Rice is one of the major staple foods in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and is mainly grown in
three environments: rainfed upland and rainfed and irrigated lowlands. In all rice-growing …

The necessity of surface water for irrigation and its increasing scarcity in developing
economies motivate the need for its efficient distribution. The inequity in the distribution of …

Inequalities in access are a major concern for the management of common pool resources.
In the case of irrigation water, inequalities are often explained by spatial “head-ender/tail …

Attempts at irrigation development in Ghana, as in many other parts of sub-Saharan Africa,
have been characterized by governance challenges at various levels. This paper aims to …

From the 1980s onward, billions of dollars were poured into irrigation improvement
programs in Egypt. These aimed at improving local Nile water management through the …

The study sought to examine the role of Lake Victoria Basin (LVB) Commission and other
formal and informal institutions in promoting secure land and water rights in LVB. The study …

A cross-sectional study was carried out in Mang'ola area in Lake Eyasi basin from October
2012 to February 2013 to assess pesticide exposure pathways to vegetable growers and …

This paper applies intersectionality theories to investigate how informal social relations
factors in terms of age and gender interact to affect people's access to river basin resources …

Tanzania comprises huge land of about 1 million square kilometers with plentiful water
sources such as lakes, rivers, springs, wetlands and aquifers, but with poor allocation of …

The aim of this study was to assess the effects of multiple institutions in water policy
implementation. Four specific research objectives guided the study, namely to assess the …