This paper provides a brief synthesis of research conducted on gender in irrigation, and the tools and frameworks used in the past to promote improvement for women in on-farm agricultural water management. It then presents results from the pilot of the Gender in Irrigation Learning and Improvement Tool (GILIT) in locations in Malawi and Uzbekistan in 2015.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2017Malawi, Uzbekistan
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2018Ethiopia, Sub-Saharan Africa
As solar panels become more a ordable, solar photovoltaic (PV) pumps have been identi ed as a high potential water lifting technology to meet the growing irrigation demand in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, little is known aboutthegeo-spatial potentialofsolarbasedPVpumpingforirrigationtakinginto accountnotonlysolar radiation but also the availability of water resources and linkage to markets. This study developed a suitability framework using multi-criteria analysis in an open source GIS environment and tested it in the case of Ethiopia.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2018Ethiopia
This paper provides details of soil and water conservation (SWC) investments in Ethiopia over the past 20 years. It presents SWC practices and estimates the level of SWC investments in different regions. The paper focuses on four principal agricultural regions: Amhara, Oromia, SNNPR and Tigray. Primary and secondary data were collected for the analysis, and consultations were conducted at regional levels. Primary data on diverse SWC practices, their numbers and areal extent were obtained from the archives of regional Bureaus of Agriculture (BoAs).
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2016India, Sri Lanka, Central Asia, Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, South-Eastern Asia, Southern Africa, Western Africa
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2015Malawi, Southern Africa
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2015Zimbabwe, Southern Africa
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 2015Ethiopia
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 2014Ethiopia, Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2015Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2015Tanzania, Africa, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
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