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Viewpoint – Sustainable and equitable growth in farmer-led irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa: What will it take?

open access: yesWater Alternatives, 2019
The rapid development of farmer-led irrigation is increasing agricultural productivity, incomes, employment and nutrition, but it might well not achieve its full potential. Small-scale irrigators tend to be younger, male and better-off.
Nicole Lefore   +3 more
doaj  

Too Complex to Choose? The Role of Heuristics in Shaping Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Income Stabilization Tool in Italy

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT European agriculture is increasingly exposed to economic instability driven by extreme weather events, market volatility, and geopolitical tensions. To manage these growing risks, farmers are encouraged to adopt innovative risk management strategies such as the Income Stabilization Tool (IST), which offers protection against severe income ...
Alice Stiletto   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Institutional reforms in irrigation sector of Punjab, Pakistan: Proceedings of Workshop held at Faisalabad Serena on 10-11 February 2000 [PDF]

open access: yes
Institution building / Irrigated farming / Irrigation management / Participatory management / Farmer participation / Farmers' associations / Pakistan / Punjab ...
Saeed, S., Mirza, Z. I.
core   +2 more sources

Report of the State Irrigation Commissioner to the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, 1922-24

open access: yes, 1924
WATER COMMISSION, KANSAS -- “The Kansas Water Commission was created by an Act of Legislature in 1917 for the purpose of investigating and controlling the problems of flood prevention, drainage, domestic water supply, water power, navigation and ...
Kansas. State Irrigation Commissioner
core   +1 more source

Development assemblages and collective farmer-led irrigation in the Sahel: A case study from the lower Delta of the Senegal River"

open access: yesWater Alternatives, 2019
In Sahelian countries, farmer-led irrigation development has contributed to the extension of irrigated areas in formerly state-led schemes, especially from the 1990s onwards.
Samir El Ouaamari   +3 more
doaj  

Status of agricultural water management practices in Africa: a review for the prioritisation and operationalisation of the Africa Union’s irrigation development and agricultural water management (AU-IDAWM) strategy

open access: yesEnvironmental Research Letters
Efficient agricultural water management (AWM) practices enhance crop water productivity and promote climate change adaptation and resilience initiatives, particularly in smallholder farming systems.
Tinashe Lindel Dirwai   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optimizing water use efficiency and fruit quality of watermelon under mulched drip irrigation in arid regions

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science
IntroductionThe Hexi Oasis is located in the arid region of northwest China and is a crucial area for agricultural development. The region has a dry climate with scarce rainfall and a severe shortage of water resources.
Zhiyuan Liu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Report of the State Irrigation Commissioner to the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, 1920-22

open access: yes, 1922
WATER COMMISSION, KANSAS -- “The Kansas Water Commission was created by an Act of Legislature in 1917 for the purpose of investigating and controlling the problems of flood prevention, drainage, domestic water supply, water power, navigation and ...
Kansas. State Irrigation Commissioner
core   +1 more source

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