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The Atlas of African Agriculture Research & Development is a multifaceted resource that high­lights the ubiquitous nature of smallholder agriculture in Africa; the many factors shaping the location, nature, and performance of agricultural enterprises; and the strong interde­pendencies among...
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The second of three books in IFPRI's climate change in Africa series, East African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 10 of the countries that make up east and central Africa - Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Kenya,...
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This paper reports findings from a qualitative study undertaken in Tanzania and Kenya to examine women’s access to and ownership of KickStart pumps and the implications for their ability to make major decisions on crop choices and use of income from irrigated crops. Results from...
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Irrigation is central to Pakistan’s agriculture; and managing the country’s canal, ground, and surface water … Policy Research Institute’s Pakistan Strategy Support Program (PSSP) is working to address these topics through high … policy landscape for agricultural water management in Pakistan, to better understand how to engage with stakeholders in the …
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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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Public Expenditures, Growth, and Poverty assesses the efficacy of poverty reduction programs in Latin America, Africa, and Asia by synthesizing studies conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute over the past ten years. Overall, the studies find that investments in...
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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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Small-scale private irrigation (SPRI) schemes make up most of the irrigated area in Nigeria, although they constitute …) transaction costs associated with investments in irrigation; and (4) effectiveness of public institutions activities in SPRI. …
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Small-scale private irrigation schemes (SPRI) have been the driving force behind the expansion of irrigated areas in … Nigeria, despite government efforts to promote large-scale public irrigation schemes. SPRI allows adjustment of irrigation … increase in farmers� investment in irrigation is essential. While Nigerian farmers� low level of investment in irrigation …
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