Green-blue water system innovations for upgrading of smallholder farming systems - A policy framework for development

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 121-131

  Hatibu, N ^a   Rockstrom J ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (Kenya)

^b STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Green water; Markets; Rainfed agriculture; Virtual water trading

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; FARMS; INVESTMENTS; MARKETING;

FOOD SECURITY; GREEN-BLUE WATER SYSTEM; RAINFED FARMING;

WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

RAIN;

FARMING SYSTEM; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SEMIARID REGION; SMALLHOLDER; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; AGRONOMY; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUNGER; INCOME; INVESTMENT; POLICY; PRODUCTIVITY; RURAL AREA; SEMIARID CLIMATE; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURE; FARM CROPS; INVESTMENT; MARKETING; WATER SUPPLY;

ARIDA;

EID: 21244431944     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0241     Document Type: Article

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