Small scale irrigation interventions for system productivity and natural resource management in Ethiopian highlands: benefits and best-bets
Water scarcity became a common phenomenon in Ethiopia with drought frequency of at least once in three years while the country owns a large irrigation potential that should be exploited sustainably. Various national and international institutions are currently engaged in developing small scale irrigation (SSI) schemes for poverty alleviation.
Shared Control of Natural Resources (SCOR): performance as at end of December 1995
SOS - Save Our Soil
In a Nutshell is designed to contribute to the need for enhancing the supply of and access to information for development. Its focus is on stimulating interest and informing on issues and topics of importance to sustainable agricultural development in Caribbean countries.
Soil Conservation in East Africa
Farmers perception of soil fertility. The role of farmers field schools in knowledge transfer.
Southern Africa’s water-energy nexus: towards regional integration and development
The Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) water and energy sectors are under increasing pressure due to population growth and agricultural and industrial development. Climate change is also negatively impacting on the region’s water and energy resources. As the majority of SADC’s population lives in poverty, regional development and integration are underpinned by water and energy security as the watercourses in the region are transboundary in nature. This paper reviews the region’s water and energy resources and recommends policies based on the water–energy nexus approach.
Soil Conservation in South Africa
The role of soil erosion, organic and inorganic inputs for soil fertility management in South Africa
Soil fertility
No one should be surprised that soil fertility in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa is declining
Solar power for rural electrification
Cameroon?s drive to spread the technology
Solar-powered fans for tobacco curing
Save fuelwood and increase control over temperature
Solar-powered water pumps
150 communities in The Gambia get water this way
Storm drains and level ditches
On sloping land, storm ditches can protect land from erosion, while level ditches increase infiltration of rainwater runoff.