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Invest in small-scale irrigated agriculture: A national assessment on potential to expand small-scale irrigation in Nigeria.
(Agricultural Water Management, 2017)
Nigeria is faced with the daunting challenge to improve performance of its agriculture sector. Currently, crop production in Nigeria is predominantly rainfed; irrigation is perceived as an important means to boost agricultural ...
Introducing a new open source GIS user interface for the SWAT model
(Environmental Modelling & Software, 2016)
The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model is a robust watershed modeling tool. It typically uses the ArcSWAT interface to create its inputs. ArcSWAT is public domain software which works in the licensed ArcGIS ...
Improving irrigation access to combat food insecurity and undernutrition: A review
(Global Food Security, 2015)
Interventions aimed at increasing water availability for livelihood and domestic activities have great potential to improve various determinants of undernutrition, such as the quantity and diversity of foods consumed within ...
Innovation Laboratory for Small Scale Irrigation meeting – EAC Ghana
(Feed the Future, 2016)
Improving the Availability and Effectiveness of Rural and “Micro” Finance for Small Scale Irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of Lessons Learned. IWMI Working Paper 185. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
(IWMI, 2018)
This paper reviews the evidence available on the provision of financing for African smallholder farmers to purchase irrigation equipment such as pumps, pipes and drip irrigation systems. It sets the scene by first reviewing ...
Opportunities for small scale irrigators - Tanzania
(ILSSI, 2014)