Agriculture
Globally, the agricultural sector consumes about 70% of the planet’s accessible freshwater. Because water is vital for the success of agriculture, proper water management techniques are necessary to meet food and fiber material demands around the world. Resources available here pay special attention to efficient irrigation and sustainable agriculture techniques.
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Agriculture Resources
Crafting Institutions: Self-Governing Irrigation Systems
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January 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
This report outlines an approach to the design of irrigation institutions that is useful to officials in donor agencies, host governments, and other organizations involved in designing irrigation projects in developing countries. The crafting of irrigation institutions is an ongoing process that...Read more
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United StatesProject Assistance Completion Report: Irrigation and Water Management I Project, No. 685-0280
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December 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
PACR of a project (1/86-9/92) to expand and improve village-level irrigated farming in the Bakel zone of the Senegal River Basin and to encourage private sector participation that can be replicated throughout the Basin. the project provided a total of 22 person-years of long-term TA and 20 person-...Read more
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Senegal, Sub-Saharan AfricaEvaluation of The Irrigation Support Project for Asia and The Near East
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November 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
The ISPAN Project was evaluated in the context of evolving needs and strategies in A.I.D. This report, therefore, examines the project by looking at irrigation support within A.I.D.'s move to give greater emphasis to water as a natural resource. This new emphasis considers water with respect...Read more
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Middle East and North AfricaAssessment of Hydraulic Monitoring Equipment Needs of Provincial Irrigation Departments
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August 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
The Irrigation Systems Management, (ISM) Project, Phase-II isdesigned to increase agricultural production of Pakistan byimproving the reliability of water delivery and the equity ofwater distribution throughout the four provinces.Read more
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Pakistan, South East AsiaSeventh Amendment to Grant Agreement Between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the United States of America for Irrigation Management Systems
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July 3, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
This document summarizes projected USAID expenditures by component in chart form. The chart and accompanying agreements are included both in English and Arabic.Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep., Middle East and North AfricaUSAID Assisted Maharashtra Minor Irrigation Project (386-0490): Final Evaluation Report
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July 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose o f the USAID assisted Maharashtra MinorIrrigation Project was to increase irrigation efficiency and net returns from investments with employment increases in ninety minor irrigation projects in the state of Maharashtra.Read more
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India, South East AsiaIrrigation Systems Management II (391-0467): Revised Plan of Work
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July 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
ISM-II is designed to improve operation of irrigation systems bysupporting development of the institutions responsible for system management, namely, the four Provincial Irrigation Departments (PIDs) and the Federal Coordination Cell. As in the initial Plan of Work, this revision will focus on the...Read more
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Pakistan, South East AsiaProject Planning and Implementation Workshop: Irrigation Improvement Program of the Irrigation Management Systems Project, Alexandria, Egypt, November 11-14, 1990
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February 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
The objectives of the HP component are to strengthen PWWR's institutional capacity; to develop a "rational" interdisciplinary approach for planning, designing and implementing the renovation of specific commands; to develop an Irrigation Advisory Service; to organize Water User...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep., Middle East and North AfricaFinal Report: AWO Irrigation Project Environmental Assessment
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January 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
The major objective of this environmental assessment is to inquire whether there are any probable major negative impacts of this irrigation project on the environment. Conversely, this report also assesses possible negative impacts of the environment on the function and efficiency of the project...Read more
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Indonesia, East Asia and PacificThe Context of Small-Scale Integrated Agriculture-Aquaculture Systems in Africa: A Case Study of Malawi
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January 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
This study, supplemented by field surveys, summarizes available literature on aquaculture and the context of aquaculture in Malawi. It provides a national case study of one African context in which small-scale aquaculture has developed and in which integrated systems of agriculture-aquaculture...Read more
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