This article discusses ways in which the South African Government and grassroots organizations envisage and implement democracy achieved since 1994 in the eld of water resources management. The focus is on the democratic, political and economic freedom and equality in resource rights for poor bl...
Schreiner, B.
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Mohapi, N.
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Koppen, Barbara C.M. van
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[Washing away poverty: water, democracy and gendered poverty eradication in South Africa]
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Washing away poverty: water, democracy and gendered poverty eradication in South Africa
A study was conducted in Sargodha, Pakistan during the year 2011 to testify irrigation practices as a method for reclaiming salt affected soil. Field experiments were conducted on saline-sodic and uncultivated land divided into 12 field plots. Six irrigation treatments, each replicated on two fie...
Bhatti, Muhammad Tousif
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Sarwar, M.K
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Tahir, A.A.
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Yar, M.
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[Effect of irrigation application on soil and land productivity of wheat under semi-arid environment]
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Effect of irrigation application on soil and land productivity of wheat under semi-arid environment
The aim of this paper is to analyze the effect of irrigation delivery services and agricultural extension services on crop choice in southern Tajikistan. This analysis is motivated by the government’s recent efforts to address the country’s severe malnutrition problem by supporting changes in irr...
Buisson, Marie-Charlotte
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Balasubramanya, Soumya
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[The effect of irrigation service delivery and training in agronomy on crop choice in Tajikistan]
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The effect of irrigation service delivery and training in agronomy on crop choice in Tajikistan
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
The Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana programme should concentrate on two low-hanging fruits. First, it should quickly put to use 20-40 million ha of unutilised irrigation potential created in major, medium and minor irrigation projects. Second, it should provide better quality power rations...
Shah, Tushaar
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Mishra, G.
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Kela, Pankaj
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Chinnasamy, Pennan
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[Har Khet Ko Pani?: Madhya Pradesh’s irrigation reform as a model]
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Har Khet Ko Pani?: Madhya Pradesh’s irrigation reform as a model
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
Many irrigation systems are special cases of common-pool resources (CPRs) in which some users have preferential access to the resource, which in theory aggravates collective action challenges such as the under-provision of necessary infrastructure as a result of unequal appropriation of water res...
Javaid, A.
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Falk, T.
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[Incorporating local institutions in irrigation experiments: evidence from rural communities in Pakistan.]
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Incorporating local institutions in irrigation experiments: evidence from rural communities in Pakistan.
Small-scale irrigation is playing an important role in adapting to climate change, achieving food security, and improving household incomes. The Ethiopian Government considers irrigated agriculture as a primary engine of economic growth and plans to increase the current level of irrigation infras...
Amede, Tilahun
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[Technical and institutional attributes constraining the performance of small-scale irrigation in Ethiopia.]
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Technical and institutional attributes constraining the performance of small-scale irrigation in Ethiopia.
This paper examines whether longer training increases farm participation in community-managed water user associations, in a context where assignment to training duration was not randomized and none of these institutions existed before training began. We also examine whether participation is affec...
Balasubramanya, Soumya
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[Effects of training duration and the role of gender on farm articipation in water user associations in southern Tajikistan: implications for irrigation management]
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Effects of training duration and the role of gender on farm articipation in water user associations in southern Tajikistan: implications for irrigation management
The diversity of small-scale irrigation in the Ethiopian Blue Nile basin comprises small dams, wells, ponds and river diversion. The diversity of irrigation infrastructure is partly a consequence of the topographic heterogeneity of the Fogera plains. Despite similar social-political conditions an...
Eguavoen, I.
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Derib, S.D.
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Deneke, T.T.
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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Otto, B. A.
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Billa, S.S.
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[Digging, damming or diverting?: small-scale irrigation in the Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia.]
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Digging, damming or diverting?: small-scale irrigation in the Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia.