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1 Yang, A. A. 1998. Bazaar India: Markets, society, and the colonial state in Gangetic Bihar. Berkeley, CA, USA: University of California Press. xi, 305p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 381.18 G635 YAN Record No: H038568)
2 Amoah, Philip; Drechsel, Pay; Schuetz, Tonya; Kranjac-Berisavjevic, G.; Manning-Thomas, Nadia. 2009. From world cafes to road shows: using a mix of knowledge sharing approaches to improve wastewater use in urban agriculture. Knowledge Management for Development Journal, 5(3):246-262. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/19474190903451116]
Information dissemination ; Food safety ; Stakeholders ; Farmers ; Markets ; Best practices ; Guidelines ; Education ; Wastewater management ; Urban agriculture ; Wastewater irrigation / Africa South of Sahara / Ghana / Accra / Kumasi / Tamale
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042738)
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This paper documents the application of several innovative knowledge sharing approaches and some of the lessons learnt in a project addressing food safety concerns deriving from wastewater irrigated vegetables in Ghana. Knowledge sharing activities received particular attention in the project to facilitate its impact pathway, in particular to (i) verify preliminary research messages on good practices, (ii) raise awareness and build capacity, and (iii) equip various stakeholder groups with knowledge, skills and materials. Key approaches and tools applied were the world café approach for the verification of research messages. The approach brought together farmers, traders and street food vendors to openly discuss proposed improvements in current practices and their potential for wider uptake. For targetoriented message dissemination multi-media training materials were prepared following recommendations from the intended users, like extension agents, catering and farmer field schools. The materials made use of local-language radio broadcasts, training and awareness videos, illustrated flip charts showing good and bad practices for wastewater use and improved teaching materials. Finally, for enhanced mutual learning so called road Shows were used to facilitate knowledge sharing between researchers, end-users, policy- and decision-makers. These allowed all stakeholders to follow the pathogen pathway from farm to fork while learning about the importance of well-identified intervention points and mutual responsibility. All applied approaches added significant value to the research work and facilitated its impact potential as first feedback shows. However, the applied tools do not come for free. They require careful preparations, the ability to listen and skillful facilitation.
3 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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4 Altaf, Z. 2004. Poverty and irrigated agriculture. In Jehangir, Waqar A.; Hussain, Intizar (Eds.), Poverty reduction through improved agricultural water management. Proceedings of the Workshop on Pro-poor Intervention Strategies in Irrigated Agriculture in Asia, Islamabad, Pakistan, 23-24 April 2003. Lahore, Pakistan: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.17-21.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.3 G730 JEH Record No: H043755)
5 Forkuor, Gerald; Drechsel, Pay; Cofie, Olufunke. 2011. A GIS-based approach for integrating agriculture into urban and peri-urban planning. West Africa Review, 19:136-154.
GIS ; Urban agriculture ; Suburban agriculture ; Urban planning ; Transport ; Markets ; Water resources ; Topography ; Land tenure ; Analytical methods / Ghana / Accra
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044645)
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In most developing countries, zoning land for urban farming remains a major obstacle to urban and peri-urban agriculture. In this study, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Multi-Criteria Analysis are used to demonstrate how city authorities can integrate farming into their planning. The study was conducted in five districts in and around Ghana’s capital city. Spatial layers representing six influencing factors were created. Results indicate that, out of the five districts, Tema municipality has the highest percentage of suitable lands for agriculture while Akuapim South has the lowest. City authorities are encouraged to adopt the approach, as it would enable them to build and monitor different scenarios (with different factors and weights) in a participatory manner before and after planning decisions are made.
6 Gebregziabher, G. G. 2008. Risk and irrigation investment in a semi-arid economy. Thesis submitted to the Department of Economics and Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. 207p.
Irrigation programs ; Investment ; Risks ; Markets ; Institutions ; Households ; Stress ; Income ; Agricultural production ; Rainfed farming ; Irrigated farming ; Rain ; Models ; Statistics ; Statistical methods ; Analytical methods ; Highlands ; Policy ; Food shortages ; Food security ; Fertilizers ; Farmers ; Poverty / Ethiopia / Tigray
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044820)
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7 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: https://doi.org/10.5337/2012.212]
Water management ; Agricultural production ; Investment ; Research projects ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Pumps ; Costs ; Reservoirs ; Dams ; Watersheds ; Irrigated land ; Water conservation ; Soil conservation ; Horticulture ; Markets ; Food security ; Gender ; Social aspects ; Farmer-led irrigation ; Environmental effects / Zambia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H045195)
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The AgWater Solutions Project, carried out between 2009 and 2012, focused on resolving water issues faced by smallholder farmers. The project examined existing Agricultural Water Management (AWM) solutions, together with factors that influence their adoption and scaling up. The project aimed to identify investment opportunities in AWM that have high potential to improve the incomes and food security of poor farmers. The work was undertaken in the African countries of Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia, and in the Indian States of Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal. This Working Paper series summarizes results and recommendations from the research carried out in each of these countries and states.
8 Kuma, B.; Baker, D.; Getnet, Kindie; Kassa, B. 2014. Factors affecting milk market participation and volume of supply in Ethiopia. Asian Journal of Rural Development, 4(1):1-15. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3923/ajrd.2014.1.15]
Milk production ; Markets ; Milk consumption ; Households ; Models ; Surveys ; Socioeconomic environment / Ethiopia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H045913)
http://scialert.net/qredirect.php?doi=ajrd.2014.1.15&linkid=pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045913.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045913.pdf
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9 Kuma, B.; Baker, D.; Getnet, Kindie; Kassa, B. 2013. Factors affecting milk market outlet choices in Wolaita zone, Ethiopia. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 8(21):2493-2501. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR11.2156]
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046056)
http://www.academicjournals.org/ajar/PDF/pdf2013/6Jun/Kuma%20et%20al.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046056.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046056.pdf
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The study was undertaken with the objective of assessing factors affecting milk market outlet choices in Wolaita zone, Ethiopia. Using farm household survey data from 394 households and Multinomial Logit Model, milk market outlet choices were analyzed. Multinomial Logit model results indicate that compared to accessing individual consumer milk market outlet, the likelihood of accessing cooperative milk market outlet was lower among households who owned large number of cows, those who considered price offered by cooperative lower than other market outlets and those who wanted payment other than cash mode. The likelihood of accessing cooperative milk market outlet was higher for households who were cooperative member, who owned large landholding size, who had been in dairy farming for many years and who received better dairy extension services. Compared to accessing individual consumer milk market outlet, the likelihood of accessing hotel/restaurant milk market outlet was lower among households who were at far away from urban center and higher among households who accessed better dairy extension services and who owned large number of dairy cows. As one of the key factors to boost milk market outlet choices, dairy extension services should be strengthened through redesigning or reforming implementation strategies or improving/strengthening existing policy. It should be strengthened to enable farmers produce surplus milk for markets and should devise means to reduce local milking cow numbers by replacing them with crossbred cows. Moreover, governments should strengthen milk processing cooperatives and improve infrastructure facilities.
10 Uraguchi, Z. B.; Moktan, S. 2013. From resources transfer programs to a systematic approach to food security in agrarian societies: issues and economic implications. In Hanjra, Munir A. (Ed.). Global food security: emerging issues and economic implications. New York, NY, USA: Nova Science Publishers. pp.37-70. (Global Agriculture Developments)
Food security ; Economic aspects ; Markets ; Taxonomy ; Climate change ; Population growth ; Investment ; Agriculture / Bangladesh / Ethiopia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046191)
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11 Johnson, M.; Benin, S.; You, L.; Diao, X.; Chilonda, Pius. 2014. Exploring strategic priorities for regional agricultural research and development investments in Southern Africa. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 140p. (IFPRI Discussion Paper 01318)
Agricultural research ; Agricultural development ; Investment ; Economic growth ; Indicators ; Markets ; Models ; Yield gap ; Cereal crops ; Farming systems ; Livestock products / Southern Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046297)
http://www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/publications/ifpridp01318.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046297.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046297.pdf
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An in-depth quantitative analysis is undertaken in this paper to assist the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat, member countries, and development partners in setting future regional investment priorities for agricultural research and development in the SADC region. A primary goal of this work was to identify a range of agricultural research priorities for achieving sector productivity and overall economic growth in southern Africa, at both the country and regional levels. This is accomplished by adopting an integrated modeling framework that combines a disaggregated spatial analytical model with an economywide multimarket model developed specifically for the region. The spatial disaggregation uses information on current yield gaps to project growth and technology spillovers across countries among different agricultural activities that share similar conditions and thus potential for adoption and diffusion in the region. The economywide multimarket model is used to simulate ex ante the economic effects of closing these yield gaps through a country’s own investments in research and development (R&D) and from potential R&D spill-ins from neighboring countries. Results indicate a high potential of spillovers and technology adaptability across countries due to similar agroecological and climatic conditions and the countries’ own capacities for adaptive R&D. The greatest agriculture-led growth opportunities reside in staple crops and in roots and tubers, especially among the low-income countries. Together, these sectors have the potential to contribute up to 40 percent of future possible growth. There are differences (areas of comparative advantage) at the country level that offer opportunities for specialization. For example, grains are the dominant subsector for Zimbabwe; in Botswana, opportunities will depend on more growth in its livestock sector; and for Namibia promoting fish growth may be more important. The root crops sector is as important as that of grains in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Malawi, but even more important in Mozambique. The study finds evidence of high spillover potential, especially for maize, rice, cattle, cassava, sorghum, and beans. Low-income countries gain the most from spill-in of R&D in the grains and roots subsectors; yield growth in these subsectors explains about 20 percent of these countries’ gains in the total value of production, compared with only 2.2 percent among middle-income countries. Our results emphasize not only the importance of expanding regional cooperation in R&D and technology diffusion in southern Africa, but the importance of strengthening regional agricultural markets and linkages with nonagricultural sectors.
12 Polman, F. J.; Samad, M.; Thio, K. S. 1982. A demonstration of resource based socio-economic planning in Matara district. ARTI-Wageningen University Research Project in Agricultural Planning. Report 1 in Regional Planning for Agricultural Development in Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Agrarian Research and Training Institute (ARTI). 247p. (ARTI Research study 47)
Agricultural development ; Natural resources ; Infrastructure ; Population growth ; Socioeconomic development ; Households ; Land use ; Land tenure ; Flood control ; Cultivation ; Rice ; Coconuts ; Tea ; Rubber ; Cinnamon ; Fertilizers ; Soil conservation ; Plant production ; Cropping systems ; Livestock ; Farming systems ; Domestic gardens ; Coastal area ; Small farms ; Medium size farms ; Labour requirements ; Exports ; Markets ; Prices ; Income ; Employment ; Unemployment ; Projects / Sri Lanka / Matara District / Nilwala River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.1 G744 POL Record No: H046342)
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13 Maraseni, T. N.; Hanjra, Munir A. 2014. Payments to landholders for managing Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) in coastal agricultural catchments for protecting the Great Barrier Reef. In Mohammed, E. Y. (Ed.). Economic incentives for marine and coastal conservation: prospects, challenges and policy implications. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.190-209.
Land ownership ; Catchment areas ; Coastal area ; Agriculture ; Markets ; Water management ; Land management ; Environmental sustainability ; Ecosystem services ; Weed control / Australia / Queensland / Great Barrier Reef / Murray-Darling Basin / Condamine Catchment
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046352)
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14 Abro, Z. A.; Alemu, B. A.; Hanjra, Munir A. 2014. Policies for agricultural productivity growth and poverty reduction in rural Ethiopia. World Development, 59:461-474. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.01.033]
Agricultural production ; Productivity ; Economic growth ; Poverty ; Rural areas ; Households ; Drought ; Land productivity ; Farmers ; Labor ; Policy making ; Markets / Ethiopia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046367)
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Increasing the productivity of smallholder agriculture holds the key to poverty reduction. The empirical literature is limited to ascertain the linkages and the implications for policy uptake in Ethiopia. We examine the impact of growth in agricultural productivity on household poverty dynamics in rural Ethiopia using a panel data set (1994–2009). Findings suggest that government policies aimed at reducing poverty should adopt a growth plus approach—designing policy interventions to support agricultural productivity growth, plus to protect assets and enhance market access for rural households in the country.
15 Amede, T.; Desta, L. T.; Harris, D.; Kizito, F.; Cai, Xueliang. 2014. The Chinyanja triangle in the Zambezi River Basin, southern Africa: status of, and prospects for, agriculture, natural resources management and rural development. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 32p. (WLE Research for Development (R4D) Learning Series 1) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2014.205]
River basins ; Agricultural production ; Natural resources management ; Rural development ; Population density ; Forest management ; Dryland management ; Climate change ; Ecosystem services ; Mining ; Farming systems ; Foreign investment ; Socioeconomic environment ; Markets ; Soil fertility ; Watershed management ; Living standards ; Land tenure ; Land use ; Research ; Institutions ; Sustainability ; Livestock products ; Crops ; Farmers ; Energy generation / southern Africa / Zambia / Malawi / Mozambique
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046513)
16 Sebastian, K. (Ed.) 2014. Atlas of African agriculture research and development: revealing agriculture's place in Africa. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 90p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896298460]
Maps ; Agricultural research ; Farming systems ; Farmland ; Crops ; Maize ; Water use ; Agroecology ; Climatic zones ; Rain ; Arid zones ; Land use ; Soil fertility ; Public health ; Nutrition ; Livestock ; Pastures ; Virtual water ; Poverty ; Investment ; Markets / Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.1096 G100 SEB Record No: H046661)
http://www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/publications/atlasafricanag_all.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046661.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046661.pdf
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17 Sugden, Fraser. 2013. Pre-capitalist reproduction on the Nepal Tarai: semi-feudal agriculture in an era of globalisation. Journal of Contemporary Asia, 43(3):519-545. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/00472336.2013.763494]
Agricultural economics ; Capitalism ; Globalization ; Social participation ; Political aspects ; Feudalism ; Markets ; Land tenure ; Land reform ; Households ; Case studies / Nepal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046791)
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00472336.2013.763494
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046791.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046791.pdf
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This article highlights the continued significance of pre-capitalist formations in shaping the trajectory of economic transition in peripheral regions, even in an era of neo-liberal globalisation. There is a tendency for Marxist scholars to assume the inevitable “dominance” of capitalism over older modes of production. Using a case study from Nepal's far eastern Tarai, this paper seeks to understand the reproduction of feudal social relations in a region which is both accessible and integrated into regional and global markets. The paper traces the early subordination of indigenous groups to feudalism from the eighteenth century onwards, and the political and ideological processes through which these social relations were reinforced. Through examining the historical role of feudal-colonial alliances, however, the paper notes that pre-capitalist reproduction in Nepal is a dynamic process, actively negotiated and reinforced by the external imperatives of capitalist expansion itself as well as through the entrenched political power of landed classes. Today feudal and capitalist formations co-exist and articulate, with surplus divided between landlords and non-farm employers. Understanding the complex dynamics of feudal or “semi-feudal” reproduction in an era of globalisation is crucial if one is to identify avenues for collective mobilisation against inequitable pre-capitalist and capitalist class relations.
18 Rodriguez, D.; Suardi, M.; Ham, M.; Mimmi, L.; Goksu, A. 2014. Applying results-based financing in water investments. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. 81p. (World Bank Water Papers 89326)
Economic aspects ; Financing ; Investment ; Markets ; Water supply ; Water power ; Sanitation ; Households ; Subsidies ; Irrigation development ; Environmental services ; User charges ; Incentives ; Farmers ; Flood control ; Risk analysis ; Indicators ; Case studies
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046875)
http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/07/08/000469775_20140708142813/Rendered/PDF/893260WP0Box380ng0Water0Investments.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046875.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046875.pdf
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19 Voladet, S.; Inmuong, Y.; Htut, A. W.; Aung, W. S.; Prachvuthy, M.; Lebel, L.; Eagleton, G.; Featherston, P. J.; Bush, A. L. 2014. Increasing the benefits from contract farming to rural households in the Mekong region: insights from studies of rice and sugar. In Lebel, L.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Krittasudthacheewa, C.; Daniel, R. (Eds.). Climate risks, regional integration and sustainability in the Mekong region. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRDC); Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). pp.123-145.
Farming systems ; Contract farming ; Households ; Rural communities ; Farmers ; Rice ; Sugar ; Markets ; Pricing ; Models ; Agreements ; Regulations ; State intervention / Cambodia / Lao People's Democratic Republic / Myanmar / Thailand / Vietnam / China / Mekong Region / Yunnan
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI, e-copy SF Record No: H046914)
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20 Glemet, R.; Elbert, E.; Navy, H.; Singhanouvong, D. 2014. Transboundary fish trade in the Lower Mekong Basin: impacts on fisheries and rural employment in Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Thailand. In Lebel, L.; Hoanh, Chu Thai; Krittasudthacheewa, C.; Daniel, R. (Eds.). Climate risks, regional integration and sustainability in the Mekong region. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRDC); Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). pp.165-182.
International trade ; Fisheries ; Aquaculture ; Rural areas ; Employment ; Policy ; Economic aspects ; Income ; Markets ; Exports ; Household consumption ; Villages / Cambodia / Lao People s Democratic Republic / Thailand / Lower Mekong Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI, e-copy SF Record No: H046916)
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