They assert that both local organizations and individuals take responsibility for managing the water and other resources, and for maintaining equipment such as pumps or reticulation systems. On page 5 Chris Lovell , George Nhunhama , Sam Sunguro , and Osmond Mugweni describe a novel approach to developing groundwater resources in Zimbabwe. Communities are constructing wells to source water for domestic use and vegetable production. Limited water supplies and the availability of labour are the principal constraints on the size of irrigated gardens in many dryland areas. Murata and Lovell also ask why uptake of the research recommendations has been so patchy.
Vegetables require good husbandry.
Pest control is a vital part of crop husbandry and, on page 14, Hans Dobson provides a pragmatic view of pest control based on his work in southern Africa. Designing incentives for natural resource management . Drylands Programme Issue Paper No. 77, IIED, London. Charles Batchelor is Head of Water management and Policy Studies at the Institute of Hydrology in Wallingford.