The Nile Basin: tapping the unmet agricultural potential of Nile waters

This paper provides an overview of poverty levels, hydrology, agricultural production systems and water productivity in the Nile Basin. There are opportunities to manage water better in the basin for use in agriculture to improve food security, livelihoods and economic growth by taking into account...

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Main Authors: Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele, Rebelo, Lisa-Maria, David, S.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Informa UK Limited 2010
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/41796
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author Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
Rebelo, Lisa-Maria
David, S.
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David, S.
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description This paper provides an overview of poverty levels, hydrology, agricultural production systems and water productivity in the Nile Basin. There are opportunities to manage water better in the basin for use in agriculture to improve food security, livelihoods and economic growth by taking into account not only the water in the river, but also by improving management of the rain water. Crops, livestock, fisheries and aquaculture have long been important in the Nile but do not feature in the water discourse.
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spelling CGSpace417962025-06-17T08:23:38Z The Nile Basin: tapping the unmet agricultural potential of Nile waters Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele Rebelo, Lisa-Maria David, S. river basins water productivity water availability agriculture fisheries livestock poverty This paper provides an overview of poverty levels, hydrology, agricultural production systems and water productivity in the Nile Basin. There are opportunities to manage water better in the basin for use in agriculture to improve food security, livelihoods and economic growth by taking into account not only the water in the river, but also by improving management of the rain water. Crops, livestock, fisheries and aquaculture have long been important in the Nile but do not feature in the water discourse. 2010-11-04 2014-07-25T11:40:44Z 2014-07-25T11:40:44Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/41796 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Molden, David. 2010. The Nile Basin: tapping the unmet agricultural potential of Nile waters. Water International, 35(5):623-654. (Special Issue on "Water, Food and Poverty in River Basins, Part 1" with contributions by IWMI authors). doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2010.513091
spellingShingle river basins
water productivity
water availability
agriculture
fisheries
livestock
poverty
Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele
Rebelo, Lisa-Maria
David, S.
The Nile Basin: tapping the unmet agricultural potential of Nile waters
title The Nile Basin: tapping the unmet agricultural potential of Nile waters
title_full The Nile Basin: tapping the unmet agricultural potential of Nile waters
title_fullStr The Nile Basin: tapping the unmet agricultural potential of Nile waters
title_full_unstemmed The Nile Basin: tapping the unmet agricultural potential of Nile waters
title_short The Nile Basin: tapping the unmet agricultural potential of Nile waters
title_sort nile basin tapping the unmet agricultural potential of nile waters
topic river basins
water productivity
water availability
agriculture
fisheries
livestock
poverty
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/41796
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