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1 Lankford, B.; Gowing, J. 1996. The impact of design approximations on the operational performance of an irrigation scheme: A case study in Malaysia. Irrigation and Drainage Systems, 10(3):193-205.
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4 Lankford, B.. 2004. Irrigation improvement projects in Tanzania: Scale impacts and policy implications. Water Policy, 6(2):89-102.
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7 Lankford, B.; Sokile, C.; Yawson, Daniel; Levite, Herve; Sally, Hilmy. 2004. The river basin game: a role-playing board game for initiating discussions on visions and strategies of water allocation. Paper presented at CIRAD Workshop on Water Resource Management for Local Development: Governance, Institutions and Policies, Aventura Loskop Dam, South Africa, 8-11 November 2004. 23p.
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8 Mkoga, Z. J.; Hatibu, N.; Mahoo, H.; Lankford, B.; Rao, K. P. C. 2005. Disparity of attitudes and practices on a concept of productivity of water in agriculture in the Great Ruaha River Sub-Basin. Paper presented at the East Africa Integrated River Basin Management Conference, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania, 7-9 March 2005. [Vol.1]. Funded by IWMI, and others. 11p.
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9 Lankford, B.. 2005. Towards an integrated theory of irrigation efficiency. Paper presented at the East Africa Integrated River Basin Management Conference, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania, 7-9 March 2005. [Vol.1]. Funded by IWMI, and others. 19p.
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10 Lankford, B.; Cour, J. 2005. From integrated to adaptive: a new framework for water resources management of river basins. Paper presented at the East Africa Integrated River Basin Management Conference, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania, 7-9 March 2005. [Vol.1]. Funded by IWMI, and others. 21p.
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11 Lankford, B.; van Koppen, Barbara; Franks, T.; Mahoo, H. 2004. Entrenched views or insufficient science?: contested causes and solutions of water allocation: Insights from the Great Ruaha River Basin, Tanzania. Agricultural Water Management, 69(2):135-153.
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12 Lankford, B.; Mwaruvanda, W. 2005. A framework to integrate formal and informal water rights in river basin management. In van Koppen, Barbara; Butterworth, J.; Juma, I. (Eds.). African Water Laws: Plural Legislative Frameworks for Rural Water Management in Africa: An International Workshop, Johannesburg, South Africa, 26-28 January 2005. pp.25-1/25-16.
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13 Lankford, B.; Dickinson, S. 2007. Water management issues and problems in Africa. CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources, 2(032). 9p.
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14 Lankford, B.; Mwaruvanda, W. 2007. A legal-infrastructural framework for catchment apportionment. In van Koppen, Barbara; Giordano, Mark; Butterworth, J. (Eds.). Community-based water law and water resource management reform in developing countries. Wallingford, UK: CABI. pp.228-247. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series 5)
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15 Mkoga, Z. J.; Lankford,B.; Hatibu, N.; Mahoo, H.; Rao, K. P. C.; Kasele, S.S. 2005. Disparity of attitudes and practices on a concept of productivity of water in agriculture in the Great Ruaha River sub-basin. In Lankford, B. A.; Mahoo, H. F. (Eds.). Proceedings of East Africa Integrated River Basin Management Conference, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania, 7 – 9 March 2005. Theme one: water productivity – methodologies and management. Morogoro, Tanzania: Soil-Water Management Research Group, Sokoine University of Agriculture. pp.29-39.
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16 Lankford,B.; Magayane, M. 2005. Towards an integrated theory of irrigation efficiency. In Lankford, B. A.; Mahoo, H. F. (Eds.). Proceedings of East Africa Integrated River Basin Management Conference, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania, 7 – 9 March 2005. Theme one: water productivity – methodologies and management. Morogoro, Tanzania: Soil-Water Management Research Group, Sokoine University of Agriculture. pp.51-67.
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17 Lankford, B.; Cour, J. 2005. From integrated to adaptive: a new framework for water resources management of river basins. In Lankford, B. A.; Mahoo, H. F. (Eds.). Proceedings of East Africa Integrated River Basin Management Conference, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania, 7 – 9 March 2005. Theme four: water governance and institutions. Morogoro, Tanzania: Soil-Water Management Research Group, Sokoine University of Agriculture. pp.246-263.
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Stakeholders in agriculture and water related issues have different perceptions about the productivity of water. This is evident by the different definitions of productivity of water, though most of the definitions hinge around the benefits accrued from water use. The viewpoint of smallholder farmers’ regarding the productivity of water is important in order to promote the concept of productivity of water in a country like Tanzania. This is because 95 percent of the farmers are smallholders. This paper presents the farmers’ understanding of the productivity of water in the Mkoji sub-catchment (MSC) in the Ruaha River Basin in Tanzania. It also presents their practices aimed at increasing the productivity of water in the area. It reveals that the concept of productivity of water has been part of the smallholder farmers in Mkoji. The farmers’ concept of productivity of water is the same as that of other stakeholders, only that it is less formal than as expected by experts. Farmers in the sub-catchment judge productivity of water based on the amount of rainfall and its influence of their yields. Productivity of water is high or low if the average seasonal rainfall is ‘good’ or ‘bad’. They put so much value to water that they go to the extent where they are willing to pay more to acquire a piece of land close to a water source. Furthermore, there is evidence that they engage in fights and ‘steal’ water as a result of the high value they place on water. The farmers have adopted tillage methods, agronomic practices and crop diversification approaches to maximize yield from available water. The paper concludes that these strategies adopted by farmers could be a good starting point for formulating measures to improving productivity of water in the area. Therefore, there is a strong need for an in-depth understanding of farmers’ practices to determine the most effective, economical and sustainable options in increasing productivity of water, and to thereby formulate approaches for adaptation, uptake and upscaling. This paper explores farmers’ perceptions of productivity of water, practices and coping mechanisms for achieving greater water productivity. The perceptions are generated based on farmers’ understanding of water productivity, the value they place on land and water, and the struggle and conflicts resulting from the value they put on water. Furthermore, the paper presents farmers’ strategies to estimate productivity of water, and discusses the impact of the farmers’ practices, coping strategies and limitations associated with the practices. It was concluded from this paper that the theories and figures of productivity of water are less important to farmers, than their approaches to enhance their ability to effectively utilize water and to maximize production.
19 Lankford, B.; Sokile, C. 2003. Reflections on the river basin game: role-playing facilitation of surface water allocation in contested environments. Paper presented at the ICID 20th European Regional Conference on Water and Conflict Montpellier, France, 17–19 September 2003. 14p.
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Tanzania is currently attempting to improve water resources management through formal water rights and water fees systems, and formal institutions. The water rights system is expected to facilitate water allocation. The water fees system aims at cost-recovery for water resources management services. To enhance community involvement in water management, Water User Associations (WUAs) are being established and, in areas with growing upstream–downstream conflicts, apex bodies of all users along the stressed river stretch. The Mkoji sub-catchment (MSC) in the Rufiji basin is one of the first where these formal water management systems are being attempted. This paper analyzes the effectiveness of these systems in the light of their expected merits and the consequences of the juxtaposition of contemporary laws with traditional approaches. The study employed mainly qualitative, but also quantitative approaches on social and technical variables. Major findings were: (1) a good mix of formal (water fees and WUAs) and traditional (rotation-based water sharing, the Zamu) systems improved village-level water management services and reduced intra-scheme conflicts; (2) the water rights system has not brought abstractions into line with allocations and (3) so far, the MSC Apex body failed to mitigate inter-scheme conflicts. A more sophisticated design of allocation infrastructure and institutions is recommended.
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