Wastewater irrigation in developing countries - Limitations for farmers to adopt appropriate practices

Irrigation and Drainage

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Martijn, Ernst Jan ^a   Redwood, Mark ^b,c  

^a International Development Research Centre ^*  (Canada)

^b INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c IDRC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Appropriate practices; Crop choice; Developing countries; Health; Irrigation methods; Nutrient management; Wastewater use; Water rights

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 36248995381     PISSN: 15310353     EISSN: 15310361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ird.186     Document Type: Article

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