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Clement, FlorianeBanset, G.Bharati, Luna[Rethinking development models and irrigation projects in Nepal]Rethinking development models and irrigation projects in Nepal

Here, more than 100 years of incumbency reports on officers of the irrigation bureaucracy of Punjab, Pakistan, are presented and analyzed. The data highlight how representation changed before and after partition within the irrigation bureaucracy. The data show that the irrigation bureaucracy incr...


Wegerich, KaiHussain, Asghar[Creating accountability: representation and responsiveness of the irrigation bureaucracy in Punjab, Pakistan]Creating accountability: representation and responsiveness of the irrigation bureaucracy in Punjab, Pakistan

Irrigated fodder production can be vitalised as a useful strategy to sustainably intensify subsistence livestock production owned and managed by smallholders and to diversify farm income through linkages to commercial livestock systems. However, uncertainty about the production and market environ...


Getnet, KindieHaileslasseie, AmareDessalegne, Y.Hagos, FitsumGebregziabher, Gebrehaweria[On the profitability of irrigated fodder production: comparative evidence from smallholders in Koga irrigation scheme, Ethiopia]On the profitability of irrigated fodder production: comparative evidence from smallholders in Koga irrigation scheme, Ethiopia

The Upper Bhima River Basin is facing both episodic and chronic water shortages due to intensive irrigation development. The main objective of this study was to characterize the hydrologic processes of the Upper Bhima River Basin and assess crop water productivity using the distributed hydrologic...


Garg, Kaushal K.Bharati, LunaGaur, AnjuGeorge, B.Acharya, SreedharJella, KiranNarasimhan, B.[Spatial mapping of agricultural water productivity using SWAT model in upper Bhima catchment, India.]Spatial mapping of agricultural water productivity using SWAT model in upper Bhima catchment, India.

We explore processes that enable effective policies and practices for managing the links between water, energy, and food. Three case studies are assessed at different scales in the Mekong River basin, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. We find that there are considerable opportunities for improving outcomes...


Pittock, J.Or, S.Stevens, L.Aheeyar, Mohamed M.M.Smith, M.[Tackling trade-offs in the nexus of water, energy and food]Tackling trade-offs in the nexus of water, energy and food

Irrigation subsidies have become a highly contentious issue over the years and alternative approaches and conventions have been evolved in measuring the magnitude of these subsidies. Given the fact that the capital cost is a sunk cost, this paper has used the O&M cost of the project and the gross...


Kuppannan, PalanisamiMalik, Ravinder Paul SinghMohan, Kadiri[Are we over-estimating irrigation subsidies in multipurpose water resources projects in India? methodological issues and evidence.]Are we over-estimating irrigation subsidies in multipurpose water resources projects in India? methodological issues and evidence.

This review paper intends to portray current scenario of agricultural productivity through yields and gaps of five major crops; wheat, cotton, rice, maize and sugarcane. The review discusses major constraints, identifies future prospects and makes policy recommendations for enhanced agricultural ...


Aslam, Muhammad[Agricultural productivity current scenario, constraints and future prospects in Pakistan]Agricultural productivity current scenario, constraints and future prospects in Pakistan

The rapidly growing population in Uzbekistan has put massive pressure on limited water resources, resulting in frequent water shortages. Irrigation is by far the major water use. Improving irrigation water use through the institutional change of establishing water consumer associations (WCAs) has...


Djumaboev, KakhramonHamidov, A.Anarbekov, OytureGafurov, ZafarTussupova, K.[Impact of institutional change on irrigation management: a case study from southern Uzbekistan]Impact of institutional change on irrigation management: a case study from southern Uzbekistan

Smallholder irrigation expansion would signi cantly increase agricultural production, and reduce food insecurity and poverty levels in East Africa. This paper reviews literature on trends, constraints and opportunities of smallholder irrigation in four East African countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Tan...


Nakawuka, ProssieLangan, S.Schmitter, PetraBarron, Jennie[A review of trends, constraints and opportunities of smallholder irrigation in East Africa]A review of trends, constraints and opportunities of smallholder irrigation in East Africa

Joint Venture schemes based on the floppy irrigation technology are being promoted in the post-Apartheid South Africa's Limpopo Province. Access to land and water resources in South Africa are largely viewed as a mechanism for re-dressing the Apartheid injustices. This research was part of a broa...


Mapedza, EveristoKoppen, Barbara C.M. vanSithole, P.Bourblanc, M.[Joint venture schemes in Limpopo Province and their outcomes on smallholder farmers livelihoods]Joint venture schemes in Limpopo Province and their outcomes on smallholder farmers livelihoods

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