Tanzania / Kenya / Yemen / Ethiopia / Sudan / Eritrea / /
Event
Natural Disaster / /
IndustryTerm
agro-chemicals / oil seeds / governance systems / post-harvest storage systems / irrigation systems / water management / regulations governing spate systems / spate irrigation systems / perennial irrigation systems / larger systems / /
Position
Farmer / /
Region
Southern Africa / North Africa / Sub-Saharan Africa / Near East / East Africa / South Asia / /
The Promise of Spate Irrigation Spate irrigation is the use of short duration floods - known as spates – to provide a water source for irrigation. River beds, which are normally dry, are used to direct short-term flood