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Balancing long and short term agricultural water security investments: Promoting market-driven small-scale technologies parallel to large-scale water infrastructure
Douglas J Merrey, Director of Research, FANRPAN
Africa Water Week, Tunis, March 2008
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Large-scale water investments for agriculture and other purposes are important but take years before they provide benefits
They will therefore not contribute directly to 2015 MDGs
In parallel, policy reforms and modest targeted public investments to encourage a micro-water management industry and market support system will provide large returns, contribute significantly to reducing poverty in a shorter time frame
And enhance the future benefits of infrastructure when it comes on stream
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