaka: Kafue Basin Research Committee of the University of Zambia. 159p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7 G184 HOW Record No: H04279)
7 Zambia. Ministry of Agriculture and Water Development. Gwembe Small Scale Irrigation Project: Development strategy report. Unpublished report. vi, 34p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 950 Record No: H04332)
8 World Bank. Regional Mission in Eastern Africa. 1983. Zambia: Agricultural research and extension review. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. ix, 130p. (Report no.4591-ZA)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 630.72 G184 WOR Record No: H04324)
9 Zambia. Ministry of Agriculture and Water Development. 1985. Investment plan for agriculture, 1986-90: Irrigation and water resources development. Draft report for internal discussion. 77p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 767 Record No: H04323)
10 Kandiah, A. 1985. Pilot schemes and studies for the development of settler irrigation. Unpublished project report (GCP/ZAM/032/ITA) 11p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 293 Record No: H04320)
11 Williams, G. J. The Kafue Hydroelectric Scheme and its environmental setting. In Development and ecology in the lower Kafue Basin in the nineteen seventies. pp.13-27.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.5 G184 WIL Record No: H04319)
12 Williams, G. J. Transferred water use in the Kafue flats. Development and Ecology in the Lower Kafue Basin in the nineteen seventies. pp.69-75.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7 G184 WIL Record No: H04318)
13 Kandiah, A. 1985. Irrigation development in Zambia: Principle constraints. Unpublished document. 4p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 766 Record No: H04331)
14 Kumar, S. K. 1988. Effects of seasonal food shortage on agricultural production in Zambia. World Development, 16(9):1051-1063.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H05192)
15 IIMI. 1986. Second exploratory mission to Africa (Madagascar, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Sudan), 9 November - 4 December 1985: Draft final report. 188p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IIMI Record No: H02334)
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16 Thomas, S.; Weidemann, W. 1988. The impact of Zambia's economic policy reform programme in the agricultural sector. Development Policy Review, 6(1):51-73.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H05263)
17 Ewell, P. T. 1988. Organization and management of field activities in on-farm research: A review of experience in nine countries. The Hague, Netherlands: ISNAR. xx, 55p. (OFCOR - comparative study no.2)
On-farm research ; Organization of work ; Management / Ecuador / Guatemala / Panama / Senegal / Zambia / Zimbabwe / Bangladesh / Indonesia / Nepal
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 658 G000 EWE Record No: H05252)
18 Merrill-Sands, D.; McAllister, J. 1988. Strengthening the integration of on-farm client oriented research and experiment station research in national agricultural research systems (NARS): Management lessons from nine country case studies. The Hague, Netherlands: ISNAR. xxvi, 66p. (OFCOR-comparative study no.1)
Agricultural research ; Organizations ; Management ; Case studies ; On farm research / Ecuador / Guatemala / Panama / Senegal / Zambia / Zimbabwe / Bangladesh / Indonesia / Nepal
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 630.72 G000 MER Record No: H05251)
19 World Bank. Eastern Africa Projects Department. Southern Agricultural Division. 1982. Zambia: North Western Province Area Development Project staff appraisal report. Washington, DC, USA: IFAD. ii, 91p. (Report no.3928-ZA)
Project appraisal ; Agricultural development ; Agricultural policy ; Land use ; Economic analysis / Zambia
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.8 G184 WOR Record No: H05383)
20 World Bank. Eastern Africa Projects Department. Southern Agricultural Division. 1981. Zambia: Staff appraisal report - Southern Province Agricultural Development Project. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. iii, 91p. (Report no.3501-ZA)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.8 G184 WOR Record No: H05384)
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