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Rainfed agriculture : unlocking the potential / / edited by Suhas P. Wani, Johan Rockstrom, and Theib Oweis
| Rainfed agriculture : unlocking the potential / / edited by Suhas P. Wani, Johan Rockstrom, and Theib Oweis |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (326 p.) |
| Disciplina | 631.5/86 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WaniS. P <1952-> (Suhas Pralhad)
RockstromJohan OweisTheib Yousef |
| Collana | Comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture series |
| Soggetto topico |
Dry farming - Asia
Dry farming - Africa Water in agriculture - Asia Water in agriculture - Africa Watershed management - Asia Watershed management - Africa |
| ISBN |
1-282-07042-8
9786612070426 1-84593-438-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Contributors; Series Foreword; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Rainfed Agriculture - Past Trends and Future Prospects; 2 Zooming in on the Global Hotspots of Rainfed Agriculture in Water-constrained Environments; 3 Water Resource Implications of Upgrading Rainfed Agriculture - Focus on Green and Blue Water Trade-offs; 4 Tectonics-Climate-linked Natural Soil Degradation and its Impact in Rainfed Agriculture: Indian Experience; 5 Determinants of Crop Growth and Yield in a Changing Climate; 6 Yield Gap Analysis: Modelling of Achievable Yields at Farm Level
7 Can Rainfed Agriculture Feed the World? An Assessment of Potentials and Risk8 Opportunities for Improving Crop Water Productivity through Genetic Enhancement of Dryland Crops; 9 Water Harvesting for Improved Rainfed Agriculture in the Dry Environments; 10 Supplemental Irrigation for Improved Rainfed Agriculture in WANA Region; 11 Opportunities for Water Harvesting and Supplemental Irrigation for Improving Rainfed Agriculture in Semi-arid Areas; 12 Integrated Farm Management Practices and Upscaling the Impact for Increased Productivity of Rainfed Systems 13 Challenges of Adoption and Adaptation of Land and Water Management Options in Smallholder Agriculture: Synthesis of Lessons and Experiences14 Scaling-out Community Watershed Management for Multiple Benefits in Rainfed Areas; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910446324203321 |
| Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sustainable management of headwater resources [[electronic resource] ] : research from Africa and India / / edited by Libor Jansky, Martin J. Haigh and Haushila Prasad
| Sustainable management of headwater resources [[electronic resource] ] : research from Africa and India / / edited by Libor Jansky, Martin J. Haigh and Haushila Prasad |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tokyo, Japan ; ; New York, : United Nations University Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.91/0096 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
JanskyLibor
HaighMartin J. <1950-> PrasadHaushila |
| Soggetto topico |
Watershed management - Africa
Mountain watersheds - Africa - Management Water resources development - Africa Sustainable development - Africa Watershed management - India Mountain watersheds - India - Management Water resources development - India Sustainable development - India |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
92-808-7094-7
1-4237-6607-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; List of tables and figures; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction: Sustainable management of head water resources: Head water control and the contexts of the Nairobi Head water Declaration for the International Year of Freshwater 2003; Part I: Studies on sustainable management of head water resources in India and Africa; 1 Issues and strategies for sustainable range land management in the headwaters of the Garhwal Himalaya; 2 The role of sustainable wetland use in maintaining river flow:Some experiences from the headwaters of the Nile in Ethiopia and Rwanda
3 Sustainable management of head water wetlands: The role of indigenous knowledge in south-west Ethiopia 4 Sustainable management of head water resources: Interface-drainage analysis of a water divide; Part II: Environmental impact assessment in the head water regions of India and Africa; 5 Environmental changes and status of water resources in the Kumaon Himalayas; 6 Factors regulating fresh water quality in the Himalayan river system; 7 Modern lake-level rise and accelerated fluvio-lacustrinesedimentation of Lake Abaya, south Ethiopia - A case studyfrom the Bilate River delta, northern lake area 8 Land use changes and hydrological responses in the Lake Nakuru basin 9 Hazard risk assessment in Mount Kenya headwaters; 10 An analysis of accessibility to rural domestic water supply: A case study of Kakamega district, Kenya; Part III: Climate change and catchment modelling: Studies from the head water regions of Kenya; 11 Methodology for evaluating the regional impact of climate change on water resources; 12 Analysis of surface runoff from head water catchments in upper Ewaso Ng'iro North drainage basin in Kenya 13 Digital image analysis and GIS database design of Lake Bogoria area, Kenya: Three-dimensional modelling for slope evaluation 14 A catchment model of runoff and sediment yield for semi-arid areas; Conclusion: Sustainable development and headwaters in India and Africa: A summing up; Appendix; Acronyms; Contributors; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450195403321 |
| Tokyo, Japan ; ; New York, : United Nations University Press, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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