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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Irrigation infrastructure"”.
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A Market-Based Arid-Region Water Resources Planning Model: Application to the Guhai Water Distribution System, China
… including cropping pattern optimization, irrigation infrastructure improvement and water trading. The results show that the proposed method can help generate optimal cropping patterns, water trading rules, and improved irrigation infrastructure areas under various uncertainties. Moreover, …
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Beyond market failures : irrigation, the state, and non-traditional agricultures in Northeast Brazil
… heavy government investments in large-scale irrigation infrastructure. Findings show that the economic transformation of Petrolina-Juazeiro does not relate to market-friendly policies, nor can it be fully explained by government investments in public goods (irrigation infrastructure) or the …
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Infrastructure investment and policy management of water resources for small-scale irrigated agriculture
… small farmers in Thailand through subsidies of irrigation infrastructure. Enhanced water storage and irrigation can significantly improve yield and the welfare of the farm community by providing a more reliable water supply during growing periods. Generally speaking, such enhancements require …
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How many people can China feed? : assessing the impact of land and water constraints
… increases due to possible expansion of irrigated infrastructure beyond current levels. The use of this model is demonstrated with preliminary data. The results suggest that China can support 693 million people sustainably with its resources, assuming current levels of crop imports. Expanding …
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Quantifying China's carrying capacity : using optimization to explore sustainable food production
… increasing yields, changing diets, or expanding irrigation infrastructure. The carrying capacity assessment uses optimization methods that find the cropping pattern that maximizes population subject to land, water, and diet constraints, considering a range of rainfed and irrigated crops. A data …
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Analysis of the constraints faced by small-scale farmers in achieving household food security a case study of Masholomoshe and Makwe Irrigation Schemes in Gwanda District, Matabeleland South Province
… analysed the constraints faced by small-scale irrigation farmers on household food security in drought prone agro-ecological region 5, Gwanda district. The study conducted a case study of Masholomoshe and Makwe irrigation schemes in Gwanda district of Matabeleland south province in Zimbabwe. …
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Property Rights Or Property Wrong: Do Property Rights Matter In Household Access To Irrigation Water? Evidence From Mid-hills, Nepal
Whilst the development of irrigation infrastructure has been proposed as a vehicle for poverty reduction in many developing countries, the distributional aspects of irrigation interventions, particularly households’ level of access to irrigation water have rarely been explored. Furthermore, …
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SUPPORTING TRANSITIONS TO RESILIENT IRRIGATION SYSTEMS: FINDINGS FROM SOUTHERN KYRGYZSTAN
… to support more “resilient” community-managed irrigation systems. Findings suggest that current NGO partnerships with Water User Associations (WUAs) frequently amount to financial and technical transactions, to preserve inherited infrastructure and resist disturbance. “Enhancing resilience” is …
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SUPPORTING TRANSITIONS TO RESILIENT IRRIGATION SYSTEMS: FINDINGS FROM SOUTHERN KYRGYZSTAN
… to support more “resilient” community-managed irrigation systems. Findings suggest that current NGO partnerships with Water User Associations (WUAs) frequently amount to financial and technical transactions, to preserve inherited infrastructure and resist disturbance. “Enhancing resilience” is …
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A salad bowl, salt and not a drop to drink: recipe for disaster? Three essays on the economic value of agricultural land in a changing environment
… northern Australia’s divertible surface water to irrigation, a scheme that would require significant investment in infrastructure for dam and canal construction. We estimate the benefits to northern Australia, using a Ricardian hedonic approach to forecast the economic value of constructing major …
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A salad bowl, salt and not a drop to drink: recipe for disaster? Three essays on the economic value of agricultural land in a changing environment
… northern Australia’s divertible surface water to irrigation, a scheme that would require significant investment in infrastructure for dam and canal construction. We estimate the benefits to northern Australia, using a Ricardian hedonic approach to forecast the economic value of constructing major …
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A history of Nakambala Sugar Estates, 1964-84
… has therefore heavily relied on the estate for irrigation infrastructure, technical advice, marketing and many other services. As a result the scheme has been closely linked with the estate's operations. On the whole, it is argued in this study that notwithstanding the competition for resources …
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A history of Nakambala Sugar Estates, 1964-84
… has therefore heavily relied on the estate for irrigation infrastructure, technical advice, marketing and many other services. As a result the scheme has been closely linked with the estate's operations. On the whole, it is argued in this study that notwithstanding the competition for resources …
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Water usage in post-harvest handling of groundnuts and beans at Luvhada Irrigation Scheme, Limpopo Province, South Africa
… handling of Groundnuts and Beans at Luvhada irrigation scheme, Limpopo Province, South Africa. The specific objectives were to analyse water usage in post-harvest handling of Groundnuts and Beans at Luvhada irrigation scheme, South Africa. To determine water security challenges faced in …