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Volume 1: Main report. Volume 2: Annexes. Annex A - Donor activities relating to irrigated agriculture; Annex B - Irrigated perimeters in Niger: Existing and under way; Annex C - Agronomic aspects of irrigated agriculture in Niger; Annex D - The economics of irrigated agriculture development and performance in Niger; Annex E - Vegetable marketing in Niger; Annex F -Institutional and social issues related to irrigated agriculture in Niger; Annex G - Environmental review of irrigation in Niger; Annex H - Program and project possibilities; Annex I - Terms of reference for vegetable marketing study; Annex J - Impact of irrigated agriculture on public health in Niger with special reference to Schistosomiasis; Annex K - Assessment of the engineering aspects of irrigation in Niger.
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3 Borlaug, N. E. 1988. Norman E. Borlaug: A bibliography of papers and publications. Mexico: CIMMYT. 52p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.16 G000 BOR Record No: H04257)
4 Cromwell, E. (Ed.) 1990. Seed diffusion mechanisms in small farmer communities: Lessons from Asia, Africa and Latin America. London, UK: ODI. i, 57p. (ODI. Agricultural Administration (Research and Extension) network paper 21)
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8 Nordblom, T. L.; Shomo, F. 1995. Food and feed prospects to 2020 in the West Asia/North Africa region. Aleppo, Syria: ICARDA. vi, 56p. (ICARDA social science papers)
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9 Tripp, R.; Gisselquist, D. 1996. A fresh look at agricultural input regulation. ODI Natural Resource Perspectives, 8:1-4.
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11 Niranjan, F. F. 1996. Seed-paddy sub-sector in the Southern Region of Sri Lanka: A rapid appraisal in Galle, Matara and Hambantota Districts. Unpublished report of a study undertaken for CARE International, Colombo, Sri Lanka. x, 61p.
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12 Bantilan, M. C. S.; Joshi, P. K. (Eds.) 1997. Integrating research evaluation efforts: Proceedings of an international workshop, 14-16 December 1994, ICRISAT, Patancheru, India. Patancheru, India: ICRISAT. vi, 200p.
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15 Mittal, R. K.; Rai, S. D. 2002. Farming system approach for sustainable agricultural development in Uttaranchal. Indian Farming, 52(2):9-10, 25.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 6035 Record No: H030214)
16 Gisselquist, D.; Nash, J.; Pray, C. 2002. Deregulating the transfer of agricultural technology: Lessons from Bangladesh, India, Turkey, and Zimbabwe. The World Bank Research Observer, 17(2):237-265.
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17 World Bank; FAO; IFAD. 2009. Gender in agriculture source book. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. 764p.
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19 Negussie, A.; Achten, W. M. J.; Norgrove, L.; Mekuria, Wolde; Hadgu, K. M.; De Both, G.; Leroy, B.; Hermy, M.; Muys, B. 2016. Initial effects of fertilization and canopy management on flowering and seed and oil yields of Jatropha curcas L. in Malawi. BioEnergy Research, 9:1231-1240. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-016-9767-6]
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047879)
Appropriate canopy management, including planting density and pruning, and application of fertilizer may increase flowering success and seed and oil yields of Jatropha curcasL.Twofieldexperimentswereperformedfrom2009to 2011 in Balaka, Malawi, to assess the effect of planting density and pruning regime and single fertilizer application (N, P, and K) on male and female flower number and seed and oil yields of J. curcas. Planting density influenced flower sex ratio and female flower number. Branch pruning treatments did not influence the flower sex ratio but reduced seed and final oil yield by 55 % in the following year. It is claimed that J.curcas can be grown on soils with low nutrient content, but this study revealed that yield was low for non-fertilized trees. WeobservedhigherseedandoilyieldsathigherNapplication rates(upto203±42%seedand204±45%oilyieldincrease) compared with the non-fertilized control. The study suggests thatcurrentlyusedheavypruningpracticeisnotrecommended for J.curcas cultivation, although it needs further longer term investigation. Applying nitrogen fertilizer is effective in increasing yield.
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This review paper intends to portray current scenario of agricultural productivity through yields and gaps of five major crops; wheat, cotton, rice, maize and sugarcane. The review discusses major constraints, identifies future prospects and makes policy recommendations for enhanced agricultural productivity in Pakistan. The review revealed that in Pakistan, on average current yield of wheat, cotton, rice, maize and sugarcane is 2.26, 1.87, 2.88, 1.77 and 48.06 tons per hectare, respectively against 6.80, 4.30, 5.20, 9.20 and 300 tons per hectare potential yield of wheat, cotton, rice, maize and sugarcane, respectively, obtained through research. This reflects a yield gap of 67, 57, 45, 81 and 84 % between average and potential yield of wheat, cotton, rice, maize and sugarcane, respectively. The review also informed that current Pakistan’s average yield of wheat, cotton, rice, maize and sugarcane is 70, 53, 61, 82 and 60%, respectively lower than the average yields obtained internationally. Major constraints include agronomic, irrigation management, environmental, technological, institutional and socio-economic constraints. Future prospects include upscaling of modern technology, enhanced seed production, improved inputs availability and use, improved irrigation, improved agriculture-education-training-research- extension-nexus, reclamation of salinized lands, improved agricultural credit and support price policies. Recommendations include improving agricultural research and extension systems, accelerating diffusion and adoption of latest agriculture technologies and inputs, enhancing good quality seed production, improving irrigation water management and improving reclamation and drainage.
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