Published in 2005 xiv + 86 pp. ISBN: 92-9127-163-X
Authors: Shideed, K.; Oweis, T.; Gabr, M.; Osman, M. .
This report presents research results from six case studies conducted by ICARDA, the United Nations Economic Commission for Western Asia and national scientists in Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, and Syria, which led to the development of a new empirical approach for assessing on-farm water-use efficiency. The studies reveal that even in the dry areas, which are characterized by water scarcity, available water is not used efficiently for agricultural production due to farmers’ practices and prevailing policies on water. The report will be useful to policy makers, researchers and farmers in the dry areas who are trying to increase water productivity.
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