A scoping review of research funding for small-scale farmers in water scarce regions

Water scarcity is a global issue that disproportionately affects small-scale farmers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Through geospatial analysis, we estimated that less than 37% of small-scale farms probably have irrigation in water scarce regions across LMICs, compared with 42% of non-...

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Autores principales: Ricciardi, V., Wane, Abdrahmane, Singh, B.S., Goode, C., Solomon, D., McCullough, E., Diekmann, F., Porciello, J., Jain, M., Randall, N., Mehrabi, Z.
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Publicado: Springer 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109833
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author Ricciardi, V.
Wane, Abdrahmane
Singh, B.S.
Goode, C.
Solomon, D.
McCullough, E.
Diekmann, F.
Porciello, J.
Jain, M.
Randall, N.
Mehrabi, Z.
author_browse Diekmann, F.
Goode, C.
Jain, M.
McCullough, E.
Mehrabi, Z.
Porciello, J.
Randall, N.
Ricciardi, V.
Singh, B.S.
Solomon, D.
Wane, Abdrahmane
author_facet Ricciardi, V.
Wane, Abdrahmane
Singh, B.S.
Goode, C.
Solomon, D.
McCullough, E.
Diekmann, F.
Porciello, J.
Jain, M.
Randall, N.
Mehrabi, Z.
author_sort Ricciardi, V.
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description Water scarcity is a global issue that disproportionately affects small-scale farmers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Through geospatial analysis, we estimated that less than 37% of small-scale farms probably have irrigation in water scarce regions across LMICs, compared with 42% of non-small-scale farms. Through a literature synthesis assisted by machine learning, we then systematically mapped the existing research for on-farm interventions that improve the incomes or yields of small-scale farmers in water scarce regions. We mapped over 888 on-farm interventions used to combat water scarcity from 560 publications and showed a research bias towards yields rather than livelihoods. We found gaps in evidence for many commonly proposed solutions, including livestock management, digital technology and solutions to protect natural resources at the farm-level, such as buffer strips. Our findings can be used to set a funding agenda for research on the geographies that are most at risk of water scarcity and the interventions that most lack evidence.
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spelling CGSpace1098332024-05-01T08:15:54Z A scoping review of research funding for small-scale farmers in water scarce regions Ricciardi, V. Wane, Abdrahmane Singh, B.S. Goode, C. Solomon, D. McCullough, E. Diekmann, F. Porciello, J. Jain, M. Randall, N. Mehrabi, Z. small scale farming income water technology yields ecology food science Water scarcity is a global issue that disproportionately affects small-scale farmers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Through geospatial analysis, we estimated that less than 37% of small-scale farms probably have irrigation in water scarce regions across LMICs, compared with 42% of non-small-scale farms. Through a literature synthesis assisted by machine learning, we then systematically mapped the existing research for on-farm interventions that improve the incomes or yields of small-scale farmers in water scarce regions. We mapped over 888 on-farm interventions used to combat water scarcity from 560 publications and showed a research bias towards yields rather than livelihoods. We found gaps in evidence for many commonly proposed solutions, including livestock management, digital technology and solutions to protect natural resources at the farm-level, such as buffer strips. Our findings can be used to set a funding agenda for research on the geographies that are most at risk of water scarcity and the interventions that most lack evidence. 2020-10-12 2020-10-14T09:28:41Z 2020-10-14T09:28:41Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109833 en Open Access Springer Ricciardi, V., Wane, A., Singh, B.S., Goode, C., Solomon, D., McCullough, E., Diekmann, F., Porciello, J., Jain, M., Randall, N. and Mehrabi, Z. 2020. A scoping review of research funding for small-scale farmers in water scarce regions. Nature Sustainability 3: 836–844
spellingShingle small scale farming
income
water
technology
yields
ecology
food science
Ricciardi, V.
Wane, Abdrahmane
Singh, B.S.
Goode, C.
Solomon, D.
McCullough, E.
Diekmann, F.
Porciello, J.
Jain, M.
Randall, N.
Mehrabi, Z.
A scoping review of research funding for small-scale farmers in water scarce regions
title A scoping review of research funding for small-scale farmers in water scarce regions
title_full A scoping review of research funding for small-scale farmers in water scarce regions
title_fullStr A scoping review of research funding for small-scale farmers in water scarce regions
title_full_unstemmed A scoping review of research funding for small-scale farmers in water scarce regions
title_short A scoping review of research funding for small-scale farmers in water scarce regions
title_sort scoping review of research funding for small scale farmers in water scarce regions
topic small scale farming
income
water
technology
yields
ecology
food science
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109833
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