Controlling the farmer: colonial and post- colonial irrigation interventions in Africa
Aiming at full control over farmer actions was a shared characteristic of colonial irrigation engineering approaches. However, the way control was sought in African irrigation projects was different from Asian colonies. This paper traces the origins of colonial approaches to irrigation development i...
Main Author: | Maurits W. Ertsen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AOSIS
2008-04-01
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Series: | The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa |
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Online Access: | http://www.td-sa.net/index.php/td/article/view/167 |
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