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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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Elsevier
2013
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40272 |
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