Understanding farmers’ adaptation to water scarcity: a case study from the western Nile Delta, Egypt

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cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystems
cg.coverage.countryEgypt
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2EG
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionNorthern Africa
cg.creator.identifierFrançois Molle: 0000-0001-5748-8770
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5337/2015.200
cg.identifier.wlethemeLand and Water Productivity
cg.river.basinNILE
dc.contributor.authorGhazouani, Wafa
dc.contributor.authorMolle, Francois
dc.contributor.authorSwelam, A.
dc.contributor.authorRap, Edwin
dc.contributor.authorAbdo, A.
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-30T13:44:10Zen
dc.date.available2015-04-30T13:44:10Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/65357
dc.titleUnderstanding farmers’ adaptation to water scarcity: a case study from the western Nile Delta, Egypten
dcterms.abstractThis study was undertaken to analyze farmers’ adaption to water scarcity in the command area of a secondary canal in the Nile Delta of Egypt. The results revealed that farmers’ responses were driven by a multiplicity of factors, beyond water scarcity or profit maximization. These additional factors include food security of the family, risk management, social capital and history of farmers, and most unexpectedly the collective dimension of crop choice. The findings of this study expose the limitations of projects, modeling exercises or policy recommendations that are too often based on the oversimplified view of profit maximization as the basis of farming system dynamics.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2014
dcterms.bibliographicCitationGhazouani, Wafa [IWMI]; Molle, Francois [IWMI]; Swelam, A.; Rap, Edwin [IWMI]; Abdo, A. [NARS]; 2014. Understanding farmers’ adaptation to water scarcity: a case study from the western Nile Delta, Egypt. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 31p. (IWMI Research Report 160) 10.5337/2015.200en
dcterms.issued2014
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherInternational Water Management Institute
dcterms.subjectwater scarcityen
dcterms.subjectwater availabilityen
dcterms.subjectdeltasen
dcterms.subjectcanalsen
dcterms.subjectfarmersen
dcterms.subjectadaptationen
dcterms.subjectconflicten
dcterms.subjectcrop managementen
dcterms.subjectyieldsen
dcterms.subjectirrigation wateren
dcterms.subjectirrigated farmingen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjectdrainage wateren
dcterms.subjectpumpsen
dcterms.subjectcost benefit analysisen
dcterms.subjectprofitabilityen
dcterms.subjectcase studiesen
dcterms.typeReport

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