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1 Webber, C. M.; Labaste, P. 2010. Building competitiveness in Africa's agriculture: a guide to value chain concepts and applications. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. 187p. (Agriculture and Rural Development)
Agroindustry ; Economic aspects ; Business management ; Marketing techniques ; International trade ; Exports ; Monitoring ; Evaluation / Africa / Mozambique / Mali / Nigeria / Kenya / Ghana / Rwanda / Uganda / Botswana
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.1096 G100 WEB Record No: H043456)
http://www.technoserve.org/assets/documents/building-comp.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043456.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043456.pdf
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2 Black-Michaud, J.; Malalgoda, M.; Schipper, R. A.; Thio, K. S. 1982. Reduced planning efforts: identification of rural potentials in selected key regions of Ratnapura. ARTI/Wageningen University Research Project in Agricultural Planning. Report 6 in Regional Planning for Agricultural Development in Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Agrarian Research and Training Institute (ARTI). 99p. (ARTI Research Study 53)
Agricultural development ; Planning ; Farmers ; Farming systems ; Research ; Population growth ; Agroecology ; Soil erosion ; Soil conservation ; Irrigation schemes ; Land use ; Highlands ; Crop management ; Cultivation ; Dairy farms ; Rural areas ; Agroindustry ; Infrastructure ; Land tenure ; Marketing / Sri Lanka / Ratnapura
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 361.25 G744 BLA Record No: H046321)
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3 Tembo, S.; Matchaya, Greenwell; Nhemachena, Charles; Nhelengethwa, Sibusiso. 2015. Advancing mutual accountability through comprehensive, inclusive, and technically robust review and dialogue and establishing partnerships and mechanisms for joint sector planning, monitoring and evaluation: joint sector review, agriculture. Zambia. Lusaka , Zambia: Ministry of Agriculture. 86p.
Agricultural development ; Agroindustry ; Agricultural financial policy ; Investment ; Planning ; Monitoring ; Evaluation ; Trade policies ; Market access ; Land management ; Water management ; Stakeholders ; Government agencies ; Budgets ; Crop production ; Labour productivity ; Livestock production ; Fisheries / Zambia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047485)
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4 Alba, R.; Bolding, A.; Ducrot, R. 2016. The politics of water payments and stakeholder participation in the Limpopo River Basin, Mozambique. Water Alternatives, 9(3):569-587. (Special issue: Flows and Practices: The Politics of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in southern Africa).
Integrated management ; Water resources ; Water management ; Water allocation ; Water users ; User charges ; Water rights ; Water policy ; Licences ; Stakeholders ; Participation ; Smallholders ; Financing ; Irrigation schemes ; River basins ; Private sector ; Agroindustry ; State intervention ; Political aspects ; Case studies / Mozambique / Limpopo River Basin / Chokwe Irrigation Scheme / Baixo-Limpopo Irrigation Scheme
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047805)
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https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047805.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047805.pdf
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Drawing from the experience of the Limpopo River Basin in Mozambique, the paper analyses the articulation of a water rights framework in the context of decentralised river basin governance and IWRM-inspired reforms. The nexus between financial autonomy, service provision, stakeholder participation and the resultant allocation of water within the river basin is explored by scrutinising the newly instituted system of water permits and payments. Three cases are examined: (1) parastatal agencies managing large perimeters of irrigated land; (2) large-scale commercial companies irrigating land; and (3) so-called focal points representing groups of smallholder irrigators. The three presented cases show that structural challenges, local geographies and power relations shape the final outcome of water reforms in relation to decentralised river basin management, stakeholders' participation and accountability. Rather than improving accountability to users and securing the financial basis for sustainable infrastructure operation and maintenance, the permit system in place reinforces existing inequalities.
5 Worqlul, A. W.; Jeong, J.; Dile, Y. T.; Osorio, J.; Schmitter, Petra; Gerik, T.; Srinivasan, R.; Clark, N. 2017. Assessing potential land suitable for surface irrigation using groundwater in Ethiopia. Applied Geography, 85:1-13. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.05.010]
Surface irrigation ; Groundwater recharge ; Groundwater irrigation ; Water storage ; Geographical information systems ; Land suitability ; Land use ; Irrigated land ; Agroindustry ; Soil texture ; Slopes ; Rain ; Evapotranspiration ; Water requirements ; Water resources ; Water availability ; River basins ; Population density ; Mapping ; Farmer-led irrigation ; Crops / Ethiopia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048151)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0143622816306269/pdfft?md5=d81ce4d77a5a37854e1918796d7b3995&pid=1-s2.0-S0143622816306269-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048151.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048151.pdf
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Although Ethiopia has abundant land for irrigation, only a fraction of its potential land is being utilized. This study evaluates suitability of lands for irrigation using groundwater in Ethiopia using GIS-based Multi-Criteria Evaluation (MCE) techniques in order to enhance the country's agricultural industry. Key factors that significantly affect irrigation suitability evaluated in this study include physical land features (land use, soil, and slope), climate (rainfall and evapotranspiration), and market access (proximity to roads and access to market). These factors were weighted using a pair-wise comparison matrix, then reclassified and overlaid to identify suitable areas for groundwater irrigation using a 1-km grid. Groundwater data from the British Geological Survey were used to estimate the groundwater potential, which indicates the corresponding irrigation potential for major crops. Results indicated that more than 6 million ha of land are suitable for irrigation in Ethiopia. A large portion of the irrigable land is located in the Abbay, Rift Valley, Omo Ghibe, and Awash River basins. These basins have access to shallow groundwater (i.e., depth of groundwater less than 20 m from the surface) making it easier to extract. The comparison between available groundwater and total crop water requirements indicate that groundwater alone may not be sufficient to supply all suitable land. The study estimates that only 8% of the suitable land can be irrigated with the available shallow groundwater. However, groundwater is a viable option for supplementing surface water resources for irrigation in several basins in the country.
6 Otoo, Miriam; Drechsel, Pay. (Eds.) 2018. Resource recovery from waste: business models for energy, nutrient and water reuse in low- and middle-income countries. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. 816p.
Resource recovery ; Waste management ; Business management ; Models ; Energy management ; Energy generation ; Renewable energy ; Nutrients ; Water reuse ; Low income areas ; Economic aspects ; Sanitation ; agricultural wastes ; Livestock wastes ; Organic wastes ; Organic fertilizers ; Organic matter ; Solid wastes ; Solid fuels ; Urban wastes ; Agricultural waste management ; Briquettes ; Biogas ; Faecal sludge ; Kitchen waste ; Food wastes ; Local communities ; Sustainability ; Industrial wastes ; Municipal authorities ; Abattoirs ; Ethanol ; Sugar industry ; Agroindustry ; Composting ; Cost recovery ; Public-private cooperation ; Partnerships ; Subsidies ; Carbon credits ; Excreta ; Urine ; Wastewater treatment ; Wastewater irrigation ; Forestry ; Aquaculture ; Farmers ; Fruits ; Wood production ; Financing ; Supply chain ; Fish feeding ; Risk management ; Private sector ; Private investment ; Freshwater ; Deltas ; Aquifers ; Groundwater recharge ; Downstream / Uganda / Rwanda / India / Kenya / Peru / Brazil / Mexico / Kenya / Thailand / Burkina Faso / Venezuela / Sri Lanka / Egypt / Bangladesh / Tunisia / Morocco / Ghana / Jordan / Iran / Spain / Kampala / Kigali / Sulabh / Nairobi / Santa Rosillo / Koppal / Bihar / Pune / Maharashtra / Mumias / Bangkok / Carabobo / Veracruz / Balangoda / Okhla / Bangalore / Ouagadougou / Mashhad Plain / Llobregat Delta / Tula Aquifer
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048622)
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7 Rao, Krishna C.; Gebrezgabher, Solomie. 2018. Power from agro-waste - Business Model 6. In Otoo, Miriam; Drechsel, Pay (Eds.). Resource recovery from waste: business models for energy, nutrient and water reuse in low- and middle-income countries. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.215-221.
Agricultural waste management ; Energy generation ; Farmers ; Agroindustry ; Supply chain ; Business models ; Risk reduction ; Environmental impact assessment ; Health hazards
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048643)
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