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The contribution of small-scale rural irrigation schemes towards food security of smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe

Smallholder farmers across Zimbabwe have been facing a problem of food insecurity because of climate-induced droughts and lack of effective use of irrigation schemes. Rainfall patterns in the country have become more unpredictable and inconsistent with the traditional farming seasons. Faced with suc...

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Autores principales:	Mhembwe, Smart, Chiunya, Newman, Dube, Ernest
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	AOSIS 2019
Materias:	Original Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6852592/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31745405 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/jamba.v11i1.674

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