Water-smart agriculture in East Africa

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationCGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystemsen_US
cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystemsen_US
cg.coverage.countryEthiopiaen_US
cg.coverage.countryTanzaniaen_US
cg.coverage.countryUgandaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ETen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2TZen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2UGen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierMichael Victor: 0000-0001-5392-8425en_US
cg.creator.identifierAlan Nicol: 0000-0002-7237-8825en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5337/2015.203en_US
cg.identifier.wlethemeLand and Water Productivityen_US
cg.isbn9789290908135en_US
cg.subject.ilriRANGELANDSen_US
cg.subject.wleAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONen_US
cg.subject.wleAGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENTen_US
cg.subject.wleCLIMATE CHANGEen_US
cg.subject.wleFOOD SECURITYen_US
cg.subject.wleGENDERen_US
cg.subject.wleGROUNDWATERen_US
cg.subject.wleIRRIGATIONen_US
cg.subject.wleLAND AND WATER PRODUCTIVITYen_US
cg.subject.wleSMALLHOLDERSen_US
cg.subject.wleWATER PRODUCTIVITYen_US
dc.contributor.authorNicol, Alanen_US
dc.contributor.authorLangan, Simon J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorVictor, Michaelen_US
dc.contributor.authorGonsalves, Julian Francisen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-06T03:24:34Zen_US
dc.date.available2015-04-06T03:24:34Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/64962en_US
dc.titleWater-smart agriculture in East Africaen_US
dcterms.abstractThe value of farming is on the rise again. After years of neglect, smallholder farmers—the lynchpin of rural production—are resuming their position as a major focus for development (World Bank, 2013). In part, this reflects a broad international consensus that land, soil, and water are part of an emerging 'critical nexus' of issues facing the world's population. By mid-century, around 9 billion people will require food security and much of this will still be derived from rural production systems, placing these systems at the heart of the sustainable development agenda. The high demand side driven by population growth is accompanied by uncertainty on the supply side: climate variability and associated rainfall extremes are changing farming practices, including those in East Africa (Kristjanson et al., 2012); already there are signs that future risk – and perception of risk – is shaping the current actions and decisions of rural populations. As atmospheric warming alters the boundaries of agroecologies and shifts the hydrological cycle, these impacts will intersect further with a range of other factors, including the spread of pests and vectors of human and livestock diseases. Political- institutional environments will, in turn, respond through policy in a range of sectors, shaping the ways in which future generations perceive and experience farming as a livelihood system.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.available2015en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationNicol, A.; Langan, S.; Victor, M.; Gonsalves, J. (Eds.) 2015. Water-smart agriculture in East Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE); Kampala, Uganda: Global Water Initiative East Africa (GWI EA).en_US
dcterms.issued2015en_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-SA-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
dcterms.typeBooken_US

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