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Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.Odero, J.Karanja, N.[Combined heat and power from bagasse (Mumias Sugar Company, Mumias District, Kenya) - Case Study]Combined heat and power from bagasse (Mumias Sugar Company, Mumias District, Kenya) - Case Study

The present study argues that there are heterogeneous farm systems within the drylands and each farmsystem is unique in terms of its livelihood asset and agricultural practice, and therefore in sustainability.Our method is based on household survey data collected from 500 farmers in Anantapur and...


Haileslassie, AmareCraufurd, Peter Q.Thiagarajah, R.Kumar, S.Whitbread, Anthony M.Rathor, A.Blümmel, MichaelEricsson, P.Kakumanu, Krishna Reddy[Empirical evaluation of sustainability of divergent farms in the dryland farming systems of India]Empirical evaluation of sustainability of divergent farms in the dryland farming systems of India
Autor: Shah, Tushaar

The Union Budget 2018 announced the Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan, a scheme to replace diesel pumps and grid-connected electric tube wells for irrigation with solar irrigation pumps, including a buy-back arrangement for farmers’ surplus solar energy at a remunerative price. KUSUM ca...


Shah, Tushaar[Kick-starting the Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan]Kick-starting the Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan

Most cities in developing countries fail to treat their wastewater comprehensively. Consequently, farmers downstream use poor-quality water for irrigation. This practice implies risks for farmers, consumers and the environment. Conversely, this water supply supports the livelihood of these farmer...


Saldias, C.Speelman, S.Drechsel, PayHuylenbroeck, G. van[A livelihood in a risky environment: farmers’ preferences for irrigation with wastewater in Hyderabad, India]A livelihood in a risky environment: farmers’ preferences for irrigation with wastewater in Hyderabad, India

This study examines the institutional design and actual performance, of payments for ecosystem services (PES) in Vietnam. Taking Payments for Forest Environmental Services Program (PFES Program) implementation in Da Bac district, Hoa Binh province as a case study, it brings to light how PES progr...


Tran, T.T.H.Zeller, M.Suhardiman, Diana[Payments for ecosystem services in Hoa Binh province, Vietnam: an institutional analysis]Payments for ecosystem services in Hoa Binh province, Vietnam: an institutional analysis

Agriculture is an essential sector of Uzbekistan’s economy, with 17.6% of GDP in 2016 and engaging about 26% of the labor force. Having dry climatic conditions, with annual rainfall of 100–300 mm, agriculture is an abundant consumer of the country’s natural resources. More precisely, the agricult...


Anarbekov, OytureSolieva, G. N. U.[Financial/economic incentives to support water savings and water productivity improvements in Uzbekistan [Abstract only]]Financial/economic incentives to support water savings and water productivity improvements in Uzbekistan [Abstract only]

The Decentralised Water reform process in Zimbabwe has largely been informed by the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) process based on the 1992 Dublin Principles onWater. The attempt to reform one sector (water), under the IWRM rubric, when other key sectors are in disarray (agricultur...


Mapedza, EveristoManzungu, EmmanuelRosen, T.Ncube, P.Koppen, Barbara C.M. van[Decentralised water governance in Zimbabwe: disorder within order]Decentralised water governance in Zimbabwe: disorder within order
Clement, FlorianeHarcourt, W.J.Joshi, DeepaSato, C.[Feminist political ecologies of the commons and commoning]Feminist political ecologies of the commons and commoning

Anand, the Gujarat town that gave India its dairy cooperative movement, has now spawned in Dhundi village the world’s fi rst solar cooperative that produces Solar Power as a Remunerative Crop. When compared to other models promoting solar irrigation in the country, the SPaRC model, which has succ...


Shah, TushaarDurga, N.Rai, G.P.Verma, S.Rathod, R.[Promoting solar power as a remunerative crop]Promoting solar power as a remunerative crop

This article discusses ways in which the South African Government and grassroots organizations envisage and implement democracy achieved since 1994 in the eld of water resources management. The focus is on the democratic, political and economic freedom and equality in resource rights for poor bl...


Schreiner, B.Mohapi, N.Koppen, Barbara C.M. van[Washing away poverty: water, democracy and gendered poverty eradication in South Africa]Washing away poverty: water, democracy and gendered poverty eradication in South Africa

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