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Expanding investment in sustainable, small scale irrigation for agricultural-led growth, resilience and well-being: Lessons from 10 years of research

March 1, 2023 at 8:30 am – 5:00 pm, Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, DC


Innovation Lab for Small Scale Irrigation Symposium

ILSSI brought together partners, collaborators and stakeholders to share ten years of research on small scale irrigation at a recent symposium in Washington, DC on March 1st. In addition to presentations on research results and capacity development in Ghana, Ethiopia, Mali and Tanzania, featured keynote speakers and panelists highlighted remaining knowledge gaps and future issues for research. Check out the presentations and program below:

Welcome

Nicole Lefore, Texas A & M University

Water and agriculture in the U.S. Global Food Security Strategy

Jerry Glover, USAID Bureau for Resilience and Food Security,

Climate adaptation and agricultural water

Katie Kennedy Freeman, Sr Ag Economist, Agriculture and Climate Adaptation, World Bank

Linking Science to Action – A World Bank/CGIAR Partnership Scaling Innovations in Irrigation

View the full program.

Session 1: Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural-Led Economic Growth

Contributing to agricultural led growth and improved livelihoods through small-scale irrigation

Moderator: Michael Dockrey, ACDI-VOCA

Presenters:

  • Bedru Balana, International Food Policy Research Institute
    Small-Scale Irrigation – Income and economic growth opportunities
  • Minh Thai, International Water Management Institute
    Partnering with private sector to reaching more smallholder farmers: Potential and constraint
  • Karin Jeanneret, ENNOS
    Contributing to agricultural led growth and improved livelihoods through small-scale irrigation
  • Melkamu Derseh, International Livestock Research Institute
    ILSSI Irrigated fodder research and development: lessons from cooperative based interventions

Discussion: Climate adaptation, agriculture and market systems: Irrigation scaling and research-private partnerships (Video)

Moderator: Keith Dokho, USAID

Panelists:

  • Ku MacMahan, USAID
  • Joy Busolo, World Bank
  • Tesfaye Hailu, Power for All

Session 2: Strengthened resilience among people and systems

Scaling irrigation for sustainability and resilience of people and systems amid climate change

Moderator: Dr. Srinivasan, Texas A & M University

Presenters:

  • Fati Aziz, Texas A & M University
    Suitability, sustainability and resilience: case study from Mali on vegetables and vegetable seed
  • Claudia Ringler and Hua Xie, IFPRI
    Solar Irrigation – Selected Findings from ILSSI
  • Petra Schmitter, International Water Management Institute
    Scaling irrigation for sustainability and resilience of people and systems amid climate change
  • Hagar ElDidi and Wei Zhang – IFPRI
    Getting Ahead of the Game: Experiential Learning on Groundwater Governance and Collective Action

Discussion: Climate resilience, water risks & steps toward sustainability (Video)

Moderator: Ann Vaughan, USAID

Panelists:

  • Peter Thorne, International Livestock Research Institute
  • Carlijn Nouwen, Climate Action Platform
  • Tess Russo, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
  • Agustin Cornejo, Off Grid Manager at Tetra Tech, SURE Senegal Project

Session 3: A well-nourished population, especially among women and children

From irrigation to improved nutrition and equity: Guiding intervention

Moderator : Katherine Snyder, University of Arizona

Presenters:

  • Elizabeth Bryan, International Food Policy Research Institute
    Small-Scale Irrigation and Nutrition: Lessons from East and West Africa

Discussant:

  • Kelley Cormier, Food Safety Division Chief, USAID

Session 4: Cross-cutting – Capacity development

Ensuring the capacity to sustain water for agriculture and resilience

Moderator : Jessica Bagdonis, USAID
Localization at USAID

Presenters:

  • Nicole Lefore, Texas A & M University
    Capacity for sustainable agricultural water use
  • Seifu Tilahun, Bahir Dar University and IWMI
    Ensuring the capacity to sustain water for agriculture and resilience

Session 4: Looking Forward

Discussion: Building a resilient future: Issues in farmer-centered, smallholder irrigation (Video)

Moderator: USAID

Panelists:

  • Nicholas Brozovic, Daugherty Water for Food Institute, University of Nebraska
  • Belete Bantero, Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Institute
  • Biniam Iyob, USAID
  • Jen Mayer, Mercy Corps


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