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The ‘Farmer Lens’: A Gender Blinder? Considering Farmer Diversity in Research and Policy on African Farmer-led Irrigation Development [PDF]

International Journal of the Commons, 2023
In research-policy debates on food and agriculture in Africa, the phenomenon of farmer-led irrigation development is now receiving wide attention. This can be seen as the adoption of the ‘farmer lens’ in research on the use and management of common pool ...
Janwillem Liebrand, Gert Jan Veldwisch, Victor de Santos Herranz, Nicky Schepers, Wouter Beekman   +4 more
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Toward a better understanding of the environmental impacts of expanding farmer-led irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa: an exploratory assessment of irrigation-induced risk of nutrient water pollution in Ethiopia

Environmental Research Communications, 2023
Irrigation, and especially farmer-led irrigation, is considered to be a promising option for enhancing agricultural productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Hua Xie, Yihun Taddele Dile, Claudia Ringler, Raghavan Srinivasan, Abeyou Wale Worqlul   +4 more
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Root Cause Analysis (RCA) of Factors Limiting the Success of the Project of Water Pumping Station in Ghomsheh Faraman Village, Kermanshah County [PDF]

جغرافیا و برنامه‌ریزی محیطی, 2022
Extended abstract IntroductionPopulation growth, drought, climate change, and mismanagement policies have strongly affected the existing water resources.
parvin Amirkhani, , Farahnaz Rostami, shahpar geravandi   +2 more
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A Combined DPSIR Framework and Logical Framework Approach for Sustainable Water Resources Management in the Lagoon Floodplain

Environment and Natural Resources Journal, 2023
This article describes a combination of the driver-pressure-state-impact-response (DPSIR) framework and the logical framework approach (LFA) to develop water management strategies for a lagoon floodplain in Thailand. The DPSIR framework identified the
Benchawan Teerakul, Chaiwat Rongsayamanont, Rotchanatch Darnsawasdi, Peerapat Kosolsaksaku   +3 more
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Implementation of agricultural technology urban farming agrivoltaic based system to increase productivity and empowerment of farmer women’s community

Journal of Community Service and Empowerment, 2023
The need for food and the need for community empowerment, the fulfillment of new and renewable energy and productive economic activity continue to increase in line with the explosive rate of population growth, this is also what underlies the joint ...
Moh. Hafidhuddin Karim, Markus Diantoro, N. Nasikhudin, Sri Rahayu Lestari   +3 more
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Viewpoint – Seeing like a farmer – How irrigation policies may undermine farmer-led irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa

Water Alternatives, 2023
State and non-state support for farmer-led irrigation can help resource-poor farmers and mitigate adverse social and environmental impacts. However, emerging farmer-led irrigation policies are usually based on assumptions, objectives, and approaches ...
Annelieke Duker
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Agricultural Development Abilities in Darab County and Predicting Its Results on Rural Development [PDF]

جغرافیا و پایداری محیط, 2019
Introduction The rural community can be considered as a type of social organization formed on the basis of the relationship between people and local institutions associated with them. Agriculture today plays an essential role in the economic development
Sirus Ghanbari , Mohsen shayan , Saeideh Rashidi , Faezeh Ebrahimipour , Mohammad Karim Raesi   +4 more
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Below the Radar: Data, Narratives and the Politics of Irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Water Alternatives, 2021
Emerging narratives call for recognising and engaging constructively with small-scale farmers who have a leading role in shaping the current irrigation dynamics in sub-Saharan Africa.
Jean-Philippe Venot, Samuel Bowers, Dan Brockington, Hans Komakech, Casey M. Ryan, Gert Jan Veldwisch, Philip Woodhouse   +6 more
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Socioeconomic Dynamics of Vermicomposting Systems in Lebanon

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2016
Vermicomposting is a sustainable means of waste management, rural development, and eco-agricultural improvement. This study examines its potential in Lebanon, specifically from a microenterprise angle.
Sara Moledor, Ali Chalak, Monika Fabian, Salma N. Talhouk   +3 more
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Uptake and profitability of small-scale irrigation in the Sahel: insights from the literature and survey data

Agricultural Water Management
This paper analyses the uptake, profitability, and challenges of small-scale irrigation (SSI) in the Sahel, focusing on data from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Senegal.
Amy Faye, Joachim von Braun
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