Restructuring land allocation, water use and agricultural value chains

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.

Open Access – frei verfugbare 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.

• Contributions by Bernhard Tischbein
• Contributions by Anna-Katharina Hornidge
• Contributions by Dilfuza Djumaeva
• Contributions by Saravanan Subramanian
• Contributions by Anik Bhaduri
• Contributions by Maksud Bekchanov
• Contributions by Utkir Djanibekov
• Contributions by Nodir Djanibekov
• Contributions by Ihtiyor Bobojonov
• Contributions by Peter P. Mollinga
• Contributions by Mehmood Ul Hassan
• Contributions by Akmal Akramkhanov
• Contributions by Mirzakhayot Ibrakhimov
• Contributions by Sebastian Fritsch
• Contributions by Gunther Schorcht
• Contributions by Christopher Conrad
• Contributions by Ahmad M. Manschadi
• Contributions by Krishna Devkota
• Contributions by Mina K. Devkota
• Contributions by Alexandra Conliffe
• Contributions by Ruzumbay A. Eshchanov
• Contributions by Oybek Egamberdiev
• Contributions by Sanjar Davletov
• Contributions by Pulatbay Kamalov
• Contributions by Shirin Babajanova
• Contributions by Usman Khalid Awan
• Contributions by Kristof Van Assche
• Contributions by Christopher Martius
• Contributions by Erkin Ruzibaev
• Contributions by Raj K. Gupta
• Contributions by Fazlullah Akhtar
• Contributions by Elena N. Ginatullina
• Contributions by Laurel Saito
• Contributions by Lisa Atwell
• Contributions by Diana B. Shermetova
• Contributions by Sudeep Chandra
• Contributions by Margaret Shanafield
• Contributions by Dilorom Fayzieva
• Contributions by Teresa Dürbeck
• Contributions by Aziz A. Karimov
• Contributions by Miguel Nino-Zarazua
• Contributions by Benjamin Schraven
• Contributions by Yadira Mori Clement
• Contributions by Kudrat Nurmetov
• Contributions by Anastasiya Shtaltovna
• Contributions by Laurens van Veldhuizen
• Contributions by Evgeniy Botman
• Contributions by Martin Worbes
• Edited by John P. A. Lamers
• Edited by Asia Khamzina
• Edited by Inna Rudenko
• Edited by Paul L. G. Vlek
• Other compilation by Eckart Ehlers