The use of computer simulation to assess the suitability of RWH Technology interventions in Semi-arid Tanzania
| dc.contributor.author | Gowing, J.W | |
| dc.contributor.author | Youngr, M.D.B | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rwehumbiza, F. B. R. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-12-12T05:46:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-12-12T05:46:14Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1999 | |
| dc.description | Tanzania Journal of Agricultural Sciences 1999, Vol. 2(2) : pp 227-238 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Experimental research into suil-water management, whether un a research statiun or on fanners' fields, is necessarily restricted to ,spec'ijic sites over limited time illtervals. Meaningful extrapolation is a problem. With this in mind,.·the SUA-Newcastle RWH project pursued a twin-track approach in which the experimental. effOlt .. was lillked.to the development of a simulatioll model, which was designed to assess the suitability of RWH technology intervelltions for allY Ilew site. The simulation model is briefly described (lIzd typical examples of its use as a toul for agrotechnology transfer are presented. The interface is user-friendly alld the n;.odel itself is designed to work with readily available site data. Long-term simulation at a new site C(llZ be easily achieved to permit evaluation of averagepeljOl:mance and/or variability and risk. The yield-gap ullder existing practice can be evaluated alungside predicted peljormance under improved practice. Examples of the application of the model are givell for a maize cropping system and for a rain-fed rice cropping system in two different regions of Tanz(llzia. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0856 668X | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/1870 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Simulation | en_US |
| dc.subject | RWH | en_US |
| dc.subject | Semi-arid | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tanzania | en_US |
| dc.title | The use of computer simulation to assess the suitability of RWH Technology interventions in Semi-arid Tanzania | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |