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
Irrigation System Improvement By Simulation and Optimization, Pt. 2: Application
Published:
January 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development, Colorado State University
Results are presented of a test, made on a 3.17-ha wheat farm in Pakistan, of a mathematical model for evaluating irrigation system improvement alternatives. In developing the model, water conveyance, application, and water use subsystem models were calibrated with data from the test site...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep., Middle East and North AfricaPlanning Irrigation Improvements in Egypt: the Impact of Policies and Prices on Farm Income and Resource Use
Published:
August 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development, Colorado State University
The most profitable use of resources on a typical Egyptian farm is analyzed in view of resource, institutional, and government policies constraints. The linear programming model of a farm management decision problem, based on an average sized farm found in a survey of 50 farms in Kafr El Sheikh,...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep., Middle East and North AfricaEgypt Water Use and Management Project; Mid-Project Report, V. I, Project Summary, Conclusions and Recommended Pilot Projects for on - Farm Water Management
Published:
September 1, 1980U.S. Agency for International Development, Colorado State University
The purpose of this document is to serve as a progress report for the Egypt Water Use and Management Project, September 1980. The major problems affecting irrigated agriculture in Egypt have been identified and much research has been accomplished. Implementation of meaningful solutions to major...Read more
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