There is an ongoing debate on what constitutes sustainable intensification of agriculture (SIA). In this paper, we propose that a paradigm for sustainable intensification can be defined and translated into an operational framework for agricultural development. We argue that this paradigm must now...
Rockström, Johan
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Williams, J.
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Daily, G.
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Noble, A.D.
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Matthews, Nathaniel
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Gordon, L.
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Wetterstrand, H.
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DeClerck, Fabrice A.J.
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Shah, M.
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Steduto, P.
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Fraiture, Charlotte de
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Hatibu, N.
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Unver, O.
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Bird, Jeremy
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Sibanda, Lindiwe Majele
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Smith, J.
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[Sustainable intensification of agriculture for human prosperity and global sustainability]
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Sustainable intensification of agriculture for human prosperity and global sustainability
Fraiture, Charlotte de
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[Supporting smallholder private pump irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Supporting smallholder private pump irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa
Asia accounts for 70% of the world's irrigated area and is home to some of the oldest and largest irrigation schemes. While these irrigation schemes played an important role in ensuring food security for billions of people in the past, their current state of affairs leaves much to be desired. Thi...
Mukherji, Aditi
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Facon, T.
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Fraiture, Charlotte de
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Molden, David J.
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Chartres, Colin J.
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[Growing more food with less water: how can revitalizing Asia's irrigation help?]
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Growing more food with less water: how can revitalizing Asia's irrigation help?
Giordano, Meredith A.
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Fraiture, Charlotte de
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Weight, Elizabeth
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Bliek, Julie van der
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[Water for wealth and food security: supporting farmer-driven investments in agricultural water management. Synthesis report of the AgWater Solutions Project.]
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Water for wealth and food security: supporting farmer-driven investments in agricultural water management. Synthesis report of the AgWater Solutions Project.
As part of their irrigation strategy, the government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Malawi are actively promoting the use of treadle pumps in smallholder irrigation. The positive impact of treadle pumps on food security and poverty reduction in Malawi and elsewhere in sub-Saharan Af...
Kamwamba-Mtethiwa, J.
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Namara, Regassa E.
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Fraiture, Charlotte de
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Mangisoni, J.
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Owusu, E.
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[Treadle pump irrigation in Malawi: adoption, gender and benefits.]
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Treadle pump irrigation in Malawi: adoption, gender and benefits.
Giordano, Mark
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Shah, Tushaar
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Fraiture, Charlotte de
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Giordano, Meredith A.
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[Innovations in agricultural water management: new challenges require new solutions.]
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Innovations in agricultural water management: new challenges require new solutions.
Increasing population and income and a wheat self-sufficiency policy are already stressing Iran's strategic Karkeh River Basin. Examining three scenarios to the year 2025, the authors of this study find: (1) business as usual leads to an aggravation of groundwater overdraft and may jeopardize the...
Marjanizadeh, S.
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Fraiture, Charlotte de
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Loiskandl, W.
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[Food and water scenarios for the Karkheh River Basin, Iran]
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Food and water scenarios for the Karkheh River Basin, Iran
The growing pressure on fresh water resources demands that agriculture becomes more productive with its current water use. Increasing water productivity is an often cited solution, though the current levels of water productivity are not systematically mapped. A global map of water productivity he...
Zwart, Sander J.
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Bastiaanssen, Wim G.M.
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Fraiture, Charlotte de
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David, S.
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[A global benchmark map of water productivity for rainfed and irrigated wheat]
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A global benchmark map of water productivity for rainfed and irrigated wheat
Water productivity in agriculture needs to be improved significantly in the coming decades to secure food supply to a growing world population. To assess on a global scale where water productivity can be improved and what the causes are for not reaching its potential, the current levels must be u...
Zwart, Sander J.
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Bastiaanssen, Wim G.M.
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Fraiture, Charlotte de
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David, S.
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[WATPRO: a remote sensing based model for mapping water productivity of wheat]
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WATPRO: a remote sensing based model for mapping water productivity of wheat
Liao, Yongsong
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Giordano, Mark
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Fraiture, Charlotte de
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[An empirical analysis of the impacts of irrigation pricing reforms in China]
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An empirical analysis of the impacts of irrigation pricing reforms in China