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1 Harrington, Larry; Cook, Simon E.; Lemoalle, Jacques; Kirby, Mac; Taylor, C.; Woolley, Jonathan. 2009. Cross-basin comparisons of water use, water scarcity and their impact on livelihoods: present and future. Water International, 34(1):144-154. [doi: https://doi.org/ 10.1080/02508060802661584]
Water availability ; Water use ; Water scarcity ; Water productivity ; River basins ; Diversification ; Intensification ; Poverty ; Climate change ; Population growth
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042312)
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We compare water availability, water use, water productivity and poverty across the diverse river basins studied by the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. Water productivity tends to be higher in drier areas and where livestock grazing is integrated with rainfed crop production. We find that links among water, food security and poverty are best understood within a historical perspective. We identify opportunities to reduce poverty through water-related interventions. The way in which waterrelated investments affect poverty is influenced by changes in demography, climate, and rural society. In most basins, these trends involve trade-offs that require good governance at local, regional and basin scales.
2 International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). 2010. Rural poverty report 2011: new realities, new challenges, new opportunities for tomorrow's generation. Rome, Italy: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). 319p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 339.46 G000 INT Record No: H043639)
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3 Uphoff, N. 2007. Increasing water savings while raising rice yields with the system of rice intensification (SRI). In Aggarwal, P. K.; Ladha, J. K.; Singh, R. K.; Devakumar, C.; Hardy, B. (Eds.). Science, technology, and trade for peace and prosperity. New Delhi, India: Macmillan. pp.353-365.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044355)
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4 Conway, G.; Wilson, K. 2012. One billion hungry: can we feed the world? Ithaca, NY, USA: Cornell University Press. 439p.
Hunger ; Poverty ; Food security ; Green revolution ; Intensification ; Technology ; Crop production ; Livestock ; Farmers ; Pest control ; Climate change ; Greenhouse gases ; Agroforestry ; Biodiversity ; Grazing ; Groundwater ; Water scarcity ; Income ; Smallholders ; Women ; Soil ; Fertilizers ; Developing countries / Asia / Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 339.46 G000 CON Record No: H045168)
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5 Kuppannan, Palanisami; Karunakaran, K. R.; Amarasinghe, Upali. 2012. Impact of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI): analysis of SRI practices in 13 states of India. IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 7. 7p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045176)
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6 Kuppannan, Palanisami; Karunakaran, K. R.; Amarasinghe, Upali; Ranganathan, C. R. 2013. Doing different things or doing it differently?: rice intensification practices in 13 states of India. Economic and Political Weekly, 48(8):51-58.
Rice ; Intensification ; Yields ; Water management ; Groundwater irrigation ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Income ; Costs ; Regression analysis / India / Andhra Pradesh / Karnataka / Tamil Nadu / Kerala / Gujarat / Rajasthan / Maharashtra / Orissa / Chhattisgarh / Uttar Pradesh / West Bengal / Madhya Pradesh / Assam
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045711)
Can the System of Rice Intensification be the answer to meet the country’s future rice demand? A macro-level study covering 13 major rice-growing states indicates that fields with SRI have a higher average yield compared to non-SRI fields. Out of the four core SRI components typically recommended, 41% adopted one component, 39% adopted two to three components, and only 20% adopted all the components. Full adopters recorded the highest yield increase (31%), but all adopters had yields higher than those that used conventional practices. They also had higher gross margins and lower production costs compared to non-SRI fields. Though the rice yield of the country can significantly increase under SRI and modified SRI practices, there are major constraints that have to be tackled before this can be achieved.
7 MacDonald, A. M.; Taylor, R. G.; Bonsor, H. C. 2012. Groundwater in Africa: is there sufficient water to support the intensification of agriculture from 'land grabs'? In Allan, T.; Keulertz, M.; Sojamo, S.; Warner, J. (Eds.). Handbook of land and water grabs in Africa: foreign direct investment and food and water security. London, UK: Routledge. pp.376-383.
Land acquisitions ; Groundwater development ; Water storage ; Groundwater irrigation ; Water availability ; Crop production ; Intensification / Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 ALL Record No: H045689)
8 Gilmont, M.; Antonelli, M. 2012. Analyse to optimise: sustainable intensification of agricultural production through investment in integrated land and water management in Africa. In Allan, T.; Keulertz, M.; Sojamo, S.; Warner, J. (Eds.). Handbook of land and water grabs in Africa: foreign direct investment and food and water security. London, UK: Routledge. pp.406-418.
Agricultural production ; Investment ; Water management ; Water resources development ; Land management ; Rainfed farming ; Intensification ; Models / Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 ALL Record No: H045691)
9 Alauddin, M.; Sharma, Bharat R. 2013. Inter-district rice water productivity differences in Bangladesh: an empirical exploration and implications. Ecological Economics, 93:210-218. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2013.05.015]
Water productivity ; Crops ; Rice ; Intensification ; Indicators ; Technology ; Groundwater irrigation ; Irrigated sites ; Land productivity ; Drought ; Salinity ; Policy ; Factor analysis / Bangladesh
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045904)
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While the bulk of research on crop water productivity (WP) focuses on static cross-section analysis, this research provides a spatio-temporal perspective. It estimates rice crop WP for 21 Bangladesh districts for 37 years; exploresWP variations among districts; and investigates causality involving WP, intensification and technological variables; and groundwater irrigation and depth. It breaks new grounds by probing these significant but unexplored issues.Technological diffusion was the key factor explaining inter-district WP differences. The impact of agricultural intensification on rabi (dry season) and kharif (wet season) crop WPs was positive and negative respectively. Dummy variables typifying policy transition negatively impacted on WPs for both kharif and overall crops. While rabi and kharif rice WPs grew with time, overall crop WP recorded the strongest growth. Rabi and overall WPs were lower in salinity- and drought-prone districts covering 33% of Bangladesh's net cropped area (NCA). In 90% of Bangladesh's NCA districts, technological diffusion caused WP. Causality existed between groundwater irrigation and depth in 60% NCA. Despite significant potential to increaseWP, increasing dependence on groundwater appears unsustainable. Widespread diffusion of HYVs in the kharif season, and development of salinity and drought-tolerant rice varieties could go a long way in sustaining rice WP.
10 Drechsel, Pay; Heffer, P.; Magen, H.; Mikkelsen, R.; Wichelns, D. (Eds.) 2015. Managing water and fertilizer for sustainable agricultural intensification. 1st ed. Paris, France: International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Georgia, USA: International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI); Horgen, Switzerland: International Potash Institute (IPI). 270p.
Water management ; Water productivity ; Sustainable agriculture ; Irrigation systems ; Irrigated farming ; Intensification ; Nitrogen fertilizers ; Nutrients ; Soil fertility ; Food security ; Ecosystem services ; Water use efficiency ; Water supply ; Crop yield ; Humid climate zones ; Subhumid zones ; Rainfed farming ; Wastewater treatment ; Wastewater irrigation ; Biochemical compounds ; Evapotranspiration ; Arid zones / Central Asia / Africa / India / China / USA / Canada / Israeli
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046805)
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11 Nagothu, U. S. (Ed.) 2015. Food security and development: country case studies. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. 274p.
Food security ; Food production ; Food consumption ; Economic development ; Case studies ; Climate change ; Sustainable agriculture ; Agricultural development ; Environmental sustainability ; Crops ; Intensification ; Fertilizers ; Subsidies ; Population ; Gender ; Farmers ; Income ; Poverty ; Nutrition ; Feeding habits ; Malnutrition ; Technology ; State intervention ; Policy making ; Natural resources ; Land tenure / China / Philippines / Myanmar / Bangladesh / India / Ethiopia / Tanzania / Malawi / Brazil
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.19 G000 NAG Record No: H046975)
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12 Fritz, S.; Alders, R.; Bagnol, B.; Msami, H.; Mtambo, K. 2015. Tanzania’s food security: seeking sustainable agricultural intensification and dietary diversity. In Nagothu, U. S. (Ed.). Food security and development: country case studies. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.174-204.
Food security ; Sustainable agriculture ; Intensification ; Feeding habits ; Food production ; Smallholders ; Food supply ; Food policies ; Economic aspects ; Water use efficiency ; Fertilizers ; Subsidies ; Soil management ; Land use ; Poverty ; Nutrition ; Living standards / Tanzania
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.19 G000 NAG Record No: H046983)
13 Suhardiman, Diana; Giordano, M.; Leebouapao, L.; Keovilignavong, Oulavanh. 2016. Farmers’ strategies as building block for rethinking sustainable intensification. Agriculture and Human Values, 33(3):563-574. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-015-9638-3]
Agricultural development ; Rice ; Sustainability ; Intensification ; Farmer participation ; Food security ; Food production ; Rural poverty ; Government agencies ; Groundwater ; Water use ; Vegetables ; Farming systems ; Households ; Labor / Lao People s Democratic Republic / Ekxang Village
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047142)
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Agricultural intensification, now commonly referred to as sustainable intensification, is presented in development discourse as a key means to simultaneously improve food security and reduce rural poverty without harming the environment. Taking a village in Laos as a case study, we show how government agencies and farmers could perceive the idea of agricultural intensification differently. The study illustrates how farmers with the opportunities for groundwater use typically choose to grow vegetables and high valued cash crops rather than intensify rice production. This contrasts with government and donor supported efforts to promote rice intensification as a means to increase food security and reduce rural poverty. The article’s main message is that farmers’ differing strategies are related to a variety of household characteristics and that farmers’ strategies should be central to the current discussion on sustainable intensification.
14 FAO. Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP). 2014. A regional rice strategy for sustainable food security in Asia and the Pacific. Bangkok, Thailand: FAO. Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP). 52p. (RAP Publication 2014/05)
Food security ; Food consumption ; Food quality ; Sustainability ; Agricultural sector ; Rice ; Water productivity ; Intensification ; Nutrition ; Climate change ; Environmental effects ; Irrigation water ; Trade policies ; Markets ; Harvesting ; International cooperation ; Gender ; Empowerment ; Farmers ; Smallholders ; Investment ; Rural communities / Asia-Pacific
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 363.192 G570 FAO Record No: H047152)
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15 Schulthess, U.; Krupnik, T. J.; Ahmed, Z. U.; McDonald, A. J. 2015. Decentralized surface water irrigation as a pathway for sustainable intensification in southern Bangladesh: on how much land can the drop be brought to the crop? In Humphreys, E.; Tuong, T. P.; Buisson, Marie-Charlotte; Pukinskis, I.; Phillips, M. (Eds.). Proceedings of the CPWF, GBDC, WLE Conference on Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone: Turning Science into Policy and Practices, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 21-23 October 2014. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF). pp.542-552.
Surface water ; Salinity ; Irrigation methods ; Surface irrigation ; Decentralization ; Crop production ; Intensification ; Sustainability ; Farmland ; Land use ; Remote sensing ; Satellite imagery ; Soil salinity / Southern Bangladesh
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047201)
https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/66389/Revitalizing%20the%20Ganges%20Coastal%20Zone%20Book_Low%20Version.pdf?sequence=1
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047201.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047201.pdf
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16 Qureshi, A. S.; Yasmin, S.; Howlader, N. C.; Hossain, K.; Krupnik, T. J. 2015. Potential for expansion of surface water irrigation through axial flow pumps to increase cropping intensification in southern Bangladesh. In Humphreys, E.; Tuong, T. P.; Buisson, Marie-Charlotte; Pukinskis, I.; Phillips, M. (Eds.). Proceedings of the CPWF, GBDC, WLE Conference on Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone: Turning Science into Policy and Practices, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 21-23 October 2014. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF). pp.553-565.
Surface water ; Water management ; Irrigation methods ; Surface irrigation ; Canal irrigation ; Axial flow pumps ; Centrifugal pumps ; Discharges ; Agricultural production ; Crop management ; Intensification ; Land productivity ; Technology transfer ; Economic evaluation ; Performance evaluation ; Farmer participation ; Private sector / Southern Bangladesh
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047202)
https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/66389/Revitalizing%20the%20Ganges%20Coastal%20Zone%20Book_Low%20Version.pdf?sequence=1
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047202.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047202.pdf
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17 Mondal, M. K.; Paul, P. L. C.; Humphreys, E.; Tuong, T. P.; Ritu, S. P.; Rashid, M. A. 2015. Opportunities for cropping system intensification in the coastal zone of Bangladesh. In Humphreys, E.; Tuong, T. P.; Buisson, Marie-Charlotte; Pukinskis, I.; Phillips, M. (Eds.). Proceedings of the CPWF, GBDC, WLE Conference on Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone: Turning Science into Policy and Practices, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 21-23 October 2014. Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF). pp.449-476.
Cropping systems ; Crop management ; Seasonal cropping ; Intensification ; Coastal area ; High yielding varieties ; Crop yield ; Rice ; Sowing date ; Fertilizer application ; Harvesting ; Farmers ; Water levels ; Drainage ; Rain ; Salinity ; Temperature / Bangladesh / Khulna / Barguna / Barisal / Amtali / Batiaghata / Bazarkhali / Hatbati / Kismat Fultola
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047210)
https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/66389/Revitalizing%20the%20Ganges%20Coastal%20Zone%20Book_Low%20Version.pdf?sequence=1
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047210.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047210.pdf
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18 Makin, Ian W.; Manthrithilake, Herath. 2015. Sustainable intensification of agriculture with sustainable irrigated agroecosystem services. Paper presented at the International Network for Water and Ecosystems in Paddy Fields (INWEPF) Symposium 2015 on Achieving the Goals of Food security in Sustainable Paddy Water Ecosystems, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3-5 November 2015. 13p.
Sustainable agriculture ; Agroecosystems ; Ecosystem services ; Intensification ; Irrigated farming ; Irrigated land ; Irrigation systems ; Landscape ; Investment ; Food security ; Living standards ; Poverty ; Rice
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047277)
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Irrigated agriculture is undeniably a significant modification to natural ecosystems, and one which has not been without significant adverse impacts on the ecology and hydrology of the landscapes and river basins in which irrigation systems are located. A lack of consideration for broader ecosystem service values during planning, implementation and subsequent operation of irrigation projects may explain the underperformance of investments in irrigation systems. In many cases, this has arisen because irrigation schemes have been designed for a single purpose (intensification or increase) of agricultural production without due consideration being given to other ecosystem functions, and in isolation from the landscape of the entire catchment.
Large-scale irrigation systems (LSIS) and smaller, often community managed, systems have been a central component in the food security of the population in much of Asia3, and these systems are expected to make increased contributions to food security and improved livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Irrigation has been an essential input to agriculture to meet the fast-increasing demand for food and is also a contributor to poverty reduction. Future population growth and economic development means that the increasing demand for food must be expected to continue, and it is projected that intensified irrigated agriculture will have to provide about 60% of the extra food needed (World Bank, 2007). Yet, the expansion of irrigated areas has slowed, rates of productivity improvement are slowing, and water availability for irrigation is being constrained by alternate demands for water. Simultaneously, concerns over loss of biodiversity and disruption of ecosystems have increased, resulting in the increasing examination of the sustainability of agricultural value chains and the role of agriculture in the landscape.
The core objective of the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE), led by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), is to promote the sustainable intensification of agriculture through evidence-based research and policy development. Fundamental to the achievement of this goal is the application and uptake of an ecosystem services and resilience-based approach.
This paper presents an ecosystem service-based approach to sustainable intensification of irrigated agriculture, highlighting approaches to guide research, policy development and strategies to stimulate ecosystem-inclusive management of irrigated agriculture. The concepts of ecosystem services are reasonably well established. However, attempts to develop ecosystem-inclusive management of LSIS is new.
Large-scale irrigation systems (LSIS) and smaller, often community managed, systems have been a central component in the food security of the population in much of Asia3, and these systems are expected to make increased contributions to food security and improved livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Irrigation has been an essential input to agriculture to meet the fast-increasing demand for food and is also a contributor to poverty reduction. Future population growth and economic development means that the increasing demand for food must be expected to continue, and it is projected that intensified irrigated agriculture will have to provide about 60% of the extra food needed (World Bank, 2007). Yet, the expansion of irrigated areas has slowed, rates of productivity improvement are slowing, and water availability for irrigation is being constrained by alternate demands for water. Simultaneously, concerns over loss of biodiversity and disruption of ecosystems have increased, resulting in the increasing examination of the sustainability of agricultural value chains and the role of agriculture in the landscape.
The core objective of the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE), led by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), is to promote the sustainable intensification of agriculture through evidence-based research and policy development. Fundamental to the achievement of this goal is the application and uptake of an ecosystem services and resilience-based approach.
This paper presents an ecosystem service-based approach to sustainable intensification of irrigated agriculture, highlighting approaches to guide research, policy development and strategies to stimulate ecosystem-inclusive management of irrigated agriculture. The concepts of ecosystem services are reasonably well established. However, attempts to develop ecosystem-inclusive management of LSIS is new.
19 Tedla, H. A.; Gebremichael, Y.; Edwards, S. 2012. Some examples of best practices by smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. Book One. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Best Practice Association (BPA); Institute for Sustainable Development (ISD). 117p.
Smallholders ; Farmers ; Best practices ; Watershed management ; Reservoirs ; Soil fertility ; Subsurface drainage ; Water lifting ; Innovation ; Climate change adaptation ; Food security ; Crop production ; Alternative agriculture ; Intensification ; Diversification ; Apples ; Apiculture ; Composting ; Biogas ; Land rehabilitation ; Environmental protection ; Communities ; Living standards ; Socioeconomic environment ; Local organizations / Ethiopia / Hayq / Abreha we-Atsbeha Kebele / Tigray / Ziban Sas
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 630.92 G136 TED Record No: H047355)
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20 de Silva, Sanjiv; Johnston, Robyn; Try, T. 2013. Rice and fish: impacts of intensification of rice cultivation. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management institute (IWMI). 8p. (IWMI-ACIAR Investing in Water Management to Improve Productivity of Rice-based Farming Systems in Cambodia Project. Issue Brief 4)
Crop production ; Rice ; Cultivation ; Aquaculture ; Fisheries ; Intensification ; Pesticides ; Farmers ; Wet season ; Reservoir operation / Cambodia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047422)
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