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Irrigation as a service: Expanding water access for smallholder and women farmers

In Tamale, northern Ghana, on a hot day in March, a group of around 40 women are irrigating small vegetable plots leased from the village chief for the dry season.

In the past, this meant spending the entire day carrying heavy buckets of water back and forth from a small reservoir more than 500 meters away.

Today, however, these women are benefiting from a service that has transformed their daily lives and livelihoods, making irrigation more accessible and affordable.

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Author: Hagar ElDidi
Other authors: Elizabeth Basauri Bryan, Claudia Ringler
Organization: IFPRI
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Year: 2026
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Type: Blog article
Content language: English
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