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Title: Waking the Sleeping Giant: Agricultural intensification, extensification or stagnation in Mali's Guinea Savannah
Author:Date: 2016-10-31Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Timeless limited accessThe World Bank argued that West Africa's Guinea Savannah zone forms part of “Africa's Sleeping Giant,” where increases in agricultural production could be an engine of economic growth, through expansion of cultivated land ... -
Title: Walking on the wild side - expanding genetic diversity for future lentil breeding
Author:Date: 2016-12-31Type: Conference PaperStatus: Open accessSystematic use of genetic variability through judicious use of diverse germplasm maximizes genetic gain per generation, and therefore, maximizes economic value of the crop. Sometime, however, the required genetic variation ... -
Title: Wastewater Use in Agriculture: Agronomic Considerations
Author:Date: 2007-12-26Type: Book ChapterStatus: Limited accessUnder water scarce conditions and in the absence of alternative sources, wastewater generated by domestic, commercial, and industrial sectors is used worldwide to irrigate a range of crops. The sustainable use of wastewater ... -
Title: Wastewater Use in Agriculture: Saline and Sodic Waters
Author:Date: 2007-12-26Type: Book ChapterStatus: Timeless limited accessIrrigation with urban wastewater is a popular alternative to its discharge into rivers or other water bodies. In addition to organic solutes, wastewater may contain appreciable amounts of inorganic salts, metals, metalloids, ... -
Title: Water and Agriculture in Egypt
Author:Date: 2013-12-01Type: Internal ReportStatus: Open accessThe purpose of this working paper is to support the Government of Egypt’s Strategy for Sustainable Agricultural Development towards 2030 (SADS‐2030). This strategy paper was published in 2009 and was concerned with the ... -
Title: Water and energy productivity for winter wheat: case study from Fergana Valley
Author:Date: 2015-07-27Type: ReportStatus: Open accessestimated water and energy productivity of winter wheat production -
Title: Water and Food Security in the Arabian Peninsula: Struggling for more actions
Author:Date: 2017-08-31Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Open accessFood security is a critical issue for the Arabian Peninsula countries due fast population growth, reduced domestic food production and the tighter global food markets because of trading partners‘ strained export surpluses. ... -
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Title: Water and labour saving technologies by micro-irrigation and machineries, selection of farmers and appraisal of potato cultivation in system
Author:Date: 2015-07-22Type: ReportStatus: Open accessIn a meeting with stakeholders at Maan Sagar, the project aims such as advantages of adopting potato cultivation in cropping system in rotation with cereal, use of micro-irrigation to save water, improved production ... -
Title: Water and land productivities of wheat and food legumes with deficit supplemental irrigation in a Mediterranean environment
Author:Date: 2012-05-01Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Limited accessSelecting appropriate crops and applying deficit irrigation can help increase water productivity in waterlimited regions such as the Mediterranean. The objective of this study was to develop water production functions of ... -
Title: Water and land productivity: Interim report
Author:Date: 2015-07-15Type: ReportStatus: Open accessThe aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of different continuous deficit irrigation regimes on yield and vegetative growth of olive trees in order to optimize irrigation water application of this crop under local ... -
Title: Water and Livelihoods Initiative (WLI): Final Technical Report
Author:Date: 2018-06-30Type: Donor ReportStatus: Timeless limited accessThis final technical report offers a summary of the activities completed by partners of the WLI during the lifetime of the project covering the period October 2009- September 2017. The WLI aims to improve rural livelihoods ... -
Title: Water and livestock
Author:Date: 2008-05-17Type: Conference PaperStatus: Open accessProjected increased demand for food in developing countries over the next 30 years implies a correspondingly great need for additional agricultural water unless integrated research and development can achieve much higher ... -
Title: Water balance simulation and optimal reservoir sizing for supplemental irrigation in the Northern western Amhara region: A case study in Guma-Maksegnit sub watershed.
Author:Date: 2015-09-30Type: ThesisStatus: Open accessMaster Thesis -
Title: Water balances and evapotranspiration in water and dry‐seeded rice systems
Author:Date: 2015-08-09Type: Journal ArticleStatus: Limited accessRice is a crop that is usually grown under flooded conditions and can require large amounts of water. The objective of this 3-year study was to quantify water use in water- (WS) and dry-seeded (DS) systems. In WS systems, ... -
Title: Water benchmarks of CWANA - Second phase: 1st Annual Progress Report 2010-2011
Author:Date: 2012-01-24Type: Internal ReportStatus: Open access1st Annual Progress Report 2010-2011 for the Community-Based Optimization of the Management of Scarce Water Resources in Agriculture in West Asia and North Africa project. Second phase -
Title: Water Benchmarks of CWANA project - Characteristics of Benchmark Research Agroecosystems in WANA: Rainfed, Irrigated, and Marginal Drylands
Author:Date: 2007-03-25Type: Internal ReportStatus: Open accessThis report was written in close cooperation with national agricultural research systems (NARS) at the benchmark sites. The six background papers provide valuable information on socioeconomics, natural resources and national ... -
Title: Water Benchmarks of CWANA project: Monitoring and Evaluation Plan
Author:Date: 2008-07-05Type: Internal ReportStatus: Open accessThe comprehensive project consists of three main projects: the Badia Benchmark Project in Jordan, which includes two satellite projects in Saudi Arabia and Libya, the Rainfed Benchmark Project in Morocco, which includes ... -
Title: Water Conservation and Management: Evaluation Synthesis
Author:Date: 2014-03-31Type: Internal ReportStatus: Open accessThe main objective of this evaluation synthesis was to capture how IFAD has responded to the emerging issues of rural water security and governance, whether IFAD’s investments in water have met their intended objectives ... -
Title: Water control structures in need of repair
Author:Date: 2013-02-02Type: ImageStatus: Open accessImage of Water control structures in need of repair