Water productivity in rain-fed agriculture: challenges and opportunities for smallholder farmers in drought-prone tropical agroecosystems.

J Rockström, J Barron, P Fox - Water productivity in agriculture …, 2003‏ - cabidigitallibrary.org
Considering the persistently growing pressure on finite freshwater and soil resources, it
becomes increasingly clear that the challenge of feeding tomorrow's world population is, to a …

Water for food and nature in drought–prone tropics: vapour shift in rain–fed agriculture

J Rockström - … Transactions of the Royal Society of …, 2003‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
This paper quantifies the eco–hydrological challenge up until 2050 of producing food in
balance with goods and services generated by water–dependent ecosystems in nature …

Integrated crop water management might sustainably halve the global food gap

J Jägermeyr, D Gerten, S Schaphoff… - Environmental …, 2016‏ - iopscience.iop.org
As planetary boundaries are rapidly being approached, humanity has little room for
additional expansion and conventional intensification of agriculture, while a growing world …

[كتاب][B] Balancing water for humans and nature: the new approach in ecohydrology

M Falkenmark, J Rockström - 2004‏ - books.google.com
Balancing Water for Humans and Nature, authored by two of the world's leading experts on
water management, examines water flows-the'blood stream'of both nature and society-in …

Dry spell analysis and maize yields for two semi-arid locations in east Africa

J Barron, J Rockström, F Gichuki, N Hatibu - Agricultural and forest …, 2003‏ - Elsevier
High variability in rainfall occurrence and amounts together with high evaporative demand
create severe constraints for crop growth and yields in dry sub-humid and semi-arid farming …

Rainwater management for increased productivity among small-holder farmers in drought prone environments

J Rockström, J Barron, P Fox - Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B …, 2002‏ - Elsevier
A critical analysis of conventional water resources assessments and re-visiting the on-farm
water balance suggests large scopes for water productivity improvements in small-holder …

Resilience building and water demand management for drought mitigation

J Rockström - Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2003‏ - Elsevier
Doughts resulting in complete crop failure are common in Eastern and Southern Africa. We
are at present experiencing a regional crisis, where crop failures related to drought are …

Length of growing season, rainfall temporal distribution, onset and cessation dates in the Kenyan highlands

KF Ngetich, M Mucheru-Muna, JN Mugwe… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Dependence on uncertain rainfall and exposure to unmitigated climate risk are major
obstacles in efforts to sustainably intensify agricultural production and enhance rural …

Risk analysis and economic viability of water harvesting for supplemental irrigation in semi-arid Burkina Faso and Kenya

P Fox, J Rockström, J Barron - Agricultural systems, 2005‏ - Elsevier
Food insecurity affects a large portion of the population in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). To
meet future food requirements current rainfed farming systems need to upgrade yield output …

What is the limit of up-scaling rainwater harvesting in a river basin?

SN Ngigi - Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2003‏ - Elsevier
The semi-arid savannah environment (SASE) of sub-Saharan Africa are characterized by
low erratic rainfall which result to high risk of droughts, intra-seasonal dry spells and …