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1 Hengsdijk, H.; Bindraban, P.. (Eds.) 2001. Water saving rice production systems. Wageningen, Netherlands: Plant Research International. 131p. + appendix.
Rice ; Water conservation ; Irrigated farming ; Productivity ; Water scarcity ; Climate change ; Soil management ; Water use efficiency ; Weed control ; Water harvesting ; Water stress ; Water allocation / India / Indonesia / China
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 633.18 G570 HEN Record No: H037742)
2 Bindraban, P.; Silvius, M.; Warner, J. 2005. Switching channels: Challenging the mainstream. Wageningen, Netherlands: Partners for Water. 32p. + CD.
Water resource management ; Rice ; Food production ; Pricing ; Irrigated farming ; Ecology ; Catchment areas ; Planning ; Water law ; Wetlands ; Ecosystems
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 BIN Record No: H038966)
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3 Molden, David; Oweis, T.; Steduto, P.; Bindraban, P.; Hanjra, M. A.; Kijne, J. 2010. Improving agricultural water productivity: between optimism and caution. Agricultural Water Management, 97(4):528-535. Special issue with contributions by IWMI authors. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2009.03.023]
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042575)
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In its broadest sense, water productivity (WP) is the net return for a unit of water used. Improvement of water productivity aims at producing more food, income, better livelihoods and ecosystem services with less water. There is considerable scope for improving water productivity of crop, livestock and fisheries at field through to basin scale. Practices used to achieve this include water harvesting, supplemental irrigation, deficit irrigation, precision irrigation techniques and soil–water conservation practices. Practices not directly related to water management impact water productivity because of interactive effects such as those derived from improvements in soil fertility, pest and disease control, crop selection or access to better markets. However, there are several reasons to be cautious about the scope and ease of achieving water productivity gains. Crop water productivity is already quite high in highly productive regions, and gains in yield (per unit of land area) do not necessarily translate into gains in water productivity. Reuse of water that takes place within an irrigated area or a basin can compensate for the perceived losses at the field-scale in terms of water quantity, though the water quality is likely to be affected. While crop breeding has played an important role in increasing water productivity in the past, especially by improving the harvest index, such large gains are not easily foreseen in the future. More importantly, enabling conditions for farmers and water managers are not in place to enhance water productivity. Improving water productivity will thus require an understanding of the biophysical as well as the socioeconomic environments crossing scales between field, farm and basin.Priority areas where substantive increases in water productivity are possible include: (i) areas where poverty is high and water productivity is low, (ii) areas of physical water scarcity where competition for water is high, (iii) areas with little water resources development where high returns from a little extra water use can make a big difference, and (iv) areas of water-driven ecosystem degradation, such as falling groundwater tables, and river desiccation. However, achieving these gains will be challenging at least, and will require strategies that consider complex biophysical and socioeconomic factors.
4 Bindraban, P.; Bulte, E.; Giller, K.; Meinke, H.; Mol, A.; van Oort, P.; Oosterveer, P.; van Keulen, H.; Wollni, M. 2009. Beyond competition: pathways for Africa's agricultural development. Wageningen, Netherlands: Plant Research International BV. 76p. (PRI Report 242)
Agricultural development ; Agroecology ; Agronomy ; Economic aspects ; Farming systems ; Crop production ; Marketing / Africa / Africa South of Sahara
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H043235)
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5 Pert, P. L.; Boelee, Eline; Jarvis, D. I.; Coates, D.; Bindraban, P.; Barron, J.; Tharme, R. E.; Herrero, M. 2013. Challenges to agroecosystem management. In Boelee, Eline. (Ed.). Managing water and agroecosystems for food security. Wallingford, UK: CABI. pp.42-52. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series 10)
Agroecosystems ; Food security ; Economic value ; Fisheries ; Livestock ; Land degradation ; Erosion ; Agricultural systems ; Agricultural production
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046122)
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6 Fleiner, R.; Grace, D.; Pert, P. L.; Bindraban, P.; Tharme, R. E.; Boelee, Eline; Lloyd, G.; Korsgaard, L.; Eriyagama, Nishadi; Molden, D. 2013. Water use in agroecosystems. In Boelee, Eline. (Ed.). Managing water and agroecosystems for food security. Wallingford, UK: CABI. pp.53-67. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series 10)
Agroecosystems ; Water availability ; Water use ; Agricultural production ; Health hazards ; Waterborne diseases ; Environmental flows ; Poverty
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046123)
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7 Solowey, E. M.; Amede, T.; Evans, A.; Boelee, Eline; Bindraban, P.. 2013. Drylands. In Boelee, Eline. (Ed.). Managing water and agroecosystems for food security. Wallingford, UK: CABI. pp.68-81. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series 10)
Arid zones ; Soil management ; Land degradation ; Grazing ; Runoff ; Water management ; Water scarcity ; Agricultural production
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046124)
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8 Descheemaeker, K.; Bunting, S. W.; Bindraban, P.; Muthuri, C.; Molden, D.; Beveridge, M.; van Brakel, Martin; Herrero, M.; Clement, Floriane; Boelee, Eline; Jarvis, D. I. 2013. Increasing water productivity in Agriculture. In Boelee, Eline. (Ed.). Managing water and agroecosystems for food security. Wallingford, UK: CABI. pp.104-123. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series 10)
Water productivity ; Water management ; Water use efficiency ; Agricultural production ; Agroforestry ; Livestock ; Feed crops ; Aquaculture ; Technology ; Policy
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046126)
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