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Integrative economic evaluation of an infrastructure project as a measure for climate change adaptation : a case study of irrigation development in Kenya
Narita, Daiju; Sato, Ichiro; Ogawada, Daikichi; … - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012199381
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Understanding adoption of soil and water conservation techniques : the role of new owners
Oostendorp, Remco H.; Zaal, Alfred Franciscus Maria - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008904158
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Can market-based approaches to technology development and dissemination benefit women smallholder farmers? : a qualitative assessment of gender dynamics in the ownership, purchase,...
Njuki, Jemimah; Waithanji, Elizabeth; Sakwa, Beatrice; … - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010376934
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Water pricing options in Kenya : cases of Mwea and West Kano irrigation schemes
Onjala, Joseph - 2001
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001641782
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The impacts of community-based water development projects on rural poverty among small-holder farmers : evidence from the Ewaso Ng'iro North Catchment Area, Kenya
Mwaura, Simon Nganga; Kariuki, Isaac Maina; Kiprop, Simon; … - In: Cogent economics & finance 9 (2021) 1, pp. 1-22
The main challenge with respect to water in the rural setting, lies in access, control and management. Collective action has been taken up following the International Water Management (IWM) principles and institutionalized in the Kenyan legal framework through water resource users' associations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013183841
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Economic viability of large-scale irrigation construction in 21st century Sub-Saharan Africa : centering around an estimation of the construction costs of the Mwea irrigation schem...
Kikuchi, Masao; Mano, Yukichi; Njeru, Timothy Njagi; … - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012199350
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Can Market-Based Approaches to Technology Development and Dissemination Benefit Women Smallholder Farmers? A Qualitative Assessment of Gender Dynamics in the Ownership, Purchase, a...
Njuki, Jemimah; Waithanji, Elizabeth; Sakwa, Beatrice; … - 2014
Rural household economies dependent on rainfed agriculture are increasingly turning to irrigation technology solutions … evidence on the implications of women’s use and control of irrigation technologies for outcomes, including crop choice and … income management. This paper reports findings from a qualitative study undertaken in Tanzania and Kenya to examine women …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014142975
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Pumps, Prosperity and Household Power : Experimental Evidence on Irrigation Pumps and Smallholder Farmers in Kenya
Dyer, Julian; Shapiro, Jeremy - 2022
describes the results of an RCT impact evaluation of household irrigation pumps in Kenya, where we randomly allocated free pumps …Irrigation is a potentially effective technology to improve agricultural incomes in Sub-Saharan Africa, and hand … powered irrigation pumps have received significant interest and investment as a solution appropriate to small-scale farmers in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013298244
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The changing faces of farmer-led irrigation : lessons from dynamic irrigation trajectories in Kenya and Zimbabwe
Duker, Annelieke E. C.; Maseko, Sambulisiwe; Moyo, … - In: The journal of development studies 59 (2023) 9, pp. 1317-1336
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014339532