Rainwater-Smart Agriculture in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas: Fostering the Use of Rainwater for Food Security, Poverty Alleviation, Landscape Restoration and Climate Resilience

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This book introduces state-of-the-art approaches, methods and research, focusing on smart management of rainwater. In addition, it provides an overview of projects from across the world, illustrating how rainwater-smart management has been implemented in drylands. Focusing on the scientific perspective it demonstrates how rural dryland agriculture can be improved. It also documents the wealth of rainwater-smart know-how available today, and replicates and transfers results to other countries and regions, to encourage cross-sector interactions among various stakeholders, such as practitioners from governmental and public organisations, policy- and decision-makers, and teaching staff from academic scientific institutions. The contributors showcase vital lessons learned from research, field projects and best-practice examples. They address the integrated use of rainwater harvesting management with landscape restoration practices and water-, and climate-smart agriculture for food security and poverty alleviation in arid and semi-arid areas. Original research, combined with the contributors’ synthetic approach, lays a foundation for new concepts and ideas. Through case studies and research reports, the book discusses all the relevant issues necessary for the comprehensive analysis and successful implementation of the technologies in rainwater management. Highlighting the working principles and technical recommendations with regard to cost-efficient rainwater-smart solutions, it is of interest to practitioners. It is also a valuable resource for academic specialists, professionals and students, since many development agencies are funding rainwater harvesting for irrigation purposes. Front Matter ....Pages i-vii Preface: Rainwater-Smart Agriculture in Arid and Semi-arid Areas (Walter Leal Filho, Josep de Trincheria Gomez)....Pages 1-5 Front Matter ....Pages 7-7 Using Rainwater for Off-Season Small-Scale Irrigation in Arid and Semi-arid Areas of Sub-Saharan Africa: Key Working Principles and Best Practices (Josep de Trincheria Gomez, Desalegn Dawit, Sebastiao Famba, Walter Leal Filho, Maimbo Malesu, Paula Viola Mussera et al.)....Pages 9-36 Fostering Food Security and Climate Resilience Through Integrated Landscape Restoration Practices and Rainwater Harvesting/Management in Arid and Semi-arid Areas of Ethiopia (Kifle Woldearegay, Lulseged Tamene, Kindu Mekonnen, Fred Kizito, Deborah Bossio)....Pages 37-57 Towards Optimizing the Performance and Cost-Effectiveness of Farm Pond Technology for Small-Scale Irrigation in Semi-arid Farming Systems (Stephen N. Ngigi)....Pages 59-76 The Promise of Flood-Based Farming Systems in Arid and Semi-arid Areas (Matthijs Kool, Frank van Steenbergen, Abraham Mehari Haile, Yasir Mohamed Abbas, Eyasu Hagos)....Pages 77-94 Adaptations in Water Harvesting Technologies for Enhancing Food Security and Livelihood: A Multi-country Study in Sub-Saharan Africa (D. Snelder, F. Kahimba, O. Korodjouma, A. Abebe, E. Oughton, L. Bunclark et al.)....Pages 95-119 Roads: Instruments for Rainwater Harvesting, Food Security and Climate Resilience in Arid and Semi-arid Areas (Frank van Steenbergen, Kifle Woldearegay, Marta Agujetas Perez, Kebede Manjur, Mohammed Abdullah Al-Abyadh)....Pages 121-144 Front Matter ....Pages 145-145 Fostering the Use of Rainwater for Off-Season Small-Scale Irrigation in Arid and Semi-arid Areas of Ethiopia (Belay Simane, Taffa Tulu, Amare Lantideru, Desalegn Dawit)....Pages 147-158 Fostering the Use of Rainwater for Off-Season Small-Scale Irrigation in Arid and Semi-arid Areas of Kenya (Nicholas Oguge, Francis Oremo)....Pages 159-174 Rainwater Harvesting Options to Support Off-Season Small-Scale Irrigation in Arid and Semi-arid Areas of Zimbabwe (Menas Wuta, George Nyamadzawo, Blessing Nyamasoka, Rumbidzai Nyawasha, Grace Matayaya, Raymond Nazare et al.)....Pages 175-197 Improving the Efficiency of Runoff Pond System for Supplementary Irrigation in Arid and Semi-arid Areas of Kenya (Alex Raymonds Oduor, Maimbo Malesu Mabanga)....Pages 199-213 Low-Tech Irrigation Strategies for Smallholder Vegetable Farmers in Kenya (Silke Stöber, Caroline Moraza, Lucas Zahl, Esther Kagai)....Pages 215-233 Rainwater Harvesting Irrigation—A Strategic Measure for Integrated Rural Development in the Dry Mountainous Areas of Gansu Province, China (Qiang Zhu, John Gould)....Pages 235-257 Benefits and Challenges of Dugout Rainwater Harvesting Ponds in Tigray Region, Ethiopia (Gebremedhin Berhane)....Pages 259-280 Innovative Rainwater Harvesting Technologies for Pastoralists in Arid and Semi-arid Areas: A Case Study in Oromiya Region, Ethiopia (Alemayehu Haddis)....Pages 281-301 The ‘Majaluba’ Rice Production System: A Rainwater Harvesting ‘Bright Spot’ in Tanzania (John Gowing, Lisa Bunclark, Henry Mahoo, Frederick Kahimba)....Pages 303-321 Fostering the Adoption of In Situ Rainwater Harvesting for Food Security in Rwenzori Region, Uganda (James W. Kisekka, Nasser Kinaalwa, Evelyne Busingye, Maarten Onneweer)....Pages 323-341 Management of Rainwater Resources for Rehabilitation of Degraded Lands in Arid and Semi-arid Region of Southern Pakistan (Sahibzada Irfanullah Khan)....Pages 343-357 Rainwater Management to Restore Ecosystems and Foster Food Production: A Case Study in the Semiarid Region of Minas Gerais in Brazil (Norma Angélica Hernández-Bernal)....Pages 359-377 Lessons Learned in the Replication and Scaling-up of Rainwater Harvesting Technologies in Arid and Semi-arid Areas: A Case Study of Kilifi County, Kenya (Charles Kipkorir Songok, Paul Kimeu, James Kamunge, Raphael Ngumbi, Lotome Chammah, Christine Adiema et al.)....Pages 379-392