In Sub-Saharan Africa, there is paucity of information on the potential of groundwater resources. The limited available information paints a pessimistic view about groundwater resources. Due to its perceived inadequate availability, groundwater associated with domestic use and the potential for u...
Namara, Regassa E.
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Awuni, J.A.
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Barry, Boubacar
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Giordano, Mark
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Hope, Lesley
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Owusu, Eric S.
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Forkuor, Gerald
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[Smallholder shallow groundwater irrigation development in the upper east region of Ghana]
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Smallholder shallow groundwater irrigation development in the upper east region of Ghana
Water is critically important to the livelihoods of more than 1 billion people living on less than $1 a day, particularly for the 850 million rural poor primarily engaged in agriculture. In many developing countries, water is a major factor constraining agricultural output, and income of the worl...
Namara, Regassa E.
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Hanjra, Munir A.
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Castillo, G.E.
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Ravnborg, Helle Munk
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Smith, L.
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Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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[Agricultural water management and poverty linkages]
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Agricultural water management and poverty linkages
Stochastic production frontiers of irrigated and rain-fed smallholder agriculture in Tigray, Ethiopia, were fitted to a random sample of irrigated and rain-fed plots to compare their technical efficiencies. Propensity Score Matching Method was applied to select rain-fed plots with comparable bio-...
Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria
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Namara, Regassa E.
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Holden, S.
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[Technical efficiency of irrigated and rain-fed smallholder agriculture in Tigray, Ethiopia: a comparative stochastic frontier production function analysis.]
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Technical efficiency of irrigated and rain-fed smallholder agriculture in Tigray, Ethiopia: a comparative stochastic frontier production function analysis.
In Ghana, inland valleys have been found to be suitable for rice cultivation and could potentially increase lowland paddy rice production. This study estimated the temporal variations of surface water resources and their spatial distribution in the Mankran watershed of Ghana through the collectio...
Dawuni, B.N.
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Namara, Regassa E.
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Kizito, Fred
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Fujii, H.
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[Evaluation of surface water availability for inland valleys rice production: the case of Mankran Watershed in a deciduous forest zone of Ghana.]
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Evaluation of surface water availability for inland valleys rice production: the case of Mankran Watershed in a deciduous forest zone of Ghana.
This paper examines the water dimensions of recent large-scale land acquisitions for biofuel production in the Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo and Northern regions of Ghana. Using secondary sources of data complemented by individual and group interviews, the paper reveals an almost universal lack of conside...
Williams, Timothy O.
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Gyampoh, B.
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Kizito, Fred
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Namara, Regassa E.
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[Water implications of large-scale land acquisitions in Ghana.]
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Water implications of large-scale land acquisitions in Ghana.
Ogilvie, A.
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Mahe, G.
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Ward, J.
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Serpantie, G.
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Lemoalle, J.
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Morand, P.
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Barbier, Bruno
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Diop, Amadou Tamsir
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Caron, A.
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Namara, Regassa E.
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Kaczan, D.
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Lukasiewicz, A.
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Paturel, J.E.
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Lienou, G.
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Clanet, J.C.
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[Water, agriculture and poverty in the Niger River Basin.]
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Water, agriculture and poverty in the Niger River Basin.
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.
Beyene, S.
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Cafer, A.
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Kumsa, A.
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Namara, Regassa E.
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Tesfaye, K.
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Wolde-Hawariat, Y.
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Yoder, R.
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Hames, R.
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Wortmann, Charles S.
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[Pathways to greater food production: lessons from Ethiopia.]
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Pathways to greater food production: lessons from Ethiopia.
In Sri Lanka rice is grown under conditions of sub-optimal water and land availability. Thus, innovations such as the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) that can increase productivity and save resources are needed. The objective of this study was to understand how SRI was implemented on farms i...
Namara, Regassa E.
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Bossio, Deborah A.
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Weligamage, Parakrama
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Herath, Indika
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[The practice and effects of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Sri Lanka]
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The practice and effects of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Sri Lanka
Namara, Regassa E.
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Hussain, I.
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Bossio, Deborah A.
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Verma, Shilp
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[Innovative land and water management approaches in Asia: Productivity impacts, adoption prospects and poverty outreach]
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Innovative land and water management approaches in Asia: Productivity impacts, adoption prospects and poverty outreach