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Nicol, Alan; Langan, Simon; Victor, M.; Gonsalves, J. (Eds.) 2015. Water-smart agriculture in East Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE); Kampala, Uganda: Global Water Initiative East Africa (GWI EA). 352p. [doi]
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  Tedla, H. A.; Gebremichael, Y. 2015. Some examples of best practices by smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. Book Two. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Best Practice Association (BPA); Institute for Sustainable Development (ISD). 92p.
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  Chandrasiri, J. K. M. D.; Bamunuarachchi, B. A. D. S. 2013. Cultivation credit for chillies, big onions and potatoes: an assessment of credit sources and their issues. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI). 49p. (HARTI Research Report 152)
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  Dittoh, S.; Bhattarai, M.; Akuriba, M. A. 2013. Micro irrigation-based vegetable farming for income, employment and food security in West Africa. In Hanjra, Munir A. (Ed.). Global food security: emerging issues and economic implications. New York, NY, USA: Nova Science Publishers. pp.177-200. (Global Agriculture Developments)
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  Hussain, M.; Ghafoor, A. 2013. Adoption of wheat production technologies in Pakistan: implications for food security and agricultural policy. In Hanjra, Munir A. (Ed.). Global food security: emerging issues and economic implications. New York, NY, USA: Nova Science Publishers. pp.231-243. (Global Agriculture Developments)
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  Villholth, Karen G.; Ganeshamoorthy, G.; Rundblad, C. M.; Knudsen, T. S. 2013. Smallholder groundwater irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa: an interdisciplinary framework applied to the Usangu Plains, Tanzania. Hydrogeology Journal, 21(7):1481-1495. [doi]
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  Villholth, Karen G. 2013. Groundwater irrigation for smallholders in Sub-Saharan Africa – a synthesis of current knowledge to guide sustainable outcomes. Water International, 38(4):369-391. (Special issue on "Sustainable groundwater development for improved livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa, Part 1" with contributions by IWMI authors). [doi]
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AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2012. Smallholder innovation in Burkina Faso. Based on a report by Charlotte de Fraiture, Gael Ndanga Kouali, Hilmy Sally and Priva Kabre. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2p. (AgWater Solutions, Agricultural Water Management Learning and Discussion Brief)
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AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2012. Improving the motor pump supply chain in Zambia. Based on a report by Willem Colenbrander. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2p. (AgWater Solutions, Agricultural Water Management Learning and Discussion Brief)
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AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2012. Irrigation service providers: a business plan - increasing access to water for small holders in Sub-Saharan Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 14p.
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  Anseeuw, W.; Cotula, L.; Taylor, M. 2012. Expectations and implications of the rush for land: understanding the opportunities and risks at stake 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.421-435.
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  Assa, M. M.; Edriss, A.-K.; Matchaya, Greenwell. 2012. Unexploited profit among smallholder farmers in central Malawi: what are the sources? International Journal of Applied Economics, 9(2):83-95.
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Colenbrander, W.; van Koppen, Barbara. 2012. Improving the supply chain of motor pumps to expand small-scale private irrigation in Zambia. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 14p. (IWMI Working Paper 154) [doi]
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  Conway, G.; Wilson, K. 2012. One billion hungry: can we feed the world? Ithaca, NY, USA: Cornell University Press. 439p.
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  Douxchamps, Sabine; Ayantunde, A.; Barron, J. 2012. Evolution of agricultural water management in smallholder crop-livestock systems of the Volta Basin. [Presented at the Workshop on Rainfed Production under Growing Rain Variability: Closing the Yield Gap]. [Abstract only]. In Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). Water and food security. Abstract volume, World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden, 26-31 August 2012. Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). pp.127-128.
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Evans, Alexandra E. V.; Giordano, Meredith; Clayton, Terry. (Eds.) 2012. Investing in agricultural water management to benefit smallholder farmers in Tanzania. AgWater Solutions Project country synthesis report. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 26p. (IWMI Working Paper 146) [doi]
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Evans, Alexandra E. V.; Giordano, Meredith; Clayton, Terry. (Eds.) 2012. Investing in agricultural water management to benefit smallholder farmers in Ghana. AgWater Solutions Project country synthesis report. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 29p. (IWMI Working Paper 147) [doi]
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Evans, Alexandra E. V.; Giordano, Meredith; Clayton, Terry. (Eds.) 2012. Investing in agricultural water management to benefit smallholder farmers in West Bengal, India. AgWater Solutions Project country synthesis report. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 20p. (IWMI Working Paper 148) [doi]
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Evans, Alexandra E. V.; Giordano, Meredith; Clayton, Terry. (Eds.) 2012. Investing in agricultural water management to benefit smallholder farmers in Burkina Faso. AgWater Solutions Project country synthesis report. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 22p. (Also in French). (IWMI Working Paper 149) [doi]
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Evans, Alexandra E. V.; Giordano, Meredith; Clayton, Terry. (Eds.) 2012. Investing in agricultural water management to benefit smallholder farmers in Zambia. AgWater Solutions Project country synthesis report. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 29p. (IWMI Working Paper 150) [doi]
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Evans, Alexandra E. V.; Giordano, Meredith; Clayton, Terry. (Eds.) 2012. Investing in agricultural water management to benefit smallholder farmers in Madhya Pradesh, India. AgWater Solutions Project country synthesis report. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 19p. (IWMI Working Paper 151) [doi]
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Evans, Alexandra E. V.; Giordano, Meredith; Clayton, Terry. (Eds.) 2012. Investing in agricultural water management to benefit smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. AgWater Solutions Project country synthesis report. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 27p. (IWMI Working Paper 152) [doi]
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Evans, Alexandra E. V.; Giordano, Meredith; Clayton, Terry. (Eds.) 2012. Investir dans la gestion de l’eau en agriculture au profit des petits exploitants agricoles du Burkina Faso. Rapport national de synthese du projet AgWater Solutions. In French. [Investing in agricultural water management to benefit smallholder farmers in Burkina Faso. AgWater Solutions Project country synthesis report] Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 24p. (Also in English). (IWMI Working Paper 149 / Document de travail IWMI 149) [doi]
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Fisher, M.; Cook, Simon. (Eds.) 2012. Water, food and poverty in river basins: defining the limits. London, UK: Routledge. 400p.
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Fisher, M.; Cook, Simon. (Eds.) 2012. Water, food and poverty in river basins: defining the limits. London, UK: Routledge. 400p.
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  Gamage, D.; Damayanthi, M. K. N. 2012. Major dimensions of contemporary smallholder agriculture sector in Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI). 88p. (HARTI Research Report 146)
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  Gebregziabher, Gebrehaweria; Namara, Regassa E.; Holden, S. 2012. Technical efficiency of irrigated and rain-fed smallholder agriculture in Tigray, Ethiopia: a comparative stochastic frontier production function analysis. Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture, 51(3):203-226.
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Giordano, Meredith; de Fraiture, C.; Weight, Elizabeth; van der Bliek, Julie. (Eds.) 2012. Water for wealth and food security: supporting farmer-driven investments in agricultural water management. Synthesis report of the AgWater Solutions Project. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 50p. (Also in French). [doi]
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Giordano, Meredith; de Fraiture, C.; Weight, Elizabeth; van der Bliek, Julie. (Eds.) 2012. Water for wealth and food security: supporting farmer-driven investments in agricultural water management. Synthesis report of the AgWater Solutions Project. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 50p. (Also in French).
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Giordano, Meredith; de Fraiture, C.; Weight, Elizabeth; van der Bliek, Julie. 2012. L’eau, source de richesse et de securite alimentaire: soutenir les investissements dans la gestion de l’eau en agriculture axes sur les agriculteurs. Rapport de synthese du projet AgWater Solutions. In French. [Water for wealth and food security: supporting farmer-driven investments in agricultural water management. Synthesis report of the AgWater Solutions Project] Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 44p. (Also in English). [doi]
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  Kamwamba-Mtethiwa, J.; Namara, Regassa; de Fraiture, C.; Mangisoni, J.; Owusu, Eric. 2012. Treadle pump irrigation in Malawi: adoption, gender and benefits. Irrigation and Drainage, 61(5):583-595. [doi]
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Kishore, A.; Lamba, Sneha; Shah, Tushaar; Tewari, N. P. 2012. How do some small farmers become prosperous?: some observations and questions. IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 48. 5p.
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  Komakech, H. C.; van der Zaag, P.; van Koppen, Barbara. 2012. The last will be first: water transfers from agriculture to cities in the Pangani River Basin, Tanzania. Water Alternatives, 5(3):700-720.
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  Krywkow, J.; Kam, S. P.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Chijere, A. D. G. 2012. Eliciting farming decisions of smallholders in response to water availability conditions in Chingale, southern Malawi. In R. Seppelt; A. A. Voinov; S. Lange; D. Bankamp (Eds.). Managing resources of a limited planet: proceedings of the International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software (iEMSs), Sixth Biennial Meeting, Leipzig, Germany, 1 - 5 July 2012. Leipzig, Germany: International Environmental Modelling and Software Society (iEMSs). 8p.
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Lamba, Sneha. 2012. 'From small farmers towards prosperous farmers': four case studies from Gujarat [India]. IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Highlight, 52. 9p.
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  Malik, Ravinder Paul Singh; de Fraiture, Charlotte; Ray, D. 2012. Technologies for smallholder irrigation: appropriate for whom – promoters or beneficiaries?. [ Abstract only]. Paper presented at the 2012 Tech4Dev International Conference on Technologies for Sustainable Development: A Way to Reduce Poverty, Lausanne, Switzerland, 29-31 May 2012. 1p.
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  Nair, P. K. R.; Garrity, D. (Eds.) 2012. Agroforestry - the future of global land use. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. 549p. (Advances in Agroforestry 9) [doi]
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  Pavelic, Paul; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Favreau, G.; Villholth, Karen G. 2012. Water-balance approach for assessing potential for smallholder groundwater irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Water SA, 38(3): 399-406. (Special edition on International Conference on Groundwater). [doi]
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  Sumberg, J.; Thompson, J. (Eds.) 2012. Contested agronomy: agricultural research in a changing world. New York, NY, USA: Earthscan. 220p.
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  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.
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  University of Nebraska. Lincoln Office of Research and Economic Development. 2012. Paths to solutions: proceedings of the 2011 Water for Food Conference, Lincoln, USA, 1-4 May 2011. Lincoln, NE, USA: University of Nebraska. 129p.
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  World Bank. 2012. Agricultural innovation systems: an investment sourcebook. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. 658p.
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  Abric, S.; Sonou, M.; Augeard, B.; Onimus, F.; Durlin, D.; Soumaila, A.; Gadelle, F. 2011. Lessons learned in the development of smallholder private irrigation for high-value crops in West Africa. [The technical support team includes Herve Levite, Irrigation Expert of IWMI] Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. 62p.
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AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2011. Improving horticultural markets in Zambia. Based on a report and recommendations by Munguzwe Hichaambwa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2p. (AgWater Solutions, Agricultural Water Management Learning and Discussion Brief)
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AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2011. Improving water security through MGNREGS. Based on a report and recommendations by Ravinder P. S. Malik. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2p. (AgWater Solutions, Agricultural Water Management Learning and Discussion Brief)
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AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2011. Inland valleys in Ghana. Based on a report by Regassa E. Namara, Lesley Hope and Joseph Awuni. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2p. (AgWater Solutions, Agricultural Water Management Learning and Discussion Brief)
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AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2011. Manual well drilling in Ethiopia. Based on a report by Elizabeth Weight, Robert Yoder and Andrew Keller. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2p. (AgWater Solutions, Agricultural Water Management Learning and Discussion Brief)
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AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2011. Rainwater harvesting in Madhya Pradesh. Based on a report and recommendations by Ravinder P. S. Malik. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2p. (AgWater Solutions, Agricultural Water Management Learning and Discussion Brief)
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AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2011. Shallow groundwater in Ghana. Based on a report by Regassa E. Namara, Joseph Awuni and Lesley Hope. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 3p. (AgWater Solutions, Agricultural Water Management Learning and Discussion Brief)
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AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2011. Water lifting technology in Tanzania. Based on a report by Bernard Keraita and Charlotte de Fraiture. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 3p. (AgWater Solutions, Agricultural Water Management Learning and Discussion Brief)
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AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2011. Treadle pumps in Cooch Bihar. Based on a report by Ravinder P. S. Malik. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2p. (AgWater Solutions, Agricultural Water Management Learning and Discussion Brief)
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AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2011. Outgrower schemes: a promising model for poor farmers? Based on a report by Lewis Bangwe, Francis K. Y. Amevenku, Kwabena Kankam Yeboah and Emmanuel Oboubie. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 3p. (AgWater Solutions, Agricultural Water Management Learning and Discussion Brief)
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Bossio, Deborah; van der Zaag, P.; Jewitt, G.; Mahoo, H. (Eds.) 2011. Smallholder system innovation for integrated watershed management in Sub-Saharan Africa. Agricultural Water Management, 98(11):1683-1773. (Special issue on "Smallholder systems innovations for integrated watershed management in Sub-Saharan Africa" with contributions by IWMI authors).
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  Bossio, Deborah; Jewitt, G.; van der Zaag, P. 2011. Smallholder system innovation for integrated watershed management in Sub-Saharan Africa. Editorial. Agricultural Water Management, 98(11):1683-1686. (Special issue on "Smallholder systems innovations for integrated watershed management in Sub-Saharan Africa" with contributions by IWMI authors). [doi]
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  Culas, R. J.; Hanjra, M. A. 2011. Some explorations into Zambia's post-independent policies for food security and poverty reduction. In Contreras, L. M. (Ed.). Agricultural policies: new developments. New York, NY, USA: Nova Science Publishers. pp.117-142. (Agriculture Issues and Policies)
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  de Fraiture, Charlotte. 2011. Supporting smallholder private pump irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 7p.
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  Douxchamps, S.; Frossard, E.; Uehlinger, N.; Rao, I.; van der Hoek, R.; Mena, M.; Schmidt, A.; Oberson, A. 2011. Identifying factors limiting legume biomass production in a heterogeneous on-farm environment. Journal of Agricultural Science, 16p. (Online first). [doi]
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Ejigu, Z.; Getnet, Kindie. 2011. Economic impact of agricultural cooperatives on smallholder farmers: Ethiopian case. Saarbrucken, Germany: VDM Verlag Publishing. 84p.
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  Hanjra, M. A.; Culas, R. J. 2011. The political economy of maize production and poverty reduction in Zambia: analysis of the last 50 years. Journal of Asian and African Studies, 46(6):546-566. [doi]
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  Kuma, B.; Getnet, Kindie; Baker, D.; Kassa, B. 2011. Determinants of participation decisions and level of participation in farm level milk value addition: the case of smallholder dairy farmers in Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Applied Sciences and Technology, 2(2):19-30.
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  Leal Filho, W. (Ed.) 2011. Experiences of climate change adaptation in Africa. London, UK: Springer. 315p.
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  Leal Filho, W. (Ed.) 2011. Experiences of climate change adaptation in Africa. London, UK: Springer. 315p.
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Namara, Regassa E.; Horowitz, L.; Nyamadi, B.; Barry, Boubacar. 2011. Irrigation development in Ghana: past experiences, emerging opportunities, and future directions. Accra, Ghana: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Ghana Strategy Support Program (GSSP). 43p. (GSSP Working Paper 0027)
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Namara, Regassa E.; Awuni, J. A.; Barry, Boubacar; Giordano, Mark; Hope, Lesley; Owusu, Eric S.; Forkuor, Gerald. 2011. Smallholder shallow groundwater irrigation development in the upper east region of Ghana. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 35p. (IWMI Research Report 143) [doi]
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  Nkala, P.; Mango, N.; Zikhali, Precious. 2011. Conservation agriculture and livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Central Mozambique. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 35(7):757-779. [doi]
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  Pavelic, Paul; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Favreau, G.; Villholth, K. G. 2011. Water balance approach for assessing potential for small-scale groundwater irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Paper presented at the International Conference on Groundwater: Our Source of Security in an Uncertain Future, CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa, 19-21 September 2011. 12p.
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  Wani, S. P.; Rockstrom, J.; Sahrawat, K. L. (Eds.) 2011. Integrated watershed management in rainfed agriculture. Leiden, Netherlands: CRC Press. 472p.
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AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2010. Burkina Faso National Consultation. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2p. (AgWater Solutions, Project Stakeholder Consultation Summary Series)
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  Haggblade, S.; Hazell, P. B. R. (Eds.) 2010. Success in African agriculture: lessons for the future. Baltimore, MD, USA: Johns Hopkins University Press, for the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 436p.
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Namara, Regassa E.; Horowitz, L.; Kolavalli, S.; Kranjac-Berisavljevic, G.; Dawuni, B. N.; Barry, Boubacar; Giordano, Mark. 2010. Typology of irrigation systems in Ghana. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 27p. (IWMI Working Paper 142) [doi]
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Vermeulen, S. J.; Aggarwal, Pramod; Ainslie, A.; Angelone, C.; Campbell, B. M.; Challinor, A. J.; Hansen, J. W.; Ingram, J. S. I.; Jarvis, A.; Kristjanson, P.; Lau, C.; Nelson, G. C.; Thornton, P. K.; Wollenberg, E. 2010. Agriculture, food security and climate change: outlook for knowledge, tools and action. Background paper prepared for The Hague Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change, 31 October - 5 November 2010. Copenhagen, Denmark: CGIAR-ESSP Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). 16p.
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  AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2009. Ghana National Consultation. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2p. (AgWater Solutions, Project Stakeholder Consultation Summary Series)
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AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2009. Zambia National Consultation. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). AgWater Solutions Project (Agricultural Water Solutions Project). 2p. (AgWater Solutions, Project Stakeholder Consultation Summary Series)
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  Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele; Lemperiere, Philippe; Tulu, T. 2009. Training manual on agricultural water management. Nairobi, Kenya: International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). 227p.
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  Hanjra, M. A.; Ferede, T.; Gutta, D. G. 2009. Pathways to breaking the poverty trap in Ethiopia: investments in agricultural water, education, and markets. Agricultural Water Management, 96(11):1596-1604. [doi]
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  UNEP. 2009. Water security and ecosystem services: the critical connection. Nairobi, Kenya: UNEP. 52p.
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  UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education; International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2009. Smallholder System Innovations in Integrated Watershed Management, SSI Programme: strategies of water for food and environmental security in drought-prone tropical and subtropical agro-ecosystems, Tanzania and South Africa. Final report, 1 July - 30 June 2009. Delft, Netherlands: UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 172p.
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  Damayanthi, M. K. N.; Nanayakkara, V. K. 2008. Impact of the provincial council system on the smallholder agriculture in Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI). 156p. (HARTI Research Study 126)
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  Dejene, S.; Teshome, W.; Makombe, Godswill; Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele; Prasad, Krishna. 2008. Institutions, management practices and challenges of small-scale irrigation systems in Ethiopia: a case study of two modern smallholders irrigation systems in western Oromia, Ethiopia. In Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele; Loulseged, Makonnen; Yilma, Aster Denekew (Comps.). Impact of irrigation on poverty and environment in Ethiopia: draft proceedings of the symposium and exhibition, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 27-29 November 2007. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.298-322.
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  Hagos, Fitsum; Makombe, Godswill; Namara, Regassa; Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele. 2008. Does access to small scale irrigation promote market oriented production in Ethiopia? In Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele; Loulseged, Makonnen; Yilma, Aster Denekew (Comps.). Impact of irrigation on poverty and environment in Ethiopia: draft proceedings of the symposium and exhibition, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 27-29 November 2007. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.262-281.
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  Hope, R.; Borgoyary, M.; Agarwal, C. 2008. Smallholder preferences for agri-environmental change at the Bhoj Wetland, India. Development Policy Review, 26(5):585-602.
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  Sri Lanka. Department of Census and Statistics. 2007. Census of agriculture 2002, Sri Lanka: small holding sector, all island tables. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Department of Census and Statistics. 108p.
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  Bhatt, Yogesh; Bossio, Deborah; Enfors, E.; Gordon, L.; Kongo, V.; Kosgei, J. R.; Makurira, H.; Masuki, K.; Mul, M.; Tumbo, S. D. 2006. Smallholder system innovations in integrated watershed management (SSI): strategies of water for food and environmental security in drought-prone tropical and subtropical agro-ecosystems. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 59p. (IWMI Working Paper 109; SSI Working Paper 1) [doi]
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  Chandrasiri, J. K. M. D. 2005. Rural credit for small farming sector: achievements, failures and future prospects with special attention to micro-credit systems. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute (HARTI). 91p. (HARTI Research Study 114)
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  World Bank. Agricultural and Rural Development Department (ARD). 2005. Shaping the future of water for agriculture: a sourcebook for investment in agricultural water management. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. Agriculture and Rural Development Department (ARD). 334p.
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  Barker, D. H.; Watson, A. J.; Sombatpanit, S.; Northcutt, B.; Maglinao, Amado R.; Ang, T. M. (Eds.) 2004. Ground and water bioengineering for erosion control and slope stabilization. Enfield, NH, USA: Science Publishers. 419p.
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  Tinsley, R. L. 2004. Developing smallholder agriculture: a global perspective. Brussels, Belgium: AgBe Publishing. 437p.
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  Badiger, S.; Sakthivadivel, R.; Aloysius, N.; Sally, H. 2003. Preliminary assessment of a traditional approach to rainwater harvesting and artificial recharging of groundwater in Alwar District, Rajasthan. Poverty-Focused Smallholder Water Management: an IWMI research project supported by DFID. Final report document 5 of 9. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 18p.
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  International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2003. Poverty-focused smallholder water management: promoting innovative water harvesting and irrigation systems to support sustainable livelihoods in South Asia. Project completion and synthesis report. Hyderabad, India: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). South Asia Regional Office. 50p.
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  Kalu, I. 2003. An assessment of IDE-Nepal’s low cost drip irrigation technology. Poverty-Focused Smallholder Water Management: an IWMI research project supported by DFID. Final report document 2 of 9. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). vi, 77p.
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  Pangare, V.; Karmakar, D. 2003. Impact on livelihoods: PRADAN's collaboration study of the 5% technology Purulia, West Bengal, India. Poverty-Focused Smallholder Water Management: an IWMI research project supported by DFID. Final report document 3 of 9. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 83p. + appendices.
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  Pangare, V.; Choudhary, R. S. 2003. Impact on livelihoods: the Paal Revival Project, Alwar, Rajasthan, India. Poverty-Focused Smallholder Water Management: an IWMI research project supported by DFID. Final report document 4 of 9. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 30p.
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  Pangare, V. 2003. Impact on livelihoods: rejuvinating "Ooranis" Watershed Development Initiative, Ramnad District, Tamil Nadu, India. Poverty-Focused Smallholder Water Management: an IWMI research project supported by DFID. Final report document 7 of 9. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 30p.
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