ABSTRACT Many small-scale irrigation schemes are dysfunctional, and learning, innovation and evaluation are required to facilitate sustainable transitions. Using quantitative and qualitative data from five irrigation schemes in sub-Saharan Africa, we analyze how learning and change arose in response to: soil monitoring tools, which triggered a deep learning cycle; and agricultural innovation platforms, which helped develop a social learning system. Knowledge generation and innovation were driven by the incentives of more profitable farming. Learning and change spread to farmers without the tools, and learning at different levels resulted in extension and governance stakeholders facilitating profound institutional change.

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学习过程在小规模灌溉计划转型中的重要性

摘要 许多小规模灌溉计划功能失调，需要学习、创新和评估以促进可持续转型。使用来自撒哈拉以南非洲五个灌溉计划的定量和定性数据，我们分析了学习和变化如何响应： 土壤监测工具，触发深度学习循环；和农业创新平台，这有助于开发社会学习系统。知识的产生和创新是由更有利可图的农业激励驱动的。学习和变革在没有工具的情况下传播到农民，不同层次的学习导致推广和治理利益相关者促进深刻的制度变革。