Water-smart agriculture in East Africa

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationCGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystemsen
cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystems
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.countryTanzania
cg.coverage.countryUganda
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ET
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2TZ
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2UG
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africa
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierMichael Victor: 0000-0001-5392-8425en
cg.creator.identifierAlan Nicol: 0000-0002-7237-8825en
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5337/2015.203en
cg.identifier.wlethemeLand and Water Productivityen
cg.isbn9789290908135en
cg.subject.ilriRANGELANDSen
cg.subject.wleAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONen
cg.subject.wleAGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENTen
cg.subject.wleCLIMATE CHANGEen
cg.subject.wleFOOD SECURITYen
cg.subject.wleGENDERen
cg.subject.wleGROUNDWATERen
cg.subject.wleIRRIGATIONen
cg.subject.wleLAND AND WATER PRODUCTIVITYen
cg.subject.wleSMALLHOLDERSen
cg.subject.wleWATER PRODUCTIVITYen
dc.contributor.authorNicol, Alanen
dc.contributor.authorLangan, Simon J.en
dc.contributor.authorVictor, Michaelen
dc.contributor.authorGonsalves, Julian Francisen
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-06T03:24:34Zen
dc.date.available2015-04-06T03:24:34Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/64962
dc.titleWater-smart agriculture in East Africaen
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
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2015en
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
dcterms.issued2015en
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-SA-4.0
dcterms.publisherInternational Water Management Instituteen
dcterms.typeBook

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