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1 Chilonda, Pius; Olubode-Awosola, O. O.; Minde, I. 2009. Trends in agricultural growth and performance in southern Africa. Pretoria, South Africa: Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System for Southern Africa (ReSAKSS-SA) 7p. (ReSAKSS-SA Issues Brief 009)
Agricultural development ; Agricultural production ; Productivity ; Poverty / Africa / Southern Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 338.1 G100 CHI Record No: H042249)
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2 Humphreys, E.; Bayot, R. S. (Eds.) 2009. Increasing the productivity and sustainability of rainfed cropping systems of poor smallholder farmers: proceedings of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food, International Workshop on Rainfed Cropping Systems, Tamale, Ghana, 22-25 September 2008. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. 311p.
Rainfed farming ; Cropping systems ; Productivity ; Agroforestry ; Tillage ; Climate change ; River basins ; Supplemental irrigation / Africa / Kenya / South Africa / China / Eritrea / Zimbabwe / Bangladesh / Ethiopia / Ghana / Southern Africa / Olifants RiverBasin / Limpopo River Basin / Yellow River / Blue Nile River Basin / Karkheh River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 631 G000 HUM Record No: H042437)
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/r4d/PDF/Outputs/WaterfoodCP/CPWF_Proceedings_Rainfed_Workshop%5B1%5D.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042437.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042437.pdf
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3 Chilonda, Pius; Minde, I. 2009. Agriculture-led development for southern Africa: strategic investment priorities for halving hunger and poverty by 2015, ReSAKSS Conference, Gaborone, Botswana, 8-9 December 2008. Pretoria, South Africa: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT); Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); Pretoria, South Africa: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 58p. (ReSAKSS Conference Report Series)
Agricultural development ; Agricultural policy ; Investment ; Trade policy ; Marketing ; Fertilizers ; Organizations ; Food security ; Water scarcity / Africa / Zambia / Malawi / Mozambique / South Africa / Kenya / Southern Africa / Eastern Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 338.1 G154 CHI Record No: H042726)
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4 Chilonda, Pius; Olubode-Awosola, O. O.; Minde, I. 2008. Recent trends and future prospects for agricultural growth, poverty reduction and investment in southern Africa. Pretoria, South Africa: Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System for Southern Africa (ReSAKSS-SA) 49p. (ReSAKSS-SA Annual Trends Report 2008)
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 338.1 G154 CHI Record No: H042885)
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5 Mapedza, Everisto. 2008. Traditional authority, customary law and accountability within CAMPFIRE in Zimbabwe. Paper presented at the Twelfth Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Common Property (IASC), University of Gloucestershire, UK, 14-18 July 2008. 20p.
Natural resources management ; Political aspects ; Legislation ; Environmental management / Africa / Zimbabwe / Southern Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042954)
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Colonial governments ‘invented’ tradition in order to serve their interests in Africa. This made traditional institutions pivotal in the resilience and perpetuation of colonial rule. In Zimbabwe, the postcolonial state is in the process of ‘re-inventing’ its subordinate version of traditional authority, which has enhanced its support base at the time its legitimacy is increasingly being questioned. This paper looks at how the year 2000 re configuration of traditional leadership impacted on customary law and democratic governance in rural Zimbabwe. It particularly explores how this is reflected within the sphere of natural resource management. It will demonstrate how the reconfiguration of traditional authority in Zimbabwe has undermined the accountability and legitimacy of traditional authorities in the north-western parts of Zimbabwe. This is being done through selectively appealing to the past in order to legitimate current practices – despite the historical contradictions. The Zimbabwean context further demonstrates that this legitimating process is based on two grounds. Firstly, the state wants the rural citizens to accept their oppressive version of traditional authorities. Their legitimacy is said to be unquestionable since it is based on an ‘established tradition.’ Secondly, the oppressive state policies are getting de jure recognition through passing of legislation – mainly the Traditional Leaders Act of 1998. This attribute is peculiar to the Zimbabwean state’s determination to hide the oppressive state policies beneath the veneer of ‘acting within the law’ albeit it’s arbitrary implementation. Chiefs are now largely viewed as localized state despots who are helping reproduce the postcolonial state whilst undermining their local credibility.
6 Cai, Xueliang; Karimi, Poolad; Masiyandima, Mutsa; Sally, Hilmy. 2010. Agricultural water productivity in the Limpopo River Basin: more produce per drop? In Institute of Water and Sanitation Development. 11th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 27-29 October 2010. IWRM for national and regional integration: where science, policy and practice meet: water and land. Harare, Zimbabwe: Institute of Water and Sanitation Development (IWSD) pp.5-18.
River basins ; Water use ; Crop production ; Precipitation ; Remote sensing ; Water balance ; Evapotranspiration ; Water productivity / Africa / Limpopo River Basin / Southern Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H043388)
http://www.waternetonline.ihe.nl/11thSymposium/WaterandLandFullPapers2010.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043388.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043388.pdf
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The increasing water scarcity and food demand has put enormous pressure on water management in the Limpopo basin, where rainfed agriculture predominates. This study analyzed basin water consumption against precipitation generated from remote sensing imagery integrated with weather data, which was linked to crop water productivity maps. The time series actual ET (ETa) and reference ET (ETo) maps were then overlaid together with precipitation data from Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission (TRMM) to assess the evolution of water balance components in the basin. The relation between water balance components and water productivity were then analyzed to assess the factors affecting water productivity and the scope for improvement. The basin average ETa is 779 mm, only 46% of ETo. The ETa of cropland varies significantly across the basin, which is attributed to varying water availability conditions. The basin crop water productivity is very low with great variation, which could be explained by low yields as a result of variable rainfall patterns and lack of other production inputs. The fluctuant prices of maize at local market also had significant impact on water productivity.
7 Institute of Water and Sanitation Development (IWSD). 2010. 11th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 27-29 October 2010. IWRM for national and regional integration: where science, policy and practice meet: water and land. Harare, Zimbabwe: Institute of Water and Sanitation Development (IWSD). 561p.
River basins ; Water productivity ; Remote sensing ; Evapotranspiration ; Climate change ; Adaptation ; Global warming ; Farmers ; Wetlands ; Rainfed farming ; Water harvesting ; Dams ; Reservoirs ; Wastewater irrigation ; Irrigated farming ; Irrigation schemes ; Irrigation programs ; Crop production ; Maize ; Indigenous knowledge ; Weather forecasting ; Indicators ; Wetlands ; Ecosystems ; Economic evaluation ; Households ; Income ; Soil moisture ; Monitoring ; Models ; Conservation tillage ; Sedimentation ; Runoff ; Erosion ; Livestock ; Drought ; Decision making / Africa / Africa South of Sahara / Malawi / South Africa / Uganda / Swaziland / Zimbabwe / Botswana / Tanzania / Southern Africa / Limpopo River Basin / Shire Valley / Roswa Dam / Enhlanzeni District / Salima District / Lifuwu Irrigation Scheme / Mulanje District / Nessa Village / Karonga District / Muyeleka Village / Lake Malawi / Kampala District / Wakiso District / Lubigi Wetland / Lower Usuthu Smallholder Irrigation Project / Okavango River Basin / Victoria Falls / Zambezi River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H043407)
http://www.waternetonline.ihe.nl/11thSymposium/WaterandLandFullPapers2010.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043407.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H043407.pdf
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8 Chilonda, Pius; Govereh, J.; Kumwenda, I.; Chalomba, N. 2009. Recent food price trends in southern Africa: causes, impacts and responses. Pretoria, South Africa: Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System for Southern Africa (ReSAKSS-SA). 77p. (ReSAKSS-SA Annual Trends Report 2009)
Food ; Prices ; Inflation ; Cereals ; Maize ; Seasonal variation ; Biofuels ; Food consumption ; Government policy ; Consumers / Africa / Southern Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 338.1 G154 CHI Record No: H044075)
(0.31 MB)
9 Flugel, W.-A. 2001. The development of an innovative computer based Integrated Water Resources Management System (IWRMS) in semiarid catchments for water resources analyses and prognostic scenario planning. Final report. International co-operation with developing countries (INCO-DC) 1994-1998, contract no. ERBIC 18CT970144. Start date, 15 September 1997, duration, 40 months. Jena, Germany: Friedrich Schiller University. Institute for Geography. 99p.
Water management ; Catchment areas ; Models ; Decision support systems ; GIS ; Remote sensing / Africa / Southern Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: P 8072 Record No: H044298)
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10 Chilonda, Pius; Zikhali, P.; Musaba, E. 2010. Agricultural growth trends and outlook for Southern Africa. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 101p. (ReSAKSS-SA Annual Trends Report 2010)
Agricultural growth ; Socioeconomic environment ; Environmental effects ; Policy ; Food security ; Investment ; Crop production ; Livestock ; Poverty ; Indicators / Africa / Southern Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H045177)
(4.70 MB) (4.70MB)
11 Chilonda, Pius; Zikhali, P.; Musaba, E. 2010. Agricultural growth trends and outlook for Southern Africa. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 101p. (ReSAKSS-SA Annual Trends Report 2010)
Agricultural growth ; Socioeconomic environment ; Environmental effects ; Policy ; Food security ; Investment ; Crop production ; Livestock ; Poverty ; Indicators / Africa / Southern Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI c2 Record No: H045178)
(4.70 MB) (4.70MB)
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