Discusses the water needs of livestock in Africa and other hot regions, and the physiological utilization of water both within and between species, including water turnover, water loss, and water replacement. Suggests some ways of optimizing water use and using water as a management tool.
Agricultural water management, particularly management of multi-purpose small reservoirs (SRs) in drier savanna areas of the northern Ghana, is being promoted as a key solution to improve agricultural production, enhance food security and livelihoods of smallholder farm households. However, littl...
Acheampong, D.
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Balana, Bedru B.
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Nimoh, F.
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Abaidoo, R.C.
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[Asssesing the effectiveness and impact of agricultural water management interventions: the case of small reservoirs in northern Ghana]
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Asssesing the effectiveness and impact of agricultural water management interventions: the case of small reservoirs in northern Ghana
The Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana programme should concentrate on two low-hanging fruits. First, it should quickly put to use 20-40 million ha of unutilised irrigation potential created in major, medium and minor irrigation projects. Second, it should provide better quality power rations...
Shah, Tushaar
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Mishra, G.
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Kela, Pankaj
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Chinnasamy, Pennan
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[Har Khet Ko Pani?: Madhya Pradesh’s irrigation reform as a model]
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Har Khet Ko Pani?: Madhya Pradesh’s irrigation reform as a model
Low-impact development (LID) comprises a broad spectrum of stormwater management technologies for mitigating the impacts of urbanization on hydrological processes. Among these technologies, green roofs are one of the most adopted solutions, especially in densely populated metropolitan areas, wher...
Schmitter, Petra S.
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Goedbloed, A.
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Galelli, S.
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Babovic, V.
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[Effect of catchment-scale green roof deployment on stormwater generation and reuse in a tropical city]
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Effect of catchment-scale green roof deployment on stormwater generation and reuse in a tropical city
Poor water management and high nitrogen (N) losses are the key problems faced by rice farmers under rainfed inland valley systems. There is a need to evaluate different N fertilizers so as to identify one that could withstand these problems. The performance of polyolefin-coated urea (POCU) was th...
Oluwarotimi, O.
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Fashola, O.O.
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Hayashi, K.
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Wakatsuki, T.
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[Effect of water management and polyolefin-coated urea on growth and nitrogen uptake of indica rice]
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Effect of water management and polyolefin-coated urea on growth and nitrogen uptake of indica rice
Since the late 1990s, river basin planning has become a central idea in water resources management and a mainstream approach supported by international donors through their water programs globally. This article presents river basin planning as a function of power and contested arena of power stru...
Suhardiman, Diana
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Bastakoti, Ram C.
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Karki, Emma
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Bharati, Luna
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[The politics of river basin planning and state transformation processes in Nepal]
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The politics of river basin planning and state transformation processes in Nepal
The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) - a package of practices designed to grow more rice with less water - is being widely promoted by governments and NGOs in India. In 2010-11, IWMI-Tata Program, in collaboration with local partners, undertook a study covering 2234 rice farmers in 13 major r...
Kuppannan, Palanisami
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Karunakaran, K. R.
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Amarasinghe, Upali A.
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[Impact of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI): analysis of SRI practices in 13 states of India.]
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Impact of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI): analysis of SRI practices in 13 states of India.
Cotton water productivity was studied in Fergana Valley of Central Asia during the years of 2009, 2010 and 2011. Data was collected from 18 demonstration fields (13 in Uzbekistan, 5 in Tajikistan). The demonstration field farmers implemented several improved agronomic and irrigation water managem...
Reddy, J. M.
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Muhammedjanov, S.
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Jumaboev, Kahramon
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Eshmuratov, Davron
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[Analysis of cotton water productivity in Fergana Valley of Central Asia.]
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Analysis of cotton water productivity in Fergana Valley of Central Asia.
In recent years, large-scale agricultural investment projects have increased in sub-Saharan Africa as a result of the growing appetites of local and international investors for land resources. Research has so far mainly focused on land issues, but the water implications of these land deals are st...
Hertzog, T.
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Adamczewski, A.
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Molle, Francois
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Poussin, Jean-Christope
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Jamin, Jean-Yves
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[Ostrich-like strategies in Sahelian sands?: land and water grabbing in the Office du Niger, Mali.]
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Ostrich-like strategies in Sahelian sands?: land and water grabbing in the Office du Niger, Mali.