Evaluating the pathways from small-scale irrigation to dietary diversity: evidence from Ethiopia and Tanzania
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DOI: 10.1007/s12571-018-0812-5
Abstract: Interventions that aim to increase water availability for agriculture hold great potential for improving nutrition through increasing food production, generating income, enhancing water access and sanitation and hygiene conditions, and through strengthening women’s empowerment. Yet… read more here.
Keywords: diversity; dietary diversity; scale irrigation; ethiopia tanzania ... See more keywords
Large-scale Irrigation Impacts Socio-cultural Values: An Example from Rural Navarre, Spain
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.12.017
Abstract: Large-scale irrigation is a form of agricultural intensification aimed at increasing productivity and adapting to climate change. However, we know little about how large-scale irrigation affects socio-cultural values over nature's contributions to people (NCP) in… read more here.
Keywords: scale irrigation; cultural values; large scale; navarre spain ... See more keywords
Determinants of smallholder farmers’ participation and level of participation in small-scale irrigation practice in Gemechis district, West Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1080/23311916.2021.1960250
Abstract: Abstract The study was conducted to assess factors that determine a household’s participation and intensity of use in the Gemechis district. A multi-stage sampling technique was employed and 167 sample households were selected by using… read more here.
Keywords: scale irrigation; small scale; gemechis district; irrigation ... See more keywords
Stakeholder Roles and Perspectives on Sedimentation Management in Small-Scale Irrigation Schemes in Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.3390/su11216121
Abstract: Irrigated agriculture, particularly small-scale irrigation (SSI), is a mainstay for sustainable livelihoods in the developing world. In Ethiopia, SSI sustainability is threatened mainly due to excessive sedimentation. Stakeholders’ perceptions of the causes of sedimentation and… read more here.
Keywords: irrigation; excessive sedimentation; scale irrigation; schemes ethiopia ... See more keywords
The Impact of Using Small-Scale Irrigation Motor Pumps on Farmers’ Household Incomes in Ethiopia: A Quasi-Experimental Approach
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DOI: 10.3390/su12198142
Abstract: Sectoral economic growth data in Ethiopia show that the agriculture sector has the lowest growth, which is caused by frequent drought and inefficient technologies, among other factors. As a result, the productivities of land and… read more here.
Keywords: motor pumps; scale irrigation; small scale; irrigation ... See more keywords
Do Governance Perceptions Affect Cooperativeness? Evidence from Small-Scale Irrigation Schemes in Northern Ghana
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DOI: 10.3390/su14169923
Abstract: We use household survey data and results from a lab-in-the-field experiment to examine the impact of governance perceptions on the cooperativeness of water users in the maintenance of 19 small-scale irrigation schemes in northern Ghana.… read more here.
Keywords: irrigation; irrigation schemes; small scale; governance ... See more keywords