This working paper takes stock of Pakistan's water resource availability, delineating water supply system and its sources including precipitation and river flows, and the impact of increasing climatic variability on the water supply system.
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We study production practices of larger and more capital-intensive farmers (“horti-preneurs”) in horticultural commercial clusters in the central Rift Valley of Ethiopia.
Solarization of electric tube-wells for agriculture in Balochistan: Economic and environmental viability
Balochistan’s agriculture and related economic development during the last four decades has been driven by an enhancement in canal command areas and widespread use of tubewells.
Measuring time use in development settings
This paper discusses the challenges associated with collecting time-use data in developing countries.
Promoting agricultural growth in Myanmar: A review of policies and an assessment of knowledge gaps
This paper reviews the agricultural policy environment in Myanmar up until 2014 with an eye towards identifying policies that can help to accelerate productivity and profitability in the agricultural sector.
Does irrigation have an impact on food security and poverty: Evidence from Bwanje Valley Irrigation Scheme in Malawi
The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of irrigation on household food security and poverty using a case study of Bwanje Valley Irrigation Scheme in Malawi.
Allocative inefficiency and farm-level constraints in irrigated agriculture in Pakistan
In this paper, we estimate the allocative inefficiency of groundwater in Pakistani agriculture and compare it across a set of farm-level constraints, using a panel dataset of rural households.
Economic evaluation of the Diamer-Basha dam: Analysis with an integrated economic/water simulation model of Pakistan
Groundwater depletion, adaptation and migration
Irrigation pumps and milling machines as insurance against rainfall and price risks in Nigeria
The majority of farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) lack the means to mitigate the impact of risks associated with rainfall and commodity prices due to financial constraints and the imperfect insurance markets in these countries.