Restructuring Land Allocation, Water Use and Agricultural Value Chains : Technologies, Policies and Practices for the Lower Amudarya Region

Main description: Open Access - frei verfügbare elektronische Ausgabe Dieses Werk ist als Open Access-Publikation im Sinne der Creative Commons-Lizenz BY-NC-ND International 4.0 ("Namensnennung - Nicht kommerziell - Keine Bearbeitungen ") unter der DOI 10.14220/9783737003742 erschienen. Um eine Kopie dieser Lizenz zu sehen, besuchen Sie http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. Central Asia underwent an agricultural transformation in the 20th century that was neither efficient nor sustainable. There is a need for innovations that will remedy these deficits by reversing environmental degradation and ensuring poverty alleviation. This book provides science-based findings and recommendations for restructuring land and water use and agricultural value chains to enable ecologically and economically sound practices that increase resource use efficiency, rehabilitate ecosystem functions, and enhance rural incomes. Innovations were designed in concert with stakeholders. The prospective benefits are shown for the Khorezm region, part of the lower Amudarya region, Uzbekistan, but the findings can be extrapolated to regions facing similar agro-ecological challenges.; Promotional text: Central Asia underwent an agricultural transformation in the 20th century that was neither efficient nor sustainable. This book provides science-based findings and recommendations for restructuring land and water use and agricultural value chains to enable ecologically and economically sound practices that increase resource use efficiency, rehabilitate ecosystem functions, and enhance rural incomes. The prospective benefits are shown for the Khorezm region, part of the lower Amudarya region, Uzbekistan, but the findings can be extrapolated to regions facing similar agro-ecological challenges.; Biographical note: Prof Dr Asia Khamzina is a member of staff at the Center for Development Research (ZEF) at the University of Bonn. Dr John P.A. Lamers is a member of staff at the Center for Development Research (ZEF) at the University of Bonn. Dr. Inna Rudenko is a member of staff at the Center for Development Research (ZEF) at the University of Bonn. Prof Dr Paul L.G. Vlek is a member of staff at the Center for Development Research (ZEF) at the University of Bonn Main description: Open Access - frei verfügbare elektronische Ausgabe Dieses Werk ist als Open Access-Publikation im Sinne der Creative Commons-Lizenz BY-NC-ND International 4.0 ("Namensnennung - Nicht kommerziell - Keine Bearbeitungen ") unter der DOI 10.14220/9783737003742 erschienen. Um eine Kopie dieser Lizenz zu sehen, besuchen Sie http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. Central Asia underwent an agricultural transformation in the 20th century that was neither efficient nor sustainable. There is a need for innovations that will remedy these deficits by reversing environmental degradation and ensuring poverty alleviation. This book provides science-based findings and recommendations for restructuring land and water use and agricultural value chains to enable ecologically and economically sound practices that increase resource use efficiency, rehabilitate ecosystem functions, and enhance rural incomes. Innovations were designed in concert with stakeholders. The prospective benefits are shown for the Khorezm region, part of the lower Amudarya region, Uzbekistan, but the findings can be extrapolated to regions facing similar agro-ecological challenges.; Promotional text: Central Asia underwent an agricultural transformation in the 20th century that was neither efficient nor sustainable. This book provides science-based findings and recommendations for restructuring land and water use and agricultural value chains to enable ecologically and economically sound practices that increase resource use efficiency, rehabilitate ecosystem functions, and enhance rural incomes. The prospective benefits are shown for the Khorezm region, part of the lower Amudarya region, Uzbekistan, but the findings can be extrapolated to regions facing similar agro-ecological challenges.; Biographical note: Prof Dr Asia Khamzina is a member of staff at the Center for Development Research (ZEF) at the University of Bonn. Dr John P.A. Lamers is a member of staff at the Center for Development Research (ZEF) at the University of Bonn. Dr. Inna Rudenko is a member of staff at the Center for Development Research (ZEF) at the University of Bonn. Prof Dr Paul L.G. Vlek is a member of staff at the Center for Development Research (ZEF) at the University of Bonn