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Sustainable participatory watershed management is an approach promoted by the Ethiopian government to restore natural resources and agricultural productivity across the country. This comparative study between six watershed programs shows that this approach increases farmers’ food security and inc...


Gebregziabher, GebrehaweriaAbera, D.A.Gebresamuel, G.Giordano, Meredith A.Langan, Simon J.[An assessment of integrated watershed management in Ethiopia]An assessment of integrated watershed management in Ethiopia

International Center for Tropical Agriculture[Rural Innovation Institute: Project SN-3 Participatory research approaches to reduce poverty and natural resource degradation through the creation of market links and social control of community projects: Volume II]Rural Innovation Institute: Project SN-3 Participatory research approaches to reduce poverty and natural resource degradation through the creation of market links and social control of community projects: Volume II

Farmers in Minor Irrigation Systems (MIS) experience many difficulties due to severe seasonal or year-round absolute water scarcity that affects their livelihoods. In order to address this problem, the resilience of the vulnerable communities needs to be enhanced through smart investments and app...


Wijekoon, W.M.S.M.Gunawardena, E.R.N.Aheeyar, Mohamed M.M.[Resilience of farmers at water shortage situations in minor irrigation systems: a case study in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka]Resilience of farmers at water shortage situations in minor irrigation systems: a case study in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka

Women play an increasingly greater role in agriculture. Ensuring that they have opportunities—equal to those of men—to participate in transforming agriculture is a prerequisite for sustainable intensification. Increased gender equity in agriculture is both a practical and a social justice issue: ...


CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems[Gender-equitable pathways to achieving sustainable agricultural intensification]Gender-equitable pathways to achieving sustainable agricultural intensification

The CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) has conducted innovative research in the upper watersheds of the Ganges, Mekong, Red and Nile river basins. WLE sought to identify how to improve people’s livelihoods in ways that are equitable, profitable and sustainable, while also ...


CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems[Upper river basin watersheds: sustainable, equitable and profitable interventions.]Upper river basin watersheds: sustainable, equitable and profitable interventions.

The doubling of global food demand by 2050 is driving resurgence in interventions for agricultural intensification. Globally, 700 million people are dependent on floodplain or coastal systems. Increased productivity in these aquatic agricultural systems is important for meeting current and future...


Joffre, Olivier M.Castine, S.A.Phillips, M.J.Senaratna Sellamuttu, SonaliChandrabalan, D.Cohen, P.[Increasing productivity and improving livelihoods in aquatic agricultural systems: a review of interventions]Increasing productivity and improving livelihoods in aquatic agricultural systems: a review of interventions
Mekuria, Wolde M.Barron, JennieDessalegn, MengistuAdimassu, ZenebeAmare, T.Wondie, M.[Exclosures for ecosystem restoration and economic benefits in Ethiopia: a catalogue of management options]Exclosures for ecosystem restoration and economic benefits in Ethiopia: a catalogue of management options
Balasubramanya, SoumyaBuisson, Marie-CharlotteSaikia, PanchaliMacDonald, K.Aslamy, SohrobHorbulyk, Theodore M.[Impact of water-user associations on water and land productivity, equity, and food security in Tajikistan. Baseline Technical Report]Impact of water-user associations on water and land productivity, equity, and food security in Tajikistan. Baseline Technical Report

This study investigated the dependence of three riparian communities on ecosystem services in northern Ghana. Participatory mapping and ranking exercises in gender-segregated groups were used to elicit information on the communities’ livelihoods. The most important ecosystem-based activities (EBA...


Mul, Marloes L.Pettinotti, L.Amonoo, Naana AdwoaBekoe-Obeng, E.Obuobie, Emmanuel[Dependence of riparian communities on ecosystem services in northern Ghana]Dependence of riparian communities on ecosystem services in northern Ghana

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