Completed Projects

Agricultural Model inter-comparison and Improvement Project: Impacts of climate variability and change on maize productivity, income and food security of smallholder farmers in Eastern Africa

Completed Projects, Research Projects

Project summary: As population increases and climate changes, agricultural productivity improvement demands new approaches which,...

Raising irrigation productivity and releasing water for intersectoral needs (RIPARWIN)

Completed Projects, Research Projects

Project goal: “Improved Availability of Water for Sustainable Food Production and Rural Development”. Project purpose:...

Approaches for Linking Rainwater Harvesting Systems to Road Drainage (P 117)

Completed Projects, Research Projects

Project summary: The project was developed to test practical demonstrations on (i) simple methods based...

Development of Methodology for Identifying Potential Sites for Rainwater Harvesting (P113)

Completed Projects, Research Projects

Background In most semi-arid areas, studies have shown that only a small fraction of rainwater...

R8088a: Promotion of and support to the use of the Parched Thirst Model v2.1 in East Africa, and development of version 2.2

Completed Projects, Ongoing Projects, Research Projects

Project summary This project aimed to develop further and to promote the use of the...

Improvement of Soil Fertility Management Practices in Rainwater Harvesting Systems (R8115)

Completed Projects, Ongoing Projects, Research Projects

Project summary This project aimed to improve the productivity of water by providing extension messages...

Smallholder Systems Innovations (SSI)

Completed Projects, Ongoing Projects, Research Projects

Background The Smallholder Systems Innovations (SSI) programme was an applied research initiative which started in...

Improving management of common pool resources in rainwater harvesting systems (R8116)

Completed Projects, Research Projects

Project summary The project aimed to  improve  the  capacity of institutions and the ability of...

Enhancing Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture and Water Resources in the Greater Horn of Africa (ECAW)

Completed Projects, Research Projects

Main and Specific Objectives The overall objective of the project is to “improve capacity of...

Spurring a Transformation for Agriculture through Remote Sensing (STARS)

Completed Projects, Research Projects

Background Remote-sensing and spatial information systems are revolutionizing agriculture but there  are  significant  barriers   to  ...

Investigation of the performance of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and Rodent Ecology and Prevalence of Zoonotic Diseases under SRI Traditional Rice Growing Systems in Tanzania

Completed Projects, Research Projects

Project summary: The research aims to investigate the performance of SRI in Tanzania; and to...

Water Harvesting Technologies Revisited: Potentials for Innovations, Improvements and Upscaling in Sub- Saharan Africa (WHaTeR)

Completed Projects, Research Projects

Project summary: The WHaTeR project aimed to contribute to the development of appropriate water harvesting...