A reliable supply of water is critical for agricultural intensification and yield improvement. Technological devices that lift, transport and apply water contribute to increased yield from improved crop varieties and high input cultivation. The increasing use of motor pumps is a significant contr...
Aheeyar, Mohamed M.M.
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Manthrithilake, Herath
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Ranasinghe, Chathuranga
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Rengaraj, Manooj
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Gamagedara, Yasas
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Barron, Jennie
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[Mechanizing water lifting through pumps: a case study in Sri Lanka]
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Mechanizing water lifting through pumps: a case study in Sri Lanka
This study applied a combined analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and goal programming (GP) model to assist decision makers in identifying and prioritizing key investment climate (IC) indicators for waste recycling and reuse enterprises in developing countries. Taking a sector based perspective, k...
Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.
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Taron, A.
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Amewu, Sena
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[Investment climate indicators for waste reuse enterprises in developing countries: application of analytical hierarchy process and goal programming model]
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Investment climate indicators for waste reuse enterprises in developing countries: application of analytical hierarchy process and goal programming model
The rapid development of farmer-led irrigation is increasing agricultural productivity, incomes, employment and nutrition, but it might well not achieve its full potential. Small-scale irrigators tend to be younger, male and better-off. Women and resource-poor farmers – the majority of farmers in...
Lefore, Nicole
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Giordano, Meredith A.
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Ringler, C.
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Barron, Jennie
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[Sustainable and equitable growth in farmer-led irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa: what will it take?]
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Sustainable and equitable growth in farmer-led irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa: what will it take?
Conventional wisdom in many agricultural systems across the world is that farmers cannot, will not, or should not pay the full costs associated with surface water delivery. Across Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, only a handful can claim complete recovery o...
Bell, A.R.
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Ward, P.S.
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Ali Shah, Azeem M.
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[Increased water charges improve efficiency and equity in an irrigation system]
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Increased water charges improve efficiency and equity in an irrigation system
In Tanzania like in other parts of the global South, in the name of 'development' and 'poverty eradication' vast tracts of land have been earmarked by the government to be developed by investors for different commercial agricultural projects, giving rise to the contested land grab phenomenon. In ...
Eeden, A. van
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Mehta, L.
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Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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[Whose waters? large-scale agricultural development and water grabbing in the Wami-Ruvu River Basin, Tanzania]
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Whose waters? large-scale agricultural development and water grabbing in the Wami-Ruvu River Basin, Tanzania
Long-term investments in agricultural water management (AWM) interventions in the Volta and Limpopo river basins have aimed at improving water availability and quality for smallholder farming systems. However, sustained and wider uptake of AWM technologies and approaches has not been as successfu...
Bruin, A. de
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Pateman, R.
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Barron, Jennie
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Balima, M.
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Ouédraogo, I.
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Dapola, E.D.
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Fosu, M.
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Annor, F.O.
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Magombeyi, Manuel S.
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Onema, J.M.K.
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[Setting up agricultural water management interventions - learning from successful case studies in the Volta and Limpopo river basins]
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Setting up agricultural water management interventions - learning from successful case studies in the Volta and Limpopo river basins
Biogas (anaerobic digestion) technology is one of the most viable renewable energy technologies today. However, its economic efficiency depends on the investment costs, costs of operating the biogas plant and optimum methane production. Likewise the profit level also rests on its use directly for...
Mohammed, M.
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Egyir, I.S.
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Donkor, A.K.
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Amoah, Philip
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Nyarko, S.
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Boateng, K.K.
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Ziwu, C.
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[Feasibility study for biogas integration into waste treatment plants in Ghana]
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Feasibility study for biogas integration into waste treatment plants in Ghana
International Water Management Institute
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[IWMI Annual report 2017: Our focus on global water challenges]
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IWMI Annual report 2017: Our focus on global water challenges
Adimassu, Zenebe
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[Constraining the constraints: factors affecting farmers’ investment in climate-smart land management]
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Constraining the constraints: factors affecting farmers’ investment in climate-smart land management
This BR brief shows that Lesotho was not on track to meet the Malabo Declaration targets for 2025. Three commitments were on track: recommitment to CAADP, boosting intra-Africa trade in agriculture, and mutual accountability for action and results, while the others were not on track. Lesotho was ...
Khesa, M.
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Nhemachena, Charles
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Matchaya, Greenwell
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Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso
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[Africa agriculture transformation scorecard performance and lessons for Lesotho]
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Africa agriculture transformation scorecard performance and lessons for Lesotho