Small scale irrigation agriculture in Zimbabwe has been made farmer-managed to allow resource-poor farmers to participated and address the challenges of poverty in distressed regions. Empowering the local people through Irrigation Management Committees was perceived to a pro-poor approach in reducing poverty. The Irrigation Management Transfer was also perceived to be an approach that would create an enabling environment for economic opportunities for the poor in accessing resource and assets, rural financial services, credit facilities, financial literacy programmes, access to transport and markets and other support extension services. However, it was noted that the approach was not philant
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