Browsing by Author "Kamara, Abdul"

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Experiences and Opportunities for Promoting Small-Scale/Micro Irrigation and Rainwater Harvesting for Food Security in Ethiopia
(2005) Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele; Merrey, Douglas J.; Kamara, Abdul; Van Koppen, Barbara; Penning de Vries, F.W.T.; Boelee, Eline
"This paper reports on government institutions involved in the development and promotion of smallholder water and land management interventions, especially small-scale irrigation, microirrigation and water harvesting, for improving the livelihoods and food security of millions of poor rural people."
Treadle Pump Irrigation and Poverty in Ghana
(2007) Adeoti, Adetola; Barry, Boubacar; Namara, Regassa; Kamara, Abdul; Titiati, Atsu
"Treadle pump (TP) technology has been promoted by Enterprise Works Worldwide (EWW) as an alternative to the traditional rope and bucket irrigation that is necessary to overcome the challenge of uncertain and inadequate rainfall for agricultural production. The aim is to improve output, increase incomes and reduce poverty among farm households. This study examines the strategies used for dissemination of the TP and the dynamics of its adoption and impacts, with a special focus on poverty reduction. The results of the study reveal that time and labor savings for irrigation, increased size of irrigated areas and lack of fuel requirements are the attractive features of the TP for those who adopt it. Adoption of TP increases land and labor productivities; and also net farm incomes. The study also demonstrates that adoption of the TP reduces poverty."
Water for Food, Livelihoods and Nature: Simulations for Policy Dialogue in South Africa
(2002) Kamara, Abdul; Sally, Hilmy
"IWMI’s research activities on the linkages between water and food security have led to the development of a policy dialogue model – PODIUM – which is a cereal-based simulation model that addresses questions related to water and food security in a global, national and river basin context. This paper presents results of the application of the model to South Africa. This entails, firstly, an assessment of the current macroeconomic trends, food requirements and production potential. These assessments are then used to generate various scenarios on meeting national food production targets, taking into account the country’s water resources endowment and the management thereof to meet those requirements. The implications of various policy options for achieving national level food security are discussed. One important point that emerges is the need for adequate and reliable data pertaining to the main drivers of the model: demography, nutritional requirements, cereal imports and exports, performance of the agriculture sector, and climate and hydrological regimes, in order to derive simulations and scenarios that are useful and meaningful for policy formulation."