Measuring Impact

Research that works for developing countries and Australia

 

Land and Water Resources

Research Program Manager: Dr Christian Roth
email: roth@aciar.gov.au

The major objective of natural resources management research supported by ACIAR is to contribute to food security and wealth by enhancing long-term productivity, management and conservation of land and water resources in developing countries and Australia. The Land and Water Resources program concentrates on increasing water productivity through innovative technical interventions, applied at scales ranging from farm to irrigation scheme or catchment level, as well as through water policy interventions. The geographic focus of the program is South Asia (Pakistan, India and Bangladesh) and China.

Current Projects

LWR/2001/014 - Improving water resource management in India's agriculture: Search for effective institutional arrangements and policy frameworks

LWR/2001/048 - Legumes and reduced tillage for rice and maize based cropping in the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK)

LWR/2002/032 - Integrated manure nutrient management in soybean/wheat cropping systems on vertisols in Madhya Pradesh and Queensland

LWR/2002/034 - Refinement and adoption of permanent raised bed technology for the irrigated maize-wheat cropping system in Pakistan

LWR/2002/094 - Promotion of conservation agriculture using permanent raised beds in irrigated cropping in the Hexi Corridor, Gansu, China

LWR/2002/100 - Water harvesting and better cropping systems for the benefit of small farmers in watersheds of the East India Plateau

LWR/2003/026 - Water allocation in the Krishna River Basin to improve water productivity in agriculture

LWR/2003/039 - Improving the management of water and nitrogen fertiliser for agricultural profitability, water quality and reduced nitrous oxide emissions in China and Australia

LWR/2004/033 - Zero-tillage rice establishment and crop-weed dynamics in rice and wheat cropping systems in India and Australia

LWR/2004/035 - Technology for direct drilling into rice and other heavy stubbles in Pakistan and Australia

LWR/2005/001 - Addressing constraints to pulses in cereals-based cropping systems, with particular reference to poverty alleviation in north-western Bangladesh

LWR/2005/144 - Optimising canal and groundwater management to assist water user associations in maximising crop production and managing salinisation

LWR/2005/146 - Expanding the area for Rabi-season cropping in southern Bangladesh

LWR/2006/073 - Assessing the feasibility of farmers managing climate related crop production risk in Andhra Pradesh, India

LWR/2006/124 - Fine-tuning the Happy Seeder technology for adoption in northwest India

LWR/2006/132 - Policy instruments to address air pollution issues in agriculture - Implications for Happy Seeder technology adoption in India

LWR/2007/191 - Improving farmer livelihoods through efficient use of resources in crop-livestock farming systems in western China

LWR/2008/015 - Developing options to mainstream climate adaptation into farming systems in Cambodia, Laos, Bangladesh and India