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publications. This paper aims to connect the dots and review the literature available on the linkages between irrigation and food … that should be taken into account in irrigation development to address nutrition and gender gaps with a focus on Africa … south of the Sahara are identified: (1) food security and nutrition gains should be stated goals of irrigation programs; (2 …
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The hypothesis underlying this review paper is that how irrigation gets deployed in SSA will be decisive not only for …
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This paper presents the findings of a local economywide impact evaluation of Feed the Future irrigation projects in the … these irrigation projects can generate important indirect impacts within the region. The structure of local markets, as well …
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hydrology and irrigation in parts of the four riparian countries within the basin: Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, and …
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assess whether the scale of an irrigation project increases household welfare in Mali. Much of the evidence of the impact of … irrigation does not use counterfactual analysis to estimate such impact or distinguish between the scale of the irrigation … projects to be evaluated. In the dataset collected by the author, both a large-scale irrigation project and small …
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evaluate factors affecting the decision to participate in yearly irrigation maintenance activities, and the influence of …
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"This paper provides an assessment of information flows and the acquisition of knowledge in water governance of the Upper East Region, Ghana. These flows are patchy, often parallel, disconnected or slow. In many cases a great deal of information is gathered but for a number of reasons not...
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"Significant changes in the agricultural sector in northern Mali suggest that irrigation has made a large contribution … difference in differences with a small panel, this study estimates the impact of access to irrigation on poverty, production, and … agricultural production induced by irrigation yield higher household savings, or (2) intra-village transfers from irrigators to non …
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untapped potential for irrigation and hydropower development and expansion. Numerous hydrologic models have been developed to … assess hydropower and agricultural irrigation potential within the basin, yet often fail to adequately address critical …
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