CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food

CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and FoodCPWF

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Projects sponsored by CPWF

Jan 2010May 2013

Volta Basin Development Challenge: integrated management of rainwater for crop-livestock agro-ecosystems

Given the economic, social and environmental vulnerability due to high water scarcity and variability in the basin, improvements in rainwater management are needed for ensuring sustainable and equitable benefits. This project intends to identify, evaluate, adapt, and disseminate best-fit integrated...

Dec 2013

Nile Basin Development Challenge: Rainwater management in the Ethiopian Highlands

Over 14 million people live in the Blue Nile area. Two-thirds of this densely-populated area is highland, receiving high levels of rainfall. Rainfall, runoff and sediment are erratic; dry spells significantly reduce crop yields and sometimes lead to total crop failure. High population pressure and...

Improving water productivity of crop-livestock systems of the Sub-Saharan Africa

Water productivity can be increased through more appropriate livestock management in crop livestock systems. Livestock represent a huge potential for increased income due to the rapidly growing demand for livestock products. However, there is a profound lack of understanding of how animals interact...

Jan 2008Dec 2010

Improving productivity reducing poverty and enhancing equity in mixed crop--livestock systems in the Indo-Gangetic Basin

The project covers the semi arid areas of the Indo-Gangetic River Basin to the South and West of the Ganges, including the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal and Haryana. Research sites are generally dependent on rain fed farming with ground water based supplementary...

Jan 2007Dec 2009

Improved water and land management in the Ethiopian highlands and its impact on downstream stakeholders dependent on the Blue Nile

The study will make a significant contribution to designing action programs for improving livelihoods of poor communities upstream while minimizing downstream impacts. It will also generate knowledge on upstream-downstream interaction; enhance the effectiveness of interventions to increase...