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Agricultural Productivity in the WANA Region
The interest of governments, international organizations, NGOs and the general public has recently been aroused by studies considering the use of existing agricultural technology, the use of innovations in such technology ...
Spatio-temporal estimation of consumptive water use for assessment of irrigation system performance and management of water resources in irrigated Indus Basin, Pakistan
Reallocation of water resources in any irrigation scheme is only possible by detailed assessment of current
irrigation performance. The performance of the Lower Chenab Canal (LCC) irrigation system in
Pakistan was evaluated ...
Performance of improved practices in farmers’ fields under rainfedand supplemental irrigation systems in a semi-arid area of Pakistan
In Pakistan, like many of the developing countries, crop yields under dryland agriculture are very low.This field research aimed at investigating improving land and water productivities and farmers’ incomesthrough improved ...
A methodology to estimate equity of canal water and groundwater use at different spatial and temporal scales: a geo-informatics approach
Indus basin irrigation system (IBIS) is one of
the largest contiguous irrigation systems of the world. The
surface canal water supplies are far less than the crop water
demands which lead farmers to use groundwater to ...
Economics of salt-induced land degradation and restoration
Food security concerns and the scarcity of new productive land have put productivity enhancement of degraded lands back
on the political agenda. In such a context, salt-affected lands are a valuable resource that cannot ...
Mapping forests in monsoon Asia with ALOS PALSAR 50-m mosaic images and MODIS imagery in 2010
Extensive forest changes have occurred in monsoon Asia, substantially affecting climate, carbon cycle
and biodiversity. Accurate forest cover maps at fine spatial resolutions are required to qualify and
quantify these ...
Spatial and Temporal Analyses of Water Quality in the Dhrabi Watershed of Pakistan: Issues and Options
Monitoring water quality is important for maintaining a healthy watershed, but it is mostly ignored in watershed planning
and management. In the Dhrabi watershed of Pakistan, the quality of surface water was monitored at ...