Your search found 27 records
1 Abeygunawardana, P. 1992. Uplifting subsistence farming in irrigation projects: Failure of non institutional approach in Uda Walawa. Sri Lanka Journal of Agrarian Studies, 7(1&2):47-55.
Subsistence farming ; Farmer-agency interactions ; Subsidies ; Farm income ; Rural economy ; Water delivery / Sri Lanka / Uda Walawe
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 2783 Record No: H012785)
2 Cross, M. 1985. Irrigation's role in solving the food crisis. New Scientist, May:24.
Subsistence farming ; Irrigated farming ; Food production ; Water requirements ; Irrigation programs
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 2822 Record No: H013036)
3 Low, A. R. C. 1974. Decision taking under uncertainty: A linear programming model of peasant farmer behaviour. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 25:311-321.
Farmers' attitudes ; Linear programming ; Models ; Decision making ; Subsistence farming ; Households ; Peasant workers / Ghana / Africa
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 1960 Record No: H02865)
4 Suhrer, I. 1997. Economic opportunities and limitations of small-scale irrigation in the Bolivian Highlands. In GFA-Agrar (Ed.), Planning and management of irrigation projects. Kiel, Germany: Wissenschaftsverlag Vauk. pp.147-153.
Small scale systems ; Irrigation programs ; Subsistence farming ; Irrigated farming ; Farm income ; Economic aspects ; Water user associations ; Participatory management ; Farming systems / Bolivia
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.8 G000 GFA Record No: H020407)
5 Besteman, C. 1996. Dhasheeg agriculture in the Jubba Valley, Somalia. In Mabry, J. B. (Ed.), Canals and communities: Small-scale irrigation systems. Tucson, AZ, USA: University of Arizona Press. pp.53-68.
Social organization ; Villages ; Agricultural society ; Subsistence farming ; Climate ; Settlement ; Land use ; Land tenure ; Households ; Water resource management / Africa / Somalia / Jubba Valley
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G000 MAB Record No: H020974)
6 Warren, D. M.; Slikkerveer, L. J.; Brokensha, D. (Eds.) 1995. The cultural dimension of development: indigenous knowledge systems. London, UK: Intermediate Technology Publications. 582p.
Soil classification ; Agroforestry ; Communication ; Agricultural research ; Rice ; Decision making ; Plant diseases ; Famine ; Gender ; Community forestry ; Pastoralism ; Irrigation programs ; Traditional farming ; Fisheries ; Rivers ; Horticulture ; Farming ; Soil conservation ; Water conservation ; Subsistence farming ; Sustainable agriculture ; Rapid rural appraisal ; Agricultural development ; Rural development ; Ecology ; Natural resources ; Resource management / Indonesia / Niger / Peru / Zambia / Nepal / Africa / Philippines / Sri Lanka / India / Mexico / Mali / Nigeria / Sudan / Liberia / Latin America / Asia / Bali / Niger River / Oaxaca
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 630 G000 WAR Record No: H025594)
7 Wiyo, K. A.; Kasomekera, Z. M.; Feyen, J. 2000. Effect of tied-ridging on soil water status of a maize crop under Malawi conditions. Agricultural Water Management, 45(2):101-125.
Soil water ; Maize ; Crop production ; Rain ; Water harvesting ; Drought ; Risks ; Subsistence farming ; Water balance ; Models ; Simulation ; Surface runoff ; Calibrations ; Drainage ; Soil moisture ; Waterlogging ; Evapotranspiration / Malawi
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H026112)
8 Thapa, B.; Joshi, L.; Sherpa, S. L.; Karki, I. B.; Kusle, R. K.; Jha, Y. N.; Mainali, M. P. 1990. A community scheme to encourage private tree planting by farmers in the hills of Nepal. Kathmandu, Nepal: Pakhribas Agricultural Centre. iv, 32p. (Pakhribas Agricultural Centre technical paper 134)
Community forestry ; Farmer participation ; Social participation ; Plant propagation ; Land use ; Mountains ; Farming systems ; Subsistence farming ; Fuelwood ; Fodder ; Livestock ; Villages ; Case studies / Nepal / Salle Village
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 4889 Record No: H022642)
9 Fielding, W. J.; Riley, J.; Harding, A. H. 1999. A guide to the design and analysis of terrace experiments. Kathmandu, Nepal: Hill Agriculture Research Project (HARP) ix, 96p.
Agricultural research ; Farming systems ; Mountains ; Experiments ; Design ; Crop production ; Subsistence farming ; On farm research ; Crop yield ; Rapid rural appraisal ; Participatory rural appraisal ; Wheat ; Computer techniques / Nepal
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 630.72 G726 FIE Record No: H026775)
10 Spring, A. (Ed.) 2000. Women farmers and commercial ventures: increasing food security in developing countries. Boulder, CO, USA: Lynne Rienner Publishers. xii, 419p. (Directions in Applied Anthropology: adaptations and innovations)
Women in development ; Gender ; Farmers ; Female labor ; Developing countries ; Marketing ; Pest control ; Food supply ; Food security ; Agricultural economics ; Case studies ; Cotton ; Subsistence farming ; Bananas ; Rice ; Drought / Cameroon / Ecuador / Sudan / Burkina Faso / Philippines / French Polynesia / Nigeria / China / SouthEast Asia / Guatemala / Cameroon / Ghana / Kenya / Chile / Thailand / Caribbean Islands / Surinam / St.Vincent / Andes / Tahiti / Luzon
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 630.88042 G000 SPR Record No: H028015)
11 Sharma, S. V.; Virgo, K. J. 1999. Developing village funds to sustain watershed management in the Doon Valley Project, Uttar Pradesh. In Farrington, J.; Turton, C.; James, A. J. (Eds.), Participatory watershed development: Challenges for the twenty-first century. New Delhi, India: OUP. pp.334-345.
Watershed management ; Subsistence farming ; Rural women ; Villages ; Social participation ; Case studies ; Agricultural credit ; Institution building / India / Uttar Pradesh / Doon Valley Project / Nahar Village
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G635 FAR Record No: H028385)
12 Qadir, M.; Oster, J. D. 2002. Vegetative bioremediation of calcareous sodic soils: History, mechanisms, and evaluation. Irrigation Science, 21(3):91-101.
Sodic soils ; Soil salinity ; Soil reclamation ; Soil properties ; Subsistence farming ; Field tests ; Experiments ; History ; Cropping systems ; Irrigation ; Plant growth
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H030130)
13 Pant, J.; Demaine, H.; Edwards, P. 2001. Promotion of integrated agriculture-aquaculture farming systems in northeast Thailand: Need for judicious considerations. Asia-Pacific Journal of Rural Development, 11(2):51-63.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H031661)
14 Modi, A. T. 2003. What do subsistence farmers know about indigenous crops and organic farming? Preliminary experience in KwaZulu-Natal. Development Southern Africa, 20(5):675-684.
(Location: IWMI-SA Call no: PER Record No: H034002)
15 Gamage, D. 2002. Some issues related to sustainability of farming systems in the central highland region of Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: HARTI. viii, 51p. (HARTI Research Study 108)
Sustainable agriculture ; Farming systems ; Subsistence farming ; Rice ; Land use ; Vegetables ; Potatoes ; Agricultural production ; History ; Ecology ; Farmers ; Animal husbandry ; Crop production ; Fertilizers ; Soil degradation ; Erosion ; Leaching ; Villages ; Modernization ; Social aspects / Sri Lanka / Nuwara Eliya / Kandy / Saman Eliya / Rambodagama
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 338.1 G744 GAM Record No: H035079)
16 Breth, S. A. (Ed.) 2004. From subsistence to sustainable agriculture in Africa: Papers from the workshop From Subsistence to Sustainable Agriculture: Policies, Strategies, and Implementation, held in Johannesburg, South Africa, 18-19 November 2002. Mexico, DF, Mexico: Sasakawa Africa Association. vi, 138p.
Subsistence farming ; Sustainable agriculture ; Food security ; Soil fertility ; Water resource management ; Poverty / Africa / Africa South of Sahara
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 630 G100 BRE Record No: H035510)
17 Television Trust for the Environment. 2004. Changing currents: tell tale signs. New Delhi, India: Centre for Science and Environment. 1 VCD.
Water resource management ; Climate ; Flood water ; Flood plains ; Flood control ; Water scarcity ; Water crisis ; Natural disasters ; Drought ; Water storage ; Dams ; Reservoirs ; Rain ; Forests ; Conflict ; Subsistence farming ; Fisheries / India / Southern Africa / Mozambique / Zimbabwe / Suktel Valley / Zambezi River
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: VCD Col Record No: H035811)
18 Television Trust for the Environment. 2004. Drinking the sky. New Delhi, India: Centre for Science and Environment. 1 VCD.
Rain ; Social aspects ; Subsistence farming ; Crop production ; Forests ; Environmental degradation ; Poverty ; Desertification ; Afforestation ; Water availability ; Drought ; Water resources ; Villages ; Water harvesting / Bangladesh / India / Peru / Chile / Garo Hills / Atacama Desert
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: VCD Col Record No: H035815)
19 Yoder, R.; Pradhan, P. 2005. Farmer-managed irrigation systems in Asia: subsistence agriculture in transition. In Shivakoti, G. P.; Vermillion, D. L.; Lam, W. F.; Ostrom, E.; Pradhan, U.; Yoder, R. ( Eds.). Asian irrigation in transition: responding to challenges. New Delhi, India: Sage. pp.473-487.
Farmer managed irrigation systems ; Subsistence farming ; Crop production ; Communal irrigation systems ; Agricultural credit ; Urbanization / Asia / Nepal / Thailand
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G570 SHI Record No: H038065)
20 Shivakoti, G. P.; Vermillion, D. L.; Lam, W. F.; Ostrom, E.; Pradhan, U.; Yoder, R. (Eds.) 2005. Asian irrigation in transition: responding to challenges. New Delhi, India: Sage. 528p.
Irrigation management ; Irrigated farming ; Water resource management ; Water rights ; Water user associations ; Development aid ; Groundwater irrigation ; Water market ; Poverty ; Water shortage ; Water quality ; Cost recovery ; Water rates ; Water transfer ; Water balance ; Local Government ; Community forestry ; Non-governmental organizations ; Watershed management ; Privatization ; Modernization ; Rice ; Collective action ; Social participation ; Water distribution ; Farmer managed irrigation systems ; Subsistence farming ; Agricultural credit / Asia / South Asia / Nepal / Sri Lanka / India / Thailand / Philippines / China / Taiwan / Indonesia / Vietnam / Gal Oya / Chao Phraya River Basin / Mae Ping River Basin / Mae Yam River Basin / Zaohe Irrigation District / Guanzhong Irrigation District / Mae Kuang Irrigation System
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G570 SHI Record No: H038050)
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