A Success of Some Sort: Social Enterprises and Drip Irrigation in the Developing World

Venot, Jean-Philippe

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.11.002

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“…In parallel, there is a growing number of private actors under the broad category of “social finance organizations” that support social enterprises (Nicholls ). In developing countries, social enterprises have focused on a range of issues highlighted in the Sustainable Development Goals, including financial inclusion, clean and affordable energy, agriculture, education, and health care (Cieslik ; Schneider ; Venot ). While social enterprise represents a market‐oriented approach to traditional development challenges, practitioners recognize the inherent market failures in many regions and the need for grants to accelerate market development.…”

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“…Over 75 percent of the formal workforce in low‐income countries is employed by small and medium‐sized enterprises (Ayyagari, Demirgüç‐Kunt, and Maksimovic ), making entrepreneurship an essential component of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals of “no poverty” and “decent work and economic growth” (United Nations ). Additionally, social enterprises go beyond employment effects by providing essential goods and services to underserved populations and tackling specific socioeconomic challenges such as improved energy access (Cieslik ) and agricultural productivity (Venot ) . Therefore, entrepreneurial development is a topic of great interest in public policy and administration (Carpenter and Loveridge ; Mauldin ; Stokan, Thompson, and Mahu ; Terjesen, Bosma, and Stam ).…”

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The Expat Gap: Are Local‐Born Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries at a Disadvantage When Seeking Grant Funding?

Lall

Chen

Davidson

2019

Public Administration Review

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Donor agencies and foundations use grants to stimulate entrepreneurial growth in developing countries. However, some practitioners have asked whether these grants tend to flow to expatriate entrepreneurs with ties to developed countries (where most grants originate), rather than to local entrepreneurs. This article tackles this question using a data set of 3,434 nascent ventures from 92 developing countries. The authors find that ventures with ties to a developed country are significantly more likely to raise grant financing and in more substantial amounts. Ventures with a founder born in a developed country are the most likely to receive grants, with a weaker effect when considering prior work experience in a developed country. This “expat gap” cannot be explained by differences in education level, prior experience, or ties to other developing countries. Donors seeking to support local entrepreneurs in developing countries should consider ways to make their recruitment and selection processes more equitable.

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The Expat Gap: Are Local‐Born Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries at a Disadvantage When Seeking Grant Funding?

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Davidson

2019

Public Administration Review

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“…With proper marketing and proper agronomic and technical support low cost irrigation technologies can be adopted by smallholder farmers to change family lifestyles, increase people's incomes, create employment and go a long way towards food security and improved nutrition [38]. However, recent literatures argue that the success of the technology is interpreted through development agencies lenses and with the intention of continuing involvement in future projects [40] [41]. Hence, it is recommended to get the technology tested for its efficiency, productivity and social acceptance by farmers and independent researchers before its introduction and distribution to the vast agrarian population.…”

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The Need for Agricultural Water Management in Sub-Saharan Africa

Gebrehiwot¹,

Gebrewahid²

2016

JWARP

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This paper discusses the current and future conditions that affect water resources and the constraints of water (agricultural) management in sub-Saharan Africa and suggests remedial measures to be considered by policy makers. The pressure on the quantity and quality of water resources is rising in sub-Saharan Africa due to the increased demand of water for agriculture and other purposes as a result of increase in population and food demand. The availability of water is also under threat from changing climate and as a result, water scarcity is expected in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa. On the other hand, the availability of water for agriculture is expected to further shrink due to the increasing demand of water for other purposes like industry, manufacturing and environmental requirement. The current poor efficiency rate of irrigation systems and massive expansion of irrigated area is expected to further exacerbate the water scarcity. Hence, a water management policy focused on maximization of water use efficiency and water productivity should be prioritized in order to meet the food demand of the growing population and cope with water scarcity problems. Engineering and management intervention integrated with strong society awareness and participation is considered very crucial in enhancing water use efficiency and crop water productivity.

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“…1 At the same time, the 'public' is frequently seen as failing. Discussion of the future of irrigation contrasts state-supported schemes with a history of apparent failure and the promise of both partnerships between private capital and the state and the innovations of individual entrepreneurs.…”

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Entrepreneurs, investors and the state: the public and the private in sub-Saharan African irrigation development

Harrison

Mdee

2018

Third World Quarterly

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This article draws on ethnographic research in Tanzania to interrogate the discourse of 'public' and 'private' in sub-Saharan irrigation development. It contrasts the complexity of social and political relations with narratives suggesting that 'private' is necessarily opposed and superior to 'public' . We argue that support for models of private-sector development obscures access to and control over resources and can result in the dispossession of those least able to resist this. Different interests of 'entrepreneurial' individuals and corporate investors and the ways in which these relate to the state are also glossed over. Conversely, the failure of the 'public' cannot simply be read from the chequered histories of irrigation schemes within which public and private interests intersect in complex ways.

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A Success of Some Sort: Social Enterprises and Drip Irrigation in the Developing World

Cited by 39 publications

References 55 publications

The Expat Gap: Are Local‐Born Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries at a Disadvantage When Seeking Grant Funding?

The Expat Gap: Are Local‐Born Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries at a Disadvantage When Seeking Grant Funding?

The Need for Agricultural Water Management in Sub-Saharan Africa

Entrepreneurs, investors and the state: the public and the private in sub-Saharan African irrigation development

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