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DocumentFeasibility Study of Rainwater Harvesting for Agriculture in the Caribbean Subregion 2014
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No results found.The document provides the information necessary to assist in the design of or strengthen national programs to build individual farmer or community capacities in rainwater harvesting. Farmers need not have prior knowledge in the use of the technology. However Extension Officers will require the necessary inputs from among technical officers with an understanding of the statistical, physiological and technological processes involved. These include practices in evaluation of suitability of series r ainfall data, probability analysis of series data and simple engineering works suited to catchment and storage requirements. -
No Thumbnail AvailableBook (stand-alone)Agricultural Investment to Promote Improved Capture and Use of Rainfall and Dryland Farming
Technical Paper N. 10 - 1995
1995Also available in:
No results found.The success of dryland agriculture depends on there being an adequate supply of water in the rooting zone of the soil, freely available to crop plants. Designers of investment projects to support dryland agriculture often analyse rainfall statistics in some detail. However they have tended to give less attention in project designs to measures which will promote more efficient capture and use of rainfall. This document reviews available technologies to improve in situ capture of rainfall and its more efficient use by crop plants. It concerns areas with restricted, irregular or markedly seasonal rainfall, mostly where the annual average is from 400 to 1,000 mm, but also where seasonal shortages of rainfall can limit crop productivity. It is directed to staff of the FAO Investment Centre and their counterparts in government teams responsible for project design. -
Book (series)Upscaling innovative rainwater management in rainfed agriculture
FAO Agricultural Development Economics Policy Brief 33
2020Also available in:
No results found.Rainfed agriculture accounts for more than half of the world’s food production but is facing increasing precipitation variability, driven by climate change. Achieving zero hunger will require improvements in rainwater management to increase productivity. About 45 percent of global rainfed cropland is still under low-input production systems. These are concentrated mostly in lower-income countries, which face multiple challenges in addressing the growing water shortages. Improved water management practices must be combined with the best agronomic practices for enhanced effectiveness. These processes can be supported by expanding and digitizing extension services, as well as by government investments and assistance to farmers.
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