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Interventions aimed at increasing water availability for livelihood and domestic activities have great potential to improve various determinants of undernutrition, such as the quantity and diversity of foods consumed within the household, income generation, and women’s empowerment. However, curre...


Domenech Descarrega, L.[Is reliable water access the solution to undernutrition? A review of the potential of irrigation to solve nutrition and gender gaps in Africa South of the Sahara]Is reliable water access the solution to undernutrition? A review of the potential of irrigation to solve nutrition and gender gaps in Africa South of the Sahara
Sri Lanka Water PartnershipInternational Water Management InstituteUnilever-Pureit[Proceedings of the First Young Water Professionals Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 22-23 November 2012]Proceedings of the First Young Water Professionals Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 22-23 November 2012

The overall objective of the conference was to provide an opportunity for African scientists and the broader stakeholder groups of the livestock sector to discuss the potential role of biotechnology in animal agriculture to improve the livelihoods of African people. The conference aimed to attemp...


Tanzania Society for Animal Production[The role of biotechnology in animal agriculture to address poverty in Africa: Opportunities and challenges. Proceedings of the 4th all Africa conference on animal agriculture and the 31st annual meeting of the Tanzania Society for Animal Production]The role of biotechnology in animal agriculture to address poverty in Africa: Opportunities and challenges. Proceedings of the 4th all Africa conference on animal agriculture and the 31st annual meeting of the Tanzania Society for Animal Production
Autor: Cossins, N.J.

Discusses the construction & utilisation of ponds in the Borana system of pastoral production in Sidamo, Ethiopia, with particular reference to pond size, selection of site, usability status, and organisation of ownership & maintenance.


Cossins, N.J.[The status of ponds in the western SORDU project area]The status of ponds in the western SORDU project area
Autor: Sandford, S.

Defines the major agricultural production zones of tropical Africa, with particular reference to the importance of land, livestock & water in each zone, & discusses traditional & modern strategies used to overcome water shortages, identifying factors which determine their adoption. Outlines the t...


Sandford, S.[Organisation and management of water supplies in tropical Africa]Organisation and management of water supplies in tropical Africa

Water resources of the Koshi Basin (87,311km2) are largely untapped, and while proposals for their development exist, their impacts on current and future water demands are not quantified. The current study is the first to evaluate the impacts of 11 proposed development projects on hydropower gene...


Chinnasamy, PennanBharati, LunaBhattarai, UtsavKhadka, AmbikaDahal, VaskarWahid, S.[Impact of planned water resource development on current and future water demand of the Koshi river basin, Nepal]Impact of planned water resource development on current and future water demand of the Koshi river basin, Nepal
Shah, TushaarAmarasinghe, Upali A.[River linking project: a solution or problem to India's water woes?]River linking project: a solution or problem to India's water woes?
International Water Management Institute[Proceedings of the National Seminar on Groundwater Governance in Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 15 August 2013]Proceedings of the National Seminar on Groundwater Governance in Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 15 August 2013

Smallholder farming in much of Sub-Saharan Africa is rain-fed and thus exposed to rainfall variability. Among the climate variables, rainfall is projected to decline and have an overriding effect on crop productivity. With little opportunity for supplementary irrigation for the majority of farmer...


Chikowo, RegisZingore, ShamieNyamangara, JusticeBekunda, Mateete A.Messina, J.Snapp, Sieglinde S.[Approaches to reinforce crop productivity under rainfed conditions in Subhumid environments in SubSaharan Africa]Approaches to reinforce crop productivity under rainfed conditions in Subhumid environments in SubSaharan Africa

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