What is the irrigation potential for Africa? A combined biophysical and socioeconomic approach

Food Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 770-782

  You, Liangzhi ^a   Ringler, Claudia ^a   Wood Sichra, Ulrike ^a   Robertson, Richard ^a   Wood, Stanley ^a   Zhu, Tingju ^a   Nelson, Gerald ^a   Guo, Zhe ^a   Sun, Yan ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Investment; Irrigation potential; Large scale irrigation; Small scale irrigation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INVESTMENT; IRRIGATION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; RURAL AREA; RURAL ECONOMY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SUSTAINABILITY;

AFRICA;

EID: 80855134774     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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