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Yoffe, S.Fiske, G.Giordano, MarkGiordano, Meredith A.Larson, K.Stahl, K.Wolf, A.T.[Geography of international water conflict and cooperation: data sets and applications]Geography of international water conflict and cooperation: data sets and applications
Giordano, Meredith A.Giordano, MarkWolf, A.[The geography of water conflict and cooperation: Internal pressures and international manifestations]The geography of water conflict and cooperation: Internal pressures and international manifestations

An increasing number of smallholder farmers engage in irrigation using their own resources. They buy or rent irrigation equipment and draw water from nearby sources without depending on or without interference from public agencies or water user associations. The individualization of Agricultural ...


Fraiture, Charlotte deGiordano, Meredith A.[Small private irrigation: a thriving but overlooked sector]Small private irrigation: a thriving but overlooked sector

A recent initiative in Madhya Pradesh, India to promote privately funded, rainwater harvesting structures on farmers' own land has shown substantial economic and livelihood benefits. In contrast to the many poorly functioning, community managed rainwater harvesting programs, the individual or dec...


Malik, Ravinder Paul SinghGiordano, Meredith A.Sharma, V.[Examining farm-level perceptions, costs, and benefits of small water harvesting structures in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh [India].]Examining farm-level perceptions, costs, and benefits of small water harvesting structures in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh [India].

Millions of smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia benefit from readily available and affordable irrigation technologies. The rapid uptake of small private irrigation in South Asia had a proven positive effect on poverty alleviation. In Sub-Saharan Africa similar trends are emer...


Giordano, Meredith A.Fraiture, Charlotte de[Small private irrigation: enhancing benefits and managing trade-offs]Small private irrigation: enhancing benefits and managing trade-offs

The expansion of irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa has been slow. In Asia, the rapid expansion of smallholder irrigation systems was attributed in part to the availability and affordability of motorized pumps. This paper appraises the current extent of pump-based irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa; ...


Namara, Regassa E.Gebregziabher, GebrehaweriaGiordano, Meredith A.Fraiture, Charlotte de[Small pumps and poor farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa: an assessment of current extent of use and poverty outreach]Small pumps and poor farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa: an assessment of current extent of use and poverty outreach

The Ethiopian economy depends heavily on smallholder agriculture, and this sector directly affects the country’s economic development, food security and poverty alleviation efforts. The adoption of smallholder irrigation technologies as a means to tackle these challenges has become an important p...


Gebregziabher, GebrehaweriaGiordano, Meredith A.Langan, Simon J.Namara, Regassa E.[Economic analysis of factors influencing adoption of motor pumps in Ethiopia]Economic analysis of factors influencing adoption of motor pumps in Ethiopia

Building climate resilience, defined as the ability to anticipate, absorb, accommodate, or recover from climate change in a timely and efficient manner, is becoming a major priority of development across multiple sectors. However, there is still no consensus on how resilience should be assessed d...


Douxchamps, SabineDebevec, LizaGiordano, Meredith A.Barron, Jennie[Monitoring and evaluation of climate resilience for agricultural development – A review of currently available tools.]Monitoring and evaluation of climate resilience for agricultural development – A review of currently available tools.

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