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.
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Gebreegziabher, Z.
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Hagos, Fitsum
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[Valuation of access to irrigation water in rural Ethiopia: application of choice experiment and contingent valuation methods]
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Valuation of access to irrigation water in rural Ethiopia: application of choice experiment and contingent valuation methods
In the process of developing an improved fallow system based on forage legumes, the potential interest of crop-livestock farmers in enhancing soil fertility restoration and dry-season feed supply was assessed during a socio-economic study on 11 farms of settled agro-pastoralists in the subhumid z...
Muhr, L.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Peters, Michael
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Schultze-Kraft, Rainer
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[Acceptability of forage legumes for improved fallows - first experiences of agro-pastoralists in subhumid southwest Nigeria]
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Acceptability of forage legumes for improved fallows - first experiences of agro-pastoralists in subhumid southwest Nigeria
Spatial patterns in socioeconomic data reveal issues and trends that would otherwise be missed by data aggregation to political or other units. Geographic Information System (GIS) tools provide display and analysis capabilities that are underutilized by many social scientists. The present article...
Drought is a noteworthy cause of low agricultural profitability and of crop production vulnerability, yet in numerous countries of Africa little to no consideration has been paid to readiness for drought calamity, particularly to spatial evaluation and indicators of drought occurrence. In this st...
Dossou-Yovo, E.R.
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Zwart, Sander J.
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Kouyate, A.
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Ouédraogo, I.
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Bakare, O.
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[Predictors of drought in inland valley landscapes and enabling factors for rice farmers’ mitigation measures in the Sudan-Sahel Zone]
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Predictors of drought in inland valley landscapes and enabling factors for rice farmers’ mitigation measures in the Sudan-Sahel Zone
Estimating the potential land resources suitable for irrigation and evaluating the possible impact of climate change on land suitability is essential for planning a sustainable agricultural system. This study applied a GIS-based Multi-Criteria Evaluation (MCE) technique to evaluate the suitabilit...
Worqlul, A.W.
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Dile, Y.T.
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Jeong, J.
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Adimassu, Zenebe
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Lefore, Nicole
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Gerik, T.
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Srinivasan, R.
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Clarke, N.
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[Effect of climate change on land suitability for surface irrigation and irrigation potential of the shallow groundwater in Ghana]
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Effect of climate change on land suitability for surface irrigation and irrigation potential of the shallow groundwater in Ghana
Demonstrates how the various economic, social, and physical variables and degree of risk aversion affect the adoption of three selected technologies, viz, single-ox, fertilizer, and pesticide, in Ethiopian agriculture. Discusses characteristics of these technologies and factors that motivated far...
Kebede, Y.
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Gunjal, K.
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Coffin, G.
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[Adoption of new technologies in Ethiopian agriculture: The case of Tegulet-Bulga District, Shoa province]
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Adoption of new technologies in Ethiopian agriculture: The case of Tegulet-Bulga District, Shoa province
Sossa, C.
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Delisle, H.
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Agueh, V.
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Sodjinou, R.
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Ntandou, G.
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Makoutode, M.
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[Lifestyle and dietary factors associated with the evolution of cardiometabolic risk over four years in West-African adults: the Benin study]
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Lifestyle and dietary factors associated with the evolution of cardiometabolic risk over four years in West-African adults: the Benin study
A choice experiment was used to assess households’ willingness-to-pay (WTP) for informational attributes (sources of water used to rear sh, and certi cation) of sh products in Hanoi, Vietnam. The study showed that households’ purchasing decisions are in uenced by their access to information of ...
Danso, George K.
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Otoo, Miriam
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Duy Linh, N.
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Madurangi, Ganesha
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[Households’ willingness-to-pay for fish product attributes and implications for market feasibility of wastewater-based aquaculture businesses in Hanoi, Vietnam]
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Households’ willingness-to-pay for fish product attributes and implications for market feasibility of wastewater-based aquaculture businesses in Hanoi, Vietnam
Kakumanu, Krishna Reddy
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Palanisami, Kuppanan
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Ranganathan, C.R.
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Haileslassie, Amare
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[Assessment of risk premium in farm technology adoption as a climate change adaptation strategy in the dryland systems of India]
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Assessment of risk premium in farm technology adoption as a climate change adaptation strategy in the dryland systems of India
This study examines the socioeconomic features that underpin the expansion of groundwater-dependent irrigation in Northern State, Sudan. Groundwater development in the region serves as an economic lifeline given the poor Nile-based irrigation infrastructure and future changes in Nile hydrology. G...
Fragaszy, S.
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Closas, Alvar
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[Cultivating the desert: irrigation expansion and groundwater abstraction in northern state, Sudan]
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Cultivating the desert: irrigation expansion and groundwater abstraction in northern state, Sudan