Rice and irrigation in West Africa: achieving food security with agricultural water management strategies

West Africa's rice imports currently satisfy 70% of the soaring local demand, worsening the food vulnerability of an increasingly urbanized population. Despite considerable rice-growing potential, lack of water control systems, access to improved seeds, agrochemicals and appropriate mechanization ha...

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Autores principales: Katic, Pamela G., Namara, Regassa E., Hope, Lesley, Owusu, E., Fujii, H.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40272

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