Participatory foresight to address long-term issues in a large irrigation scheme. An example in Office du Niger, Mali

Participatory foresight to address long-term issues in a large irrigation scheme. An example in Office du Niger, Mali

•Investment projects in irrigable land have been developed at large scale in West Africa since 2008.•Expansion of irrigation systems requires a foresight study at the whole territory scale.•Stakeholders’ diverse perceptions of the current situation led to different foresights.•Current land tensions...

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Veröffentlicht in:Land use policy 2017-05, Vol.64, p.13-28
Hauptverfasser: Hertzog, T., Poussin, J.-C., Tangara, B., Jamin, J.-Y.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Agricultural development
Agriculture
Effectiveness
Environmental Sciences
Food
Foreign investment
Investment
Investors
Irrigable land
Irrigated agriculture
Irrigation
Land
Land acquisition
Land acquisitions
Land grabbing
Land purchases
Land use
Mali
Participation
Prices
Scenario development
West Africa
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Zusammenfassung:•Investment projects in irrigable land have been developed at large scale in West Africa since 2008.•Expansion of irrigation systems requires a foresight study at the whole territory scale.•Stakeholders’ diverse perceptions of the current situation led to different foresights.•Current land tensions can become major future social and institutional issues.
ISSN:0264-8377
1873-5754
DOI:10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.01.043