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The government of Bangladesh is increasingly paying attention to the safe collection and disposal of fecal sludge from pit latrines in rural areas. In this paper, we report on current sludge disposal practices from single-pit latrines, by conducting a survey of 1,091 households with pit latrines ...


Balasubramanya, SoumyaEvans, E.Ahmed, R.Habib, A.Asad, N.S.M.Rahman, M.Hasan, M.Dey, D.Camargo-Valero, M.A.Rao, Krishna ChaitanyaFernando, Sudarshana[Take it away: the need for designing fecal sludge disposal services for single-pit latrines]Take it away: the need for designing fecal sludge disposal services for single-pit latrines

Raneri, Jessica E.Padulosi, S.Meldrum, G.King, O.I.[Promoting neglected and underutilized species to boost nutrition in LMICs]Promoting neglected and underutilized species to boost nutrition in LMICs

Thirsty and hungry cities are posing significant challenges for the urban-rural interface ranging from food security to inter-sectoral water allocation. Not only is the supply of resources to urban centres a growing challenge in low-income countries, but even more is the urban return flow, as inv...


Drechsel, PayKeraita, Bernard N.[Agriculture in the rural-urban continuum: a CGIAR research perspective]Agriculture in the rural-urban continuum: a CGIAR research perspective

Land grabbing has transformed rural environments across the global South, generating resistance or political reactions “from below”. In authoritarian countries like Laos, where resource investments are coercively developed and insulated from political dissent, resistance appears absent at first g...


Miles, K.-L.Suhardiman, DianaDwyer, M.B.[State spaces of resistance: industrial tree plantations and the struggle for land in Laos]State spaces of resistance: industrial tree plantations and the struggle for land in Laos

This paper provides an overview of policy responses to arsenic in groundwater in rural Bangladesh to assess their role and potential effectiveness in reducing exposure. With 97% of the country consuming groundwater for drinking, there is a continuing crisis of tens of millions of people exposed t...


Balasubramanya, SoumyaHorbulyk, Theodore M.[Groundwater arsenic in Bangladesh: what's new for policy research?]Groundwater arsenic in Bangladesh: what's new for policy research?

This study demonstrated that the diets of women were of poor quality despite the differences in agro-ecological zones and availability of food from the farm. Education level influenced women’s dietary diversity positively in low agricultural potential areas while household gender, education leve...


Gitagia, M.W.Rose Chepchirchir Ramkat, D.M.M.Termote, C.Covic, N.Cheserek, M.J.[Determinants of dietary diversity among women of reproductive age in two different agro-ecological zones of Rongai Sub-County, Nakuru, Kenya]Determinants of dietary diversity among women of reproductive age in two different agro-ecological zones of Rongai Sub-County, Nakuru, Kenya

Smallholder farmers in Africa rely heavily on rainfed agriculture. Those who have access to irrigation often receive it at no charge, but quantity, frequency and reliability may be limited without adequate revenue for maintenance and operation. Moreover, the absence of fees means that there are n...


Mekonnen, A.Gebreegziabher, Z.Hagos, Fitsum[Valuation of access to irrigation water in rural Ethiopia: application of choice experiment and contingent valuation methods]Valuation of access to irrigation water in rural Ethiopia: application of choice experiment and contingent valuation methods

Water storage is crucial for water security (WS) in countries with monsoon-driven climates. Tanks significantly contribute to WS by augmenting water supply to agricultural production in parts of south and Southeast Asia. The present paper assesses the potential locations of small tanks for rehabi...


Anand, S.Kakumanu, K.R.Amarasinghe, Upali A.[Use of remote sensing and GIS for identifying tanks and rehabilitation benefits to the rural areas]Use of remote sensing and GIS for identifying tanks and rehabilitation benefits to the rural areas
Mapani, B.Magole, L.Makurira, H.Mazvimavi, D.Meck, M.Mul, Marloes L.[Managing ground and surface water resources using innovative methods in rural and urban areas of Sub-Saharan Africa]Managing ground and surface water resources using innovative methods in rural and urban areas of Sub-Saharan Africa

Prior to 1975, agriculture in Ethiopia was organized largely under feudalistic/imperial arrangements, The Ethiopian military government (1974-1991) issued the Land Reform Proclamation in 1975 which nationalized and redistributed most of the agricultural land among rural households. Land redistrib...


Omiti, J.M.Parton, K.A.Ehui, Simeon K.Sinden, J.A.[Some policy implications of the resurfacing of rural factor markets following agrarian de-collectivization in Ethiopia]Some policy implications of the resurfacing of rural factor markets following agrarian de-collectivization in Ethiopia

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