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1 Teng, P. S.; Kropff, M. J.; ten Berge, H. F. M.; Dent, J. B.; Lansigan, F. P.; van Laar, H. H. (Eds.) 1997. Applications of systems approaches at the farm and regional levels: proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Systems Approaches for Agricultural Development, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Banos, Philippines, 6-8 December 1995. Vol 1. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer. 468p. (Systems Approaches for Sustainable Agricultural Development 5)
Agricultural development ; Agricultural production ; Erosion ; Simulation models ; Farming systems ; Agroforestry ; Farm management ; Farmer participation ; Land use ; Policy ; Supply balance ; Economic aspects ; Households ; Risks ; Pest management ; Yields ; Crop production ; Cereals ; Food production ; Food security ; Consumption ; Rice ; Agroecosystems ; Analytical methods ; Grazing systems ; Cattle ; Decision support systems ; Agricultural research ; Research methods ; Remote sensing ; GIS ; Water management ; Irrigated sites ; Runoff ; Water distribution ; Case studies ; Watershed management ; Information system / Asia / Nepal / USA / Brazil / Kenya / Indonesia / Portugal / Vietnam / Egypt / Kakamega District / Mekong Delta / Caledonia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 630.7 G000 LAN Record No: H043851)
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2 Mehta, L. (Ed.) 2010. The limits to scarcity: contesting the politics of allocation. London, UK: Earthscan. 270p.
Resource allocation ; Supply balance ; Sustainable development ; Water power ; Energy ; Policy ; Political aspects ; Welfare economics ; Agriculture ; Food production ; Water scarcity ; Soil fertility ; Hunger / USA / Africa / Nepal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.521 G000 MEH Record No: H045747)
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3 Balasubramanya, Soumya; Kafle, Kashi; Stifel, David. 2019. Increasing irrigation efficiency in Jordan: demand and supply side constraints and opportunities. Report prepared by the International Water Management Institute for Mercy Corps’ “Water Innovation Technologies” Project. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 58p.
Irrigation efficiency ; Water management ; Irrigation practices ; Supply balance ; Constraints ; Technology ; Farm management ; Water conservation ; Agriculture ; Water use ; Groundwater table ; Irrigation systems ; Irrigation equipment ; Pumping ; Maintenance ; Farmers ; Large farms ; Small farms ; Information needs / Jordan / Azraq / Mafraq
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049502)
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4 Balana, B.; Mekonnen, D.; Haile, B.; Hagos, Fitsum; Yimam, S.; Ringler, C. 2020. Are smallholder farmers credit constrained? evidence on demand and supply constraints of credit in Ethiopia and Tanzania. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 28p. (IFPRI Discussion Paper 01974) [doi: https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134152]
Agricultural credit ; Loans ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Supply balance ; Constraints ; Households ; Gender ; Women ; Socioeconomic environment ; Technology transfer ; Adoption ; Microfinance ; Financial institutions ; Risk factors ; Policies ; Small scale systems ; Irrigation ; Econometric models / Ethiopia / United Republic of Tanzania
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050170)
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https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050170.pdf
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Credit constraint is considered by many as one of the key barriers to adoption of modern agricultural technologies, such as chemical fertilizer, improved seeds, and irrigation technologies, among smallholders. Past research and much policy discourse associates agricultural credit constraints with supply-side factors, such as limited access to credit sources or high costs of borrowing. However, demand-side factors, such as risk-aversion and financial illiteracy among borrowers, as well as high transaction costs, can also play important roles in credit-rationing for smallholders. Using primary survey data from Ethiopia and Tanzania, this study examines the nature of credit constraints facing smallholders and the factors that affect credit constraints. In addition, we assess whether credit constraints are gender-differentiated. Results show that demand-side credit constraints are at least as important as supply-side factors in both countries. Women are more likely to be credit constrained (from both the supply and demand sides) than men. Based on these findings, we suggest that policies should focus on addressing both supply- and demand-side credit constraints, including through targeted interventions to reduce risk, such as crop insurance and gender-sensitive policies to improve women’s access to credit.
5 Feurer, M.; Rueff, H.; Celio, E.; Heinimann, A.; Blaser, J.; Htun, A. M.; Zaehringer, J. G. 2021. Regional scale mapping of ecosystem services supply, demand, flow and mismatches in southern Myanmar. Ecosystem Services, 52:101363. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2021.101363]
Ecosystem services ; Supply balance ; Biodiversity ; Land use ; Stakeholders ; Mapping ; Policies ; Rural communities ; Livelihoods ; Villages ; Sustainable development ; Uncertainty / Myanmar / Tanintharyi
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050774)
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Mapping ecosystem service (ES) supply, demand, and flow – and identifying supply/demand mismatches – has become a focus of ES research and has benefitted from recent advances in modelling techniques and their combination with Geographic Information Systems. But few studies have been done in data-scarce tropical forest frontiers and these were limited in terms of area, land uses, and number and types of ES. Aiming to evolve contemporary approaches, we used Bayesian networks to model and map nine ES across Myanmar’s Tanintharyi Region for local stakeholders. Results show that while there is a high supply of multiple ES at regional level, demand for ES in urban and rapidly developing agricultural areas is not fully covered. Further, we identified a clear connection between land tenure and ES outcomes for rural communities. Agricultural concessions and protected areas with restricted access for the local population were related to lower ES flows and more supply/demand mismatches than community forests or untenured land. For future research on local ES outcomes in tropical forest frontiers, we recommend combined mismatch and flow analyses under consideration of tenurial rights.
6 Abellan, J.; Alonso, J. A. 2022. Promoting global access to water and sanitation: a supply and demand perspective. Water Resources and Economics, 38:100194. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wre.2022.100194]
Water supply ; Water availability ; Sanitation ; Supply balance ; Development aid ; Health education ; Developing countries ; Infrastructure ; Investment ; Models
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050923)
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Almost 800 million people lack access to basic water supply, and almost 2000 million lack access to sanitation. Therefore, achieving universal access remains a crucial goal of the global development agenda. In order to shed light on whether international aid might help accomplish that goal, this study evaluates its impact in a sample of 121 developing countries during 1990–2015. A new approach is adopted in which aid affects access not only through provision of infrastructure (supply) but also through health education (demand). Additionally, the long-held concern about the persistence of impacts over time is addressed by estimating panel vector autoregressive models (PVAR). The results show that both supply- and demand-side interventions financed by aid can contribute to promoting access to water, but consistent long-term investments are needed.
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