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Agriculture

ADB recognizes the importance of the agriculture sector in reducing poverty particularly the sector's role in food production and food security. Read about the projects of ADB and other partner organizations that helped provide water to rural farming communities for irrigation and household purposes.
Title Date
A Case of Watershed Development in Andhra Pradesh, India 2002
A Case Study of Micro-Irrigation for Income Generation in Asia 2004
A Promising Path Toward Poverty-Free Countryside 2005/07
Addressing Freshwater Conflicts: The LLDA Experience in Laguna de Bay 2004/11
Addressing Water and Poverty at the Grassroots: A Case Study of Area Water Partnerships and Women and Water Networks in Pakistan 2006/01
Advance of Deserts Slows But Continues 2006/07
Agricultural Water and Poverty Linkages: Case Studies on Large and Small Systems [ PDF ] 2004
Building Gender-Responsive Water user Associations in Nepal 2004
Canal Rehabilitation a Boon for Small Farmers 2005/10
Demonstrating the Promise of Drip 2005/07
Desalination Project Enables More Fruitful Harvests 2006/04
Disputes Beneath the Surface of Bang Pakong 2005/04
Drip Irrigation to Prevent Water Shortages 2007/09
Drought Relief in Uzbekistan [ PDF ] 2004
Farmers, Scientists Push for Aral-Friendly Cotton Variety 2006/08
Forests Rising at Bottom of Aral Sea 2006/07
India's Management Transfer Scheme Begins Irrigation Reforms 2005/07
Integrated Management of Water, Forest and Land Resources in Nepal: Opportunities for Improved Livelihood [ PDF ] 2004
Integrated Water Resources Management: Practical Experiences and Successful Lessons in Bac Kan Province, Vietnam 2002
Integrated Watershed Management through People's Participation in Upper Mae Yom, Phayao Province, Thailand 2002
Irrigation Infrastructures for Improving Agricultural Production 2006/05
Irrigation Water Rights: Options for Pro-Poor Reform 2004/11
Let the River Run: Irrigating the Fields of Kabulnan, Philippines [ PDF ] 2004
People's Irrigation Communities (Muang Fai) Conservation and Development Project at Mae Klang Sub-River Basin 2002
Picking Up The Pieces: Tamil Nadu Farming After The Tsunami 2005/01
Plans to Increase Investment in Irrigation Unveiled 2006/07
Poverty Reduction Gets a Boost in Bac Ninh 2005/03
Restoring Community-Based Water Systems to Alleviate Poverty in Southern Baluchistan, Pakistan 2002
Rice Science Advances Reforms 2008/10
Scientists Find Ways to Live With Salinity 2006/05
Study Uncovers What Makes Irrigation Initiatives Pro-Poor 2005/07
Turning Local Wisdom Into Hydropower Solutions 2008/01
Upstream, Downstream 2004/08
Villagers Lend Hand to Revive Historical Legacy 2006/02
Water, Health, and Poverty Linkages: A Case Study from Sri Lanka 2002
Women Take the Field: Participatory Water Resources Development for Agriculture 2007/08

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