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1 Stern, P. H. 1981. Report on the approach to small-scale irrigation in Kano State, Nigeria. FAO/World Bank Cooperative Programme. 22p.
Water resources development ; Agricultural development ; Small scale systems ; Reservoirs ; Technology transfer ; Energy / Nigeria / Kano
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 610 Record No: H0954)
2 Muga, E. 1969. Will irrigation work on Kenya's Kano plains? African Scientist, 1(6):70-76.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 1365 Record No: H01632)
3 Rufai, A. 1990. Policy operation and maintenance of farmer oriented irrigation system: The Hadejia-Jama're River Basin Development Authority Complex. In Maurya, P. R.; Owonubi, J. J.; Kumar, V.; Yayock, J. Y.; Abdulmumin, S. (Eds.) Farmer participation in irrigation development and management: Proceedings of a national workshop held at the Institute for Agricultural Research, Samaru, Zaria, Nigeria, 7-8 May 1990. New York, NY, USA; Zaria, Nigeria: Ford Foundation; Institute for Agricultural Research. pp.35-44.
Policy making ; Maintenance ; Farmer participation ; Farmer managed irrigation systems / Nigeria / Kano
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G214 MAU Record No: H010888)
4 Ben-Musa, S. 1990. Institutional capabilities, constraints in planning, development and management of irrigation systems in Kano State. In Maurya, P. R.; Owonubi, J. J.; Kumar, V.; Yayock, J. Y.; Abdulmumin, S. (Eds.) Farmer participation in irrigation development and management: Proceedings of a national workshop held at the Institute for Agricultural Research, Samaru, Zaria, Nigeria, 7-8 May 1990. New York, NY, USA; Zaria, Nigeria: Ford Foundation; Institute for Agricultural Research. pp.57-69.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G214 MAU Record No: H010890)
5 Erhabor, P. O. 1990. Economics of irrigation farming in Nigeria: A case study of Kano state. In Maurya, P. R.; Owonubi, J. J.; Kumar, V.; Yayock, J. Y.; Abdulmumin, S. (Eds.) Farmer participation in irrigation development and management: Proceedings of a national workshop held at the Institute for Agricultural Research, Samaru, Zaria, Nigeria, 7-8 May 1990. New York, NY, USA; Zaria, Nigeria: Ford Foundation; Institute for Agricultural Research. pp.199-210.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G214 MAU Record No: H010902)
6 Malombe, J. 1992. Planification des logements dans le cadre de l'etablissement de perimetres irrigues au Kenya: Projects d'ahero et de Kano ouest. London, UK: ODI. 18p. (ODI R,seau management de l'irrigation (edition Africaine) cahier 5)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: ODI\5\92 Record No: H011074)
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7 Samways, J. 1977. Conservation in Kano. Geographical Magazine (England), 49(8):504-507.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 2796 Record No: H012652)
8 Olugbemi, L. B. 1984. Effects of varieties and nitrogen fertilizer on yield of irrigated wheat in northern Nigeria. Samaru Journal of Agricultural Research, 2(1&2):26-32.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 2771 Record No: H012738)
9 Hulsebosch, J.; van Koppen, B. C. M. 1993. Increasing women's benefits from irrigation development: Smallholder irrigation in the Kano Plains, Kenya. London, UK: ODI. Irrigation Management Network. 14p. (ODI network paper 24)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: ODI/93/24 Record No: H012947)
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10 Bastiaansen, A. P. M. J. 1993. Towards an improved approach to irrigation planning and design: The case of the South-West Kano Irrigation Scheme, Kenya. In ICID, 15th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, The Hague, The 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.723-733.
Irrigation design ; Management planning ; Irrigation programs ; Water distribution ; Farmers' attitudes ; Farmer participation ; Water user associations ; Case studies / Kenya / Kano
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: ICID 631.7 G000 ICI Record No: H015240)
11 Ferguson, C. 1994. Management of weeds in irrigation and drainage channels: Field report - Kenya. Unpublished report of Water, Engineering and Development Centre, Loughborough University of Technology, UK, under ODA Research Contract R5500. iv, 38p. + annexes.
Weed control ; Open channels ; Irrigation programs ; Drainage ; Maintenance / Kenya / Mwea Project / Kano
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 3655 Record No: H015716)
12 Ahmadu Bello University. Institute for Agricultural Research. 1993. Farmer-managed irrigation system. Final technical report (Phase I) of "A diagnostic analysis of large scale irrigation projects in Nigeria," Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. xii, 116p.
Irrigation programs ; Farmer managed irrigation systems ; Water distribution ; Water delivery ; Performance ; Irrigation canals ; Crop production ; Irrigation management ; Farmers' associations ; Institutions ; Organizations ; Water management ; Economic aspects / Nigeria / Kano / Bakolori Project
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.6.2 G214 AHM Record No: H016411)
13 Harris, F. 1996. Intensification of agriculture in semi-arid areas: Lessons from the Kano Close-Settled Zone, Nigeria. London, UK: IIED. 20p. (Gatekeeper series no.SA59)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 4349 Record No: H019307)
14 Brook, R. M.; Davila, J. (Eds.) 2000. The peri-urban interface: a tale of two cities. Bangor, Wales, UK: University of Wales. School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences; London, UK: University College London. Development Planning Unit. vii, 251p.
Economic development ; Population growth ; Farming systems ; Urbanization ; Industrialization ; Agricultural policy ; Local government ; Cropping systems ; Crop production ; Livestock ; Animal husbandry ; Water management ; Water use ; Water delivery ; Water quality ; Poverty ; Households ; Social aspects ; GIS / Ghana / India / Nigeria / Hubli-Dharwad / Kumasi / Kano
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 338.1 G200 BRO Record No: H029213)
http://www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/dpu/latest/publications/dpu-books/tale_of_two_cities.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H029213.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H029213.pdf
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15 Oluwasemire, K. O.; Stigter, C. J.; Owonubi, J. J.; Jagtap, S. S. 2002. Seasonal water use and water productivity of millet-based cropping systems in the Nigerian Sudan savanna near Kano. Agricultural Water Management, 56(3):207-227.
Water use ; Water balance ; Cropping systems ; Cereals ; Millets ; Sorghum ; Soil fertility ; Rain-fed farming ; Soil moisture ; Water storage ; Crop yield / Nigeria / Sudan / Kano
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H030260)
16 Olofin, E. A.; Tanko, A. I. 2003. Optimising agricultural land use in Kano. Urban Agriculture Magazine, 11:9-10.
Land use ; Optimization ; Poverty ; Crop production ; Irrigated farming ; Water quality ; Vegetables ; Urbanization ; Legal aspects ; Policy ; Land tenure / Nigeria / Kano
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 6724 Record No: H033976)
17 2008. Water for urban agriculture. Urban Agriculture Magazine, 20. 52p.
Urban agriculture ; Urbanization ; Domestic water ; Water supply ; Sanitation ; Wastewater irrigation ; Water scarcity ; Water reuse ; Water harvesting ; Decision making ; Water quality ; Vegetables ; Drip irrigation ; Recycling ; Fertilizers / Peru / China / Ghana / Nigeria / Burkina Faso / Zimbabwe / West Africa / Philippines / Lima / Beijing / Accra / Kumasi / Kano / Bulawayo
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H041614)
Water, sanitation and food problems affect people directly. Cities need a longer-term and broader vision of the use of urban space and access to affordable water, good sanitation and food. In this issue of the UA Magazine, which is a collaborative effort of RUAF, SWITCH and SuSanA, the importance of water-sanitation-agriculture nexus is highlighted.
18 Maconachie, R. 2008. Surface water quality and periurban food production in Kano, Nigeria. Urban Agriculture Magazine, 20: 22-24.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H041623)
http://www.ruaf.org/sites/default/files/UAM%2020%20-%20pagina%2022-24.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041623.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041623.pdf
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