Despite an increase in food production due to the green revolution of agriculture and
corresponding to the blue revolution of aquaculture, the challenge of feeding an ever …

Abstract In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) efforts to achieve food security are challenged by
poverty, low soil fertility, unequal global trade relationships, population growth, weak …

The past decade has witnessed an intensifying focus on the development of irrigation in sub-
Saharan Africa. It follows a 20-year hiatus in the wake of disappointing irrigation …

Interventions that aim to increase water availability for agriculture hold great potential for
improving nutrition through increasing food production, generating income, enhancing water …

Distributed irrigation systems are those in which the water access (via pump or human
power), distribution (via furrow, watering can, sprinkler, drip lines, etc.), and use all occur at …

The past 50 years witnessed a remarkable spread of smaller-scale rural mechanization in
some regions of South Asia, mostly characterized by the spread of single-cylinder diesel …

Small-scale irrigation (SSI) technologies can be useful not only to increase crop productivity
and income but also as a viable adaptation practice to climate variability. A farm simulation …

Background Rainfed agriculture plays key role in ensuring food security and maintain
ecological balance. Especially in developing areas, most grain food are produced rainfed …

Women's empowerment is often an important goal of development interventions. This paper
explores local perceptions of empowerment in the Upper East Region of Ghana and the …

The rapid development of farmer-led irrigation is increasing agricultural productivity,
incomes, employment and nutrition, but it might well not achieve its full potential. Small-scale …