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dc.contributor.authorMagrath, John*
dc.contributor.authorTshabangu, Lynnette*
dc.contributor.authorMativenga, Sekai*
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-03T13:44:22Zen
dc.date.available2014-07-03T13:44:22Zen
dc.date.issued2014-07-10en
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-78077-592-0en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10546/322350en
dc.description<p>Smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe have always had to contend with swings of climate, but with the right kind of support they can achieve remarkable increases in production. Climate change is increasing both drought and heavy rainfall. This case study of an irrigation project shows how adaptation efforts can be very successful, but also that more extreme weather patterns pose threats of a new order of magnitude. It includes the story of farmer Ipaishe Masvingise, whose experiences featured in <a href="http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/blog/2014/03/adapting-to-a-hotter-hungrier-world-in-zimbabwe" target="_blank">this Oxfam blog post</a>.&nbsp;</p>en
dc.format.extent8en
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisherOxfam Internationalen
dc.relation.urlhttp://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/irrigation-schemes-and-weather-extremes-the-challenge-for-zimbabwe-322350
dc.subjectFood and livelihoods
dc.subjectClimate change
dc.titleIrrigation Schemes and Weather Extremes: The challenge for Zimbabween
dc.typeCase studyen
oxfam.signoff.statusFor public use – can be shared outside Oxfamen
oxfam.subject.countryZimbabween
oxfam.subject.keywordAgriculture
oxfam.subject.keywordClimate change adaptation
oxfam.subject.keywordFood security
oxfam.subject.keywordSmallholder agriculture
dc.year.issuedate2014en
dc.year.issuedate2014en
refterms.dateFOA2018-08-17T14:45:32Z


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