The increasing demand for solar-powered irrigation systems in agriculture has spurred a race for projects as it potentially offers a cost-effective and sustainable energy solution to off-grid farmers while helping food production and sustaining livelihoods. As a result, countries such as Morocco ...
Closas, Alvar
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Rap., E.
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[Solar-based groundwater pumping for irrigation: Sustainability, policies, and limitations]
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Solar-based groundwater pumping for irrigation: Sustainability, policies, and limitations
This paper examines the fairness in distribution of water in a tertiary canal within the Indus Basin Irrigation System. Two methodologies are proposed: canal rating equations, and outlet discharge equations. The methodology is applied to a tertiary canal located in the Punjab, Province of Pakista...
Ali Shah, Azeem M.
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Anwar, Arif A.
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Bell, A.R.
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Ul Haq, Zia
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[Equity in a tertiary canal of the Indus Basin Irrigation System (IBIS)]
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Equity in a tertiary canal of the Indus Basin Irrigation System (IBIS)
Development partners and public investors assume that spate irrigation reduces household poverty and malnutrition. This article examines whether the poverty profiles of smallholder farmers and the nutritional outcomes of their children have improved as a result of using spate irrigation. The stud...
Hagos, Fitsum
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Mulugeta, A.
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Langan, Simon J.
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Lefore, Nicole
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Abebe, Yenenesh
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[Poverty profiles and nutritional outcomes of using spate irrigation in Ethiopia]
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Poverty profiles and nutritional outcomes of using spate irrigation in Ethiopia
Irrigation has been, and will remain, instrumental in addressing water security (Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6), food insecurity (SDG 2) and poverty (SDG 1) goals. However, the global context in which irrigation takes place is changing rapidly. A call for healthier and more sustainable foo...
McCartney, Matthew P.
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Whiting, L.
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Makin, Ian
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Lankford, B.A.
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Ringler, C.
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[Rethinking irrigation modernisation: realising multiple objectives through the integration of fisheries]
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Rethinking irrigation modernisation: realising multiple objectives through the integration of fisheries
Indus basin irrigation system (IBIS) is one of the largest contiguous irrigation systems of the world. The surface canal water supplies are far less than the crop water demands which lead farmers to use groundwater to cope surface water scarcity. Although many studies in the IBIS are conducted to...
Awan, Usman K.
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Anwar, Arif A.
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Ahmad, Waqas
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Hafeez, M.
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[A methodology to estimate equity of canal water and groundwater use at different spatial and temporal scales: a geo-informatics approach]
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A methodology to estimate equity of canal water and groundwater use at different spatial and temporal scales: a geo-informatics approach
Wastewater irrigation is a common livelihood practice in many parts of the developing world. With the continuous irrigation supply, groundwater systems in these regions perceive adverse impacts due to inadequate infrastructure to treat the wastewater. The current study area, Musi River irrigation...
Jampani, M.
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Huelsmann, S.
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Liedl, R.
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Sonkamble, S.
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Ahmed, S.
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Amerasinghe, Priyanie H.
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[Spatio-temporal distribution and chemical characterization of groundwater quality of a wastewater irrigated system: a case study]
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Spatio-temporal distribution and chemical characterization of groundwater quality of a wastewater irrigated system: a case study
Reliance on rainfall for agriculture and increased climate change and variability pose growing production risks in developing countries. Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa is dominated by smallholder farmers who depend mainly on rain-fed agriculture, putting food security at both household and nat...
Nhamo, Luxon
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Matchaya, Greenwell C.
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Nhemachena, Charles
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Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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[The impact of investment in smallholder irrigation schemes on irrigation expansion and crop productivity in Malawi]
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The impact of investment in smallholder irrigation schemes on irrigation expansion and crop productivity in Malawi
The reliance on groundwater for irrigation is increasing in Australia and India, which is causing concerns to policy makers about energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Therefore, it is important to quantify the GHG emissions of all components of the groundwater-based irrigation s...
Sharmila, A.
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George, B.A.
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Lu, Aye
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Nawarathna, B.
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Malano, H.M.M.
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[Life cycle, energy and GHG analysis of groundwater based irrigation systems.]
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Life cycle, energy and GHG analysis of groundwater based irrigation systems.
While in the international literature water sharing in the Syr Darya Basin per past agreements is widely portrayed as most benefiting Uzbekistan, here the dynamics of water allocation within small transboundary tributaries in Ferghana Province show Uzbekistan as benefiting least. The case study h...
Wegerich, Kai
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Soliev, I.
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Akramova, Indira
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[Dynamics of water reallocation and cost implications in the transboundary setting of Ferghana Province]
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Dynamics of water reallocation and cost implications in the transboundary setting of Ferghana Province
This paper predicts climate change pattern and outlines suitable adaptation strategies related to irrigated agricultural practices in Hakra Branch Canal Command (HBCC) of Pakistan. Climate change predictions were simulated using models perturbed with climatic data and A2 emission scenario. A bias...
Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif
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Ahmad, Waqas
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Shah, Muhammad Azeem
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Khattak, M.S.
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[Climate change evidence and community level autonomous adaptation measures in a canal irrigated agriculture system of Pakistan]
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Climate change evidence and community level autonomous adaptation measures in a canal irrigated agriculture system of Pakistan