Socio-economic reasons for the low adoption of water conservation technologies by smallholder farmers in southern Africa: a review of the literature

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Figure 1: A conceptual framework for analysing the temporal and spatial scales of Water Conservation Technologies (adapted from Knox & Meinzen-Dick, 1999).

Figure 2: Conditions for technology adoption, towards sustainable farming systems and rural livelihoods (adapted from Pretty, 1995 and Whiteside, 1998)

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