Toward a better understanding of the environmental impacts of expanding farmer-led irrigation in Sub-Saharan Africa: an exploratory assessment of irrigation-induced risk of nutrient water pollution in Ethiopia

Irrigation, and especially farmer-led irrigation, is considered to be a promising option for enhancing agricultural productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, there is a lack of thorough understanding of the impacts of irrigation development on environment. Past discussions are mainly limited to t...

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Main Authors: Hua Xie, Yihun Taddele Dile, Claudia Ringler, Raghavan Srinivasan, Abeyou Wale Worqlul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Communications
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/acd6db