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1 Kay, M.. 1985. Small scale irrigation schemes in sub-Saharan Africa. Options paper commissioned for the International Fund for Agricultural Development. Silsoe, Bedford, UK: Silsoe College. 46p.
Irrigation systems ; Farmers' associations ; Community development ; Institution building ; Agricultural policy ; Food policy / Africa South of Sahara
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 607 Record No: H0977)
2 Kay, M.. 1986. Surface irrigation systems and practice. Bedford, UK: Cranfield Press. ix, 142 p.
Surface irrigation ; Hydraulics ; Irrigation operation ; Maintenance ; Health ; Irrigation practices ; Basin irrigation ; Border irrigation ; Furrow irrigation ; Open channels ; Land management
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.1 G000 KAY Record No: H03421)
3 Carter, R.; Mason, D.; Kay, M.. 1987. Manpower planning for irrigation. Bedford, UK: Silsoe College. 74p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.8 G000 CAR Record No: H03612)
4 Brouwer, C.; Prins, K.; Kay, M.; Heibloem, M. 1989. Irrigation methods. Rome, Italy: FAO. viii, 65p. (Irrigation water management training manual no.5)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7 G000 BRO Record No: H06073)
5 Kay, M.. 1990. Recent developments for improving water management in surface and overhead irrigation. Agricultural Water Management, 17(1-3):7-23.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H06203)
6 Kay, M.; Hatcho, N. 1992. Small-scale pumped irrigation: Energy and cost. Rome, Italy: FAO. viii, 81p.
Small scale systems ; Pumps ; Water costs ; Water use ; Operating costs ; Energy ; Water distribution ; Open channels ; Surface irrigation ; Sprinkler irrigation ; Drip irrigation ; Water requirements ; Case studies
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.1 G000 KAY Record No: H012723)
7 Howsam, P.; Kay, M.; Tyrrel, S.; Weatherhead, K. 1993. Microbiology in irrigation and drainage-ignorance and significance. In ICID, 15th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, The Hague, Netherlands, 1993: Water management in the next century. Transactions: Vol.1-B, Question 44, R36-R72: Planning and design of irrigation and drainage systems. New Delhi, India: ICID. pp.512-523.
Irrigation equipment ; Irrigation engineering ; Drainage ; Biological control ; Maintenance ; Rehabilitation ; Water quality ; Tube wells ; Pipes ; Water conveyance
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: ICID 631.7 G000 ICI Record No: H015224)
8 Smith, L. E. D.; Franks, T.; Kay, M.. 1997. "Water - an economic good?": Theory and practice. ICID Journal, 46(2):1-13.
Water resource management ; Economic aspects ; Irrigation water ; Water costs ; Water market ; Pricing ; Water policy ; Water users ; Water demand ; Farmers' attitudes
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H021988)
9 Kay, M.; Franks, T.; Smith, L. (Eds.) 1997. Water: Economics, management and demand. London, UK: E & FN Spon. ix, 422p.
Water management ; Irrigation management ; Agricultural economics ; Water demand ; Water costs ; Irrigation water ; Rivers ; Water transfer ; Investment ; Water distribution ; Food security ; Flood control ; Forecasting ; Water allocation ; Water scarcity ; Environmental effects ; Water use ; Equity ; Mangroves ; Conflict ; Cost benefit analysis ; Water rates ; Pricing ; Water market ; Participatory management ; Optimization ; Water delivery ; Supplementary irrigation ; Rivers ; Water policy ; Economic analysis ; Economic aspects ; Water supply ; Drainage ; Groundwater management ; Irrigation systems ; Privatization ; Rehabilitation ; Case studies / France / Africa / South Africa / Israel / Kuwait / USA / India / Spain / Portugal / Iberian Peninsula / Malaysia / Tanzania / Italy / Australia / Russian Federation / Dagestan / Bulgaria / Romania / UK / Wales / Netherlands / Germany / Jordan / Chile / Pakistan / South Asia / Bas-Rhone Languedoc Region / Southern California / Colorado River / Arizona / Imperial Valley / Haryana / Guadalquivir River Basin / Merbok Estuary / Polder Flevoland
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7 G000 KAY Record No: H023036)
10 Carter, R.; Kay, M.; Weatherhead, K. 1999. Water losses in smallholder irrigation schemes. Agricultural Water Management, 40(1):15-24.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H024078)
11 Brabben, T.; Kay, M.. 2000. Treadle pumps: a viable irrigation option for Africa? Grid: IPTRID Network Magazine, 16:9-11.
Manual pumps ; Pumping ; Appropriate technology ; Irrigation operation ; Social aspects ; Women ; Economic aspects ; Non-governmental organizations / Africa / Zambia / Zimbabwe / Niger / Kenya
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 5485 Record No: H026636)
12 Kay, M.; Brabben, T. 2000. Treadle pumps for irrigation in Africa. Rome, Italy: IPTRID; FAO. v, 58p. (Knowledge synthesis report no.1)
Manual pumps ; Technology ; Irrigation equipment ; Design ; Hydraulics ; Operations ; Maintenance ; Irrigated farming ; Social aspects ; Gender ; Training ; Economic impact ; Marketing ; Pricing / Africa / Zambia / Zimbabwe / Niger / Kenya
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.1 G100 KAY Record No: H027201)
13 Kay, M.; Renault, D.; van Schlesinger, C. T. 2004. Developing capacity for irrigation and drainage. Grid: IPTRID Network Magazine, 22:3-4.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7221 Record No: H036507)
14 Unver, O.; Kay, M.; Chavva, K.; Amali, A. A.; Pek, E.; Salman, M. 2021. Development for water, food and nutrition in a competitive environment — How NGOs and CSOs are reshaping traditional farmer irrigation advisory services. Irrigation and Drainage, 70(3):431-447. (Special issue: Development for Water, Food and Nutrition Security in a Competitive Environment. Selected Papers of the 3rd World Irrigation Forum, Bali, Indonesia) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2444]
Agricultural extension ; Advisory services ; Nongovernmental organizations ; Civil society organizations ; Smallholders ; Farmer-led irrigation ; Water governance ; Food security ; Nutrition ; Irrigation management ; Sustainable development ; Water management ; Community organizations ; Private sector ; Markets ; Business models ; Developing countries ; Livelihoods / Africa / Bangladesh / India / Jordan
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050477)
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In spite of the 30% increase in the food supply since 1961, significant changes are anticipated over the coming decades that will increase the challenges facing smallholders. Climate change, rapidly growing population and increasing pollution all add to the risks of water and food security. This is happening at a time when water resources management is shifting away from government planning and control to a more adaptive and flexible model involving more stakeholders, whereby farmers and smallholders are increasingly involved in decision-making and governance of water resources. Many governments, however, continue to look to their smallholders to increase food production and to find ways to produce more with less. Farmers, thus, will need to find new ways of learning and rely more on their own resources, on the private sector and on support from civil society organizations and non-governmental organizations.
This paper examines the changing nature of farmer support services, focusing on the role played by emerging non-institutional actors. As water becomes the limiting resource for food production, it is crucial to understand how food markets are growing and can incentivize smallholders to produce more, and critically, how farmers are finding new ways of acquiring the knowledge and expertise they need.
This paper examines the changing nature of farmer support services, focusing on the role played by emerging non-institutional actors. As water becomes the limiting resource for food production, it is crucial to understand how food markets are growing and can incentivize smallholders to produce more, and critically, how farmers are finding new ways of acquiring the knowledge and expertise they need.
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