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Hi all Do any of you know how well micro-irrigation / drip irrigation works. I know Practical Action has done this is quite a few places but is it sustained by farmers on a long term basis?

From: Dawn McGahey On Behalf Of infoserv Sent: 30 September 2015 12:34 To: Neil Noble Subject: FW: New Comment

From: Admin [mailto:infoserv@practicalaction.org.uk] Sent: 29 September 2015 13:43 To: infoserv Subject: New Comment

New comment for the link https://answers.practicalaction.org/our-resources/item/micro-irrigationutm_source=Practical Action Limited&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=6093724_Practical Answers Newsletter- September 2015&utm_content=casestudiesreadmore&dm_i=6WS,3MLY4,7RR3JT,D1H58,1 has been received. The comment is as follow Comment: You should be careful about pushing this technology for small farmers--the literature is very clear that poor smallholders never use them over the long term. The sources used in this document are way out of date. Commentor: Doug Merrey

Hi all all, Do any of you know how well micro-irrigation / drip irrigation works. I know Practical Action has done this is quite a few places but is it sustained by farmers on a long term basis?

From: Dawn McGahey On Behalf Of infoserv Sent: 30 September 2015 12:34 To: Neil Noble Subject: FW: New Comment https://answers.practicalaction.org/our-resources/item/micro-irrigation?utm_source=Practical%20Action%20Limited&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=6093724_Practical%20Answers%20Newsletter-%20September%202015&dm_i=6WS,3MLY4,3GXDL1,D1H58,1

From: Admin [mailto:infoserv@practicalaction.org.uk] Sent: 29 September 2015 13:43 To: infoserv Subject: New Comment

New comment for the link https://answers.practicalaction.org/our-resources/item/micro-irrigationutm_source=Practical Action Limited&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=6093724_Practical Answers Newsletter- September 2015&utm_content=casestudiesreadmore&dm_i=6WS,3MLY4,7RR3JT,D1H58,1 has been received. The comment is as follow Comment: You should be careful about pushing this technology for small farmers--the literature is very clear that poor smallholders never use them over the long term. The sources used in this document are way out of date. Commentor: Doug Merrey date.

Hi all, Do any of you know how well micro-irrigation / drip irrigation works. I know Practical Action has done this is quite a few places but is it sustained by farmers on a long term basis?

https://answers.practicalaction.org/our-resources/item/micro-irrigation?utm_source=Practical%20Action%20Limited&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=6093724_Practical%20Answers%20Newsletter-%20September%202015&dm_i=6WS,3MLY4,3GXDL1,D1H58,1

You should be careful about pushing this technology for small farmers--the literature is very clear that poor smallholders never use them over the long term. The sources used in this document are way out of date.