In the Gash Delta of Eastern Sudan, spate irrigation (flood-recession farming) contributes substantially to rural livelihoods by providing better yields than rainfed dryland farming. However, spate irrigation farmers are challenged by the unpredictability of flooding. In recent decades, the numbe...
Amarnath, Giriraj
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Simons, G.W.H.
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Alahacoon, Niranga
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Smakhtin, V.
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Sharma, Bharat R.
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Gismalla, Y.
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Mohammed, Y.
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Andriessen, M.C.M.
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[Using smart ICT to provide weather and water information to smallholders in Africa: the case of the Gash River Basin, Sudan]
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Using smart ICT to provide weather and water information to smallholders in Africa: the case of the Gash River Basin, Sudan
This new research, focuses on strengthening the original approach by deepening into the gender dimensions to be addressed when it comes to substantiate the motivating and constraining factors of CSA adoption. From a gendered perspective, indeed, it is important to understand the specific constrai...
Howland, Fanny Cecile
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Arora, Diksha
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Bonilla Findji, Osana
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[Activity Report: "Methodological development and piloting: Typological and socio-economic analysis of enabling and constraining factor to CSA adoption and related gender sensitive outcomes"]
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Activity Report: "Methodological development and piloting: Typological and socio-economic analysis of enabling and constraining factor to CSA adoption and related gender sensitive outcomes"
This study was planned to analyse the basis that make Brachiaria species with greater feeding value than Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) for lactating dairy cows. Forty lactating crossbred cows were stall-fed on B. brizantha cv. Piatá or Napier grass cv. French Cameroon supplemented (mixed on...
Mutimura, Mupenzi
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Ebong, Cyprian
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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Nsahlai, Ignatius V.
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[Effects of supplementation of Brachiaria brizantha cultivar Piatá and Napier grass with Desmodium distortum on feed intake, digesta kinetics and milk production by crossbred dairy cows]
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Effects of supplementation of Brachiaria brizantha cultivar Piatá and Napier grass with Desmodium distortum on feed intake, digesta kinetics and milk production by crossbred dairy cows
Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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Lacombe, Guillaume
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Mwendera, Emmanuel
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[Trends and Outlook: Agricultural Water Management in southern Africa. Synthesis report. [Project report submitted to United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID’s) Feed the Future Program].]
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Trends and Outlook: Agricultural Water Management in southern Africa. Synthesis report. [Project report submitted to United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID’s) Feed the Future Program].
Kuppannan, Palanisami
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Kakumanu, Krishna Reddy
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Ranganathan, C.R.
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Haileslassie, Amare
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Wani, S.P.
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[Mapping of household vulnerability and identification of adaptation strategies in dryland systems of South Asia]
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Mapping of household vulnerability and identification of adaptation strategies in dryland systems of South Asia
Agricultural transformation is key to poverty reduction and food security in sub -Saharan Africa (SSA). In Rwanda, this transformation has focused on shifting subsistence – based production to market - oriented farming. Over the last one decade and a half, major emphasis has been placed on the in...
Ingabire, C.
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Mshenga, M.P.
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Langat, K.
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Bigler, C.
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Musoni, Augustine
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Butare, L.
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Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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[Towards commercial agriculture in Rwanda: Understanding the determinants of market participation among smallholder bean farmers]
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Towards commercial agriculture in Rwanda: Understanding the determinants of market participation among smallholder bean farmers
As solar panels become more a ordable, solar photovoltaic (PV) pumps have been identi ed as a high potential water lifting technology to meet the growing irrigation demand in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, little is known aboutthegeo-spatial potentialofsolarbasedPVpumpingforirrigationtakingin...
Schmitter, Petra
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Kibret, K.S.
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Lefore, Nicole
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Barron, Jennie
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[Suitability mapping framework for solar photovoltaic pumps for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Suitability mapping framework for solar photovoltaic pumps for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa
Stevens, Joe
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Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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[Trends and Outlook: Agricultural Water Management in southern Africa. Country report - South Africa. [Project report submitted to United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID’s) Feed the Future Program].]
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Trends and Outlook: Agricultural Water Management in southern Africa. Country report - South Africa. [Project report submitted to United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID’s) Feed the Future Program].
This project aims to build sustainable livelihoods among 3,000 poor and rural households in southern Malawi by boosting sweetpotato production, strengthening value chains, and creating better market access.
International Potato Center
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[Developing integrated value chains to enhance rural smallholder incomes and food security year-round. DIVERSIFY Malawi. Project profile.]
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Developing integrated value chains to enhance rural smallholder incomes and food security year-round. DIVERSIFY Malawi. Project profile.
Francesconi, Gian N.
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Wouterse, Fleur
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[The health of farmer-based organizations in Ghana organizational diagnostics and governance implications]
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The health of farmer-based organizations in Ghana organizational diagnostics and governance implications