Management of water for irrigation agriculture in semi-arid areas: Problems and prospects

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 30, Issue 11-16 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 809-817

  Mvungi, A ^a   Mashauri, D ^a   Madulu, N F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Food security; Governance; Indigenous knowledge; Traditional canals; Traditional irrigation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARID REGIONS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; IRRIGATION CANALS; RAIN; WATER RESOURCES;

FOOD SECURITY; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; TRADITIONAL CANALS; TRADITIONAL IRRIGATION;

IRRIGATION;

IRRIGATION; SEMIARID REGION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 27644574957     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2005.08.024     Document Type: Article

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