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Groundwater Management Instruments in a Conjunctive Use System: Assessing the Impact on Farmers’ Income Using Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP)
Lenouvel, Vincent; Montginoul, Marielle - In: Journal of International Agricultural Trade and Development 59 (2010) 3
irrigation water use. We suggest that a policy relying on a “well-priced†substitutable resource would be greatly favoured by …
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Use of decision support systems to improve dam planning and dam operation in Africa. [Report of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food project on Improved Planning of Large...
McCartney, Matthew; King, J. - International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - 2011
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The Economic Value of Improved Wastewater Irrigation: A Contingent Valuation Study in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Weldesilassie, Alebel B.; Fror, Oliver; Boelee, Eline; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 34 (2009) 3
In developing countries the use of wastewater for irrigation can cause considerable harm to public health and the … farms within and around Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. We estimate a surprisingly large welfare gain from policies for safe use of … wastewater for irrigation. Our study highlights the potential and the possible pitfalls of using nonmarket valuation techniques …
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Is reliable water access the solution to undernutrition? A review of the potential of irrigation to solve nutrition and gender gaps in Africa South of the Sahara:
Domènech, Laia - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011272211
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The impact of irrigation on nutrition, health, and gender: A review paper with insights for Africa south of the Sahara
Domenech, Laia; Ringler, Claudia - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
The hypothesis underlying this review paper is that how irrigation gets deployed in SSA will be decisive not only for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010635686
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Swaziland
Manyatsi, Absalom M.; Thomas, Timothy S.; Masarirambi, … - In: Southern African agriculture and climate change: A …
The Kingdom of Swaziland covers an area of 17,364 square kilometers bordered on the north, west, and south by the Republic of South Africa and on the east by Mozambique. The two major towns or cities are Mbabane, the capital city, and Manzini. The 2007 census put the population at 1.02 million,...
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Overview
Hachigonta, Sepo; Nelson, Gerald C.; Thomas, Timothy S.; … - In: Southern African agriculture and climate change: A …
According to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (Le Treut et al. 2007, 96), climate is defined as average weather over a period of time, ranging from months to millions of years. Climate is usually described in terms of the mean and variability...
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Stepping into Formal Politics
Girard, Alexandra M. - In: World Development 57 (2014) C, pp. 1-18
irrigation labor force in northern India. Based on a survey of 592 women in rural Himachal Pradesh, this paper quantitatively …Gender quotas, decentralization of irrigation management, and reliance on MGNREGA for labor provision challenge the … traditional patriarchal canal management system by institutionalizing women as formal decision-makers and members of the …
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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; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
income from irrigated crops. Results from sales-monitoring data show that women purchase less than 10 percent of the pumps …, with men making major decisions on high-income crops such as tomatoes and women having relatively more autonomy on crops …
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Zimbabwe
Mugabe, Francis T.; Thomas, Timothy S.; Hachigonta, Sepo; … - In: Southern African agriculture and climate change: A …
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country with a total area of 390,580 square kilometers. The country shares borders with Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, and Namibia. Before 2000, Zimbabwe was one of the most industrialized economies in Africa south of the Sahara, with an extensive...
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