Groundwater irrigation is believed to have the highest level of water control necessary for smallholder irrigation farmers to overcome household-level poverty and food insecurity. This study analyses the effects of the determinants of groundwater irrigation technology adoption with a data from 24...
Owusu V
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Asante, A.V.
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Pavelic, Paul
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[Assessing the factors influencing groundwater irrigation technology adoption in Ghana]
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Assessing the factors influencing groundwater irrigation technology adoption in Ghana
Mul, Marloes L.
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Ofosu, E. A.
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Mante, Y.
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Ghansah, Benjamin
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Annor, F.O.
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Boateng-Gyimah, M.
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[Defining restoration flow targets to restore ecological functions and livelihoods in the lower Volta Basin]
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Defining restoration flow targets to restore ecological functions and livelihoods in the lower Volta Basin
Responding to rainfall variability has always been one of the most critical risks facing farmers. It is also an integral part of the job of water managers, whether it be designing interventions for flood management, improving the reliability of water supply for irrigation or advising on prioritie...
Bird, Jeremy
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Roy, Srabani
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Shah, Tushaar
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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Amarnath, Giriraj
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Amarasinghe, Upali A.
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Pavelic, Paul
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McCornick, Peter G.
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[Adapting to climate variability and change in India]
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Adapting to climate variability and change in India
Aspects regarding the importance of beans in Malawi are discussed as well as uses, and types (based on growth habit and uses). Recommendations are given for bean cultivation under rainfed, residual moisture (irrigation schemes), and irrigated conditions regarding land preparation; var.; seed rate...
Se tratan aspectos relacionados con la importancia del frijol en Malawi, utilizacion y tipos (con base en el habito de crecimiento y los usos). Se dan recomendaciones para su cultivo en condiciones de temporal, de humedad residual con base en esquemas de riego y de riego en cuanto a los siguiente...
During 1981 the physiology section of CIAT's Cassava Program emphasized the understanding of factors that contribute to yield under stress conditions. Regarding photoperiodic effects, long days (16 h daylength) decreased HI and root yield while increasing total DM and the no. of apices/plant in c...
Sugden, Fraser
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Saikia, Panchali
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Maskey-Amatya, Niki
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Pokharel, Paras
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[Gender, agricultural investment and productivity in an era of out-migration]
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Gender, agricultural investment and productivity in an era of out-migration
Rift Valley fever is a severe disease affecting both humans and animals. The Rift Valley fever virus can be transmitted by body fluids, and the most common way for humans to get infected is from animals. The virus is also vector-borne and can be transmitted by many species of mosquitoes. As with ...
Lindahl, Johanna F.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Robinson, Timothy P.
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Grace, Delia
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[Rift Valley fever and the changing environment: A case study in East Africa]
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Rift Valley fever and the changing environment: A case study in East Africa
Xueliang Cai
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Molden, David J.
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Mainuddin, M.
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Sharma, Bharat R.
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Ahmad, M.D.
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Karimi, P.
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[Producing more food with less water in a changing world: assessment of water productivity in 10 major river basins.]
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Producing more food with less water in a changing world: assessment of water productivity in 10 major river basins.
Agricultural water management (AWM) interventions in the Nile Basin are a key to improve agricultural production and productivity. AWM interventions can be categorized based on spatial scales, sources of water and type of technologies for water management in control, lifting, conveyance and appli...
McCartney, Matthew P.
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Alemayehu, T.
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Easton, Z.M.
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Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
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[Simulating current and future water resources development in the Blue Nile River Basin.]
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Simulating current and future water resources development in the Blue Nile River Basin.