%0 Journal Article
%9 ACL : Articles dans des revues avec comité de lecture répertoriées par l'AERES
%A Venot, Jean-Philippe
%A Hirvonen, M.
%T Enduring controversy : small reservoirs in sub-saharan Africa
%D 2013
%L fdi:010061705
%G ENG
%J Society and Natural Resources
%@ 0894-1920
%K AMENAGEMENT HYDROAGRICOLE ; RESERVOIR ; RESSOURCES EN EAU ; POLITIQUE DE DEVELOPPEMENT ; MODELE DE DEVELOPPEMENT ; MILIEU RURAL
%K GESTION DE L'EAU ; GOUVERNANCE ; PETIT BARRAGE
%K AFRIQUE SUBSAHARIENNE
%M ISI:000321321300002
%N 6
%P 883-897
%R 10.1080/08941920.2012.723306
%U https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061705
%> https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/depot/2014-06-03/010061705.pdf
%V 26
%W Horizon (IRD)
%X This article draws from the fields of anthropology of development and sociology of science to bring new light on the discourses and dynamics of agricultural water management in Sub-Saharan Africa. Specifically, it investigates the persistence of a long-standing and apparently contradictory narrative that posits small reservoirs as a solution to the region's agricultural water challenges, despite recurrent reports of their low performance. The prevalence of small reservoirs is due to their role as anchoring devices; they embed a narrative of having great potential but in ways that intersect multiple interests and development discourses. The gap between intention and practice that characterizes small reservoirs marks a stable interpretation of their nature and outcomes in the face of conflicting evidence. Understanding the interactions between discourse, policy formulation, and implementation that sustain development projects departs from a linear vision of development. It paves the way toward improved agricultural water management.
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