Irrigated fodder production can be vitalised as a useful strategy to sustainably intensify subsistence livestock production owned and managed by smallholders and to diversify farm income through linkages to commercial livestock systems. However, uncertainty about the production and market environ...
Getnet, Kindie
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Haileslasseie, Amare
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Dessalegne, Y.
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Hagos, Fitsum
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Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria
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[On the profitability of irrigated fodder production: comparative evidence from smallholders in Koga irrigation scheme, Ethiopia]
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On the profitability of irrigated fodder production: comparative evidence from smallholders in Koga irrigation scheme, Ethiopia
Hydropower development in the Lower Mekong Basin is occurring at a rapid pace. With partial funding from international financial institutions has come pressure on the riparian governments to ensure that the potential environmental and social impacts of hydropower projects are properly considered....
Campbell, Lauren
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Suhardiman, Diana
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Giordano, Mark
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McCornick, Peter G.
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[Environmental impact assessment: theory, practice and implications for Mekong hydropower debate]
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Environmental impact assessment: theory, practice and implications for Mekong hydropower debate
Many development interventions target transfers to women. However, little evidence directly explores the “flypaper effects” of whether women retain control over these transfers once within the household and how reallocation of the transfers affects women's empowerment. We study these dynamics in ...
Roy, S.
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Ara, J.
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Das, N.
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Quisumbing, Agnes R.
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[“Flypaper effects” in transfers targeted to women: Evidence from BRAC's “Targeting the Ultra Poor” program in Bangladesh]
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“Flypaper effects” in transfers targeted to women: Evidence from BRAC's “Targeting the Ultra Poor” program in Bangladesh
Water management strategies and allocation policies that support agricultural intensification across agro-ecological zones and hydrologic basins are required for building resilient agrarian communities in sub-Saharan Africa.We provide an overview of the research and investments needed to enhance ...
Cofie, Olufunke O.
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Amede, Tilahun
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[Water management for sustainable agricultural intensification and smallholder resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa]
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Water management for sustainable agricultural intensification and smallholder resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa
Successful adaptation of agriculture to ongoing climate changes would help to maintain productivity growth and thereby reduce pressure to bring new lands into agriculture. In this paper we investigate the potential co-benefits of adaptation in terms of the avoided emissions from land use change. ...
Lobell, David B.
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Baldos ULC
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Hertel TW
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[Climate adaptation as mitigation: the case of agricultural investments]
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Climate adaptation as mitigation: the case of agricultural investments
Even though there has been increasing development of water management technologies over the years, the adoption rate by the farmers is comparatively small ranging from only 15-20%. Hence it is timely to look at the return to water management research investment to fine tune investment in future r...
Kuppannan, Palanisami
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Kakumanu, Krishna Reddy
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Kumar, D.S.
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Challamuthu, S.
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Chandrasekaran, B.
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Ranganathan, C.R.
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Giordano, Mark
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[Do investments in water management research pay?: an analysis of water management research in India.]
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Do investments in water management research pay?: an analysis of water management research in India.
Studies from nine states indicate that adoption of micro-irrigation (MI) technologies - drip and sprinkler systems - has a positive impact in terms of water saving, yield and income enhancement at farm level. However, the overall impression among the farmers is that MI is capital intensive and su...
Kuppannan, Palanisami
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Raman, S.
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[Potential and challenges in up-scaling micro-irrigation in India: experiences from nine states.]
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Potential and challenges in up-scaling micro-irrigation in India: experiences from nine states.
Global targets, such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and private sector commitments, such as deforestation-free supply chains, are stimulating growing demand for sustainable investment opportunities in the food and agriculture sector. Yet, the supply of such opportunities has been slow t...
Negra, C.
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Remans, R.
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Attwood, S.
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Jones, S.
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Werneck, F.
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Smith, A.
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[Sustainable agri-food investments require multi-sector co-development of decision tools]
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Sustainable agri-food investments require multi-sector co-development of decision tools
The case for impending climate change is now proven. Governments can decide, by their action or inaction, to what extent the change will occur; the International Agriculture Research Community (IARC) will have no say in this whatsoever. It is up to the IARC to try to maintain objectives in the fa...
Jones, Peter G.
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Jarvis, Andy
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Hyman, Glenn
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Beebe, Stephen E.
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Pachico, Douglas H.
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[Climate proofing agricultual research investments]
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Climate proofing agricultual research investments
Deforestation due to farmland expansion, fragile soils, undulating terrain, and heavy seasonal rains makes the highlands of Ethiopia vulnerable to soil erosion. The diverse terrain of the rural highlands requires spatially explicit investments in land management structures. This paper utilizes re...
Schmidt, E.
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Zemadim, Birhanu
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[Expanding sustainable land management in Ethiopia: scenarios for improved agricultural water management in the Blue Nile]
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Expanding sustainable land management in Ethiopia: scenarios for improved agricultural water management in the Blue Nile