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particular, the multi-purpose character of irrigation and drainage infrastructure creates several interlinks between water … residing in areas where communities use different types of irrigation water. The study used multiple tube fermentation method … socioeconomic characteristics, such as wealth, education level or social status. Households using surface water for irrigation had …
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including changes in (i) rates of nitrogen application, (ii) supplementary irrigation and (iii) new cultivar (with higher … obtained in the combined innovations rather than individual practices in particular for the supplementary irrigation. We …
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We investigated the impacts of piped water on water quality, sanitation, hygiene and health outcomes in marginalized rural households of north-western Bangladesh using a quasi-experimental analysis. A government organization - the Barindra Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) - established...
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Increases in water demand due to population growth, industrial development and urbanization necessitate economically efficient use of water resources worldwide. This is particularly true in the dryland zones of the world relying on irrigated agriculture for economic development such as in...
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Central Asia, is adversely affected by the excessive, non-sustainable use of irrigation water on one hand, repeated droughts …
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Small-scale irrigation has been identified as a potential adaptation strategy for climate change and boosting food … security and livelihoods in dry regions. This study presents the analysis of the potential adoption of small-scale irrigation …-scale irrigation systems in the two countries. The study implemented an agent-based modeling technique to simulate small …
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This study examines four sets of questions: What is desertification, and how can its impact on productivity be monitored? How extensive is the desertification problem in the MENA region now, and how has it changed over time? What is the current status of the water-harvesting techniques used to...
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