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
Supplemental Irrigation
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September 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
On August 31, 1988 a Project Agreement was signed between USAID and the Ministry of Economic Affairs on behalf of the Government of Morocco to build 10 Supplemental Irrigation Systems in rain fed areas. The main outputs of the Project were to be 10 small dams in the region where USAID was already...Read more
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Morocco, Middle East and North AfricaNinth Amendment to Grant Agreement Between The Arab Republic of Egypt and The United States of America for Irrigation Management Systems
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September 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this is to increase agricultural output with improved systems, increase efficiency of water delivery and use in agriculture, and improve equity among farmers. RIIP will plan, design, and construct improved, operationally efficient irrigation systems. It builds on the experience of...Read more
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Middle East and North AfricaIrrigation Management Systems [IMS]: Amendment No. 3
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August 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
To date, AGR/ILD has taken action on the conditionality and the directed evaluation. The II P component evaluation will occur in mid August 1993 and will address concerns such as cost/benefit of the II P component given the large reduction in targeted area, direct impact on the farmer,...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep., Middle East and North AfricaIrrigation Systems Management -- Command Water Management Component
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August 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
Summarizes attached final evaluation (XD-ABG-919-A) of the command water management (CWM) component of the Irrigation Systems Management Project in India. The CWM component was to provide the basis for relevant agencies to cooperate with water users in better matching available irrigation water...Read more
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Middle East and North AfricaPolicy Alternatives for Pump Irrigation in Indonesia
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May 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
With more than 5 million ha of land now irrigated, the rapid expansion of gravity irrigation in Indonesia is over. But the government still faces the problem of extending irrigated agriculture to the poorer and drier areas of eastern Indonesia. This study assesses past and present experience with...Read more
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Indonesia, East Asia and PacificIrrigation Systems Management Project, Phase II, Project Number 391-0467: Report on End-of-Project Workshop, Pearl Continental Hotel, Bhurban, [Pakistan], 18-19 April 1993
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April 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
An End-of-Project Workshop for the Irrigation Systems Management Project - Phase II (ISM-II) was held on April 18 and 19, 1993 at the Pearl-Continental Hotel in Bhurban near Murree. The purpose of this workshop was to elicit comments, evaluations, and recommendations from officials of the PIDs and...Read more
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Pakistan, South East AsiaIrrigation Management Systems Project: Review and Planning Workshop, April 1-4, 1993, Port Said, Egypt
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April 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
The Irrigation Management Systems (IMS) Project is at a critical transition point. in anticipation of the scheduled completion date of 1995, the ten component activities must increase their level of coordination and cooperation in order to ensure that the units can be successfully assimilated into...Read more
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Middle East and North AfricaHelmand-Arghandab Valley Irrigation System -- a Change Assessment: 1973-1990
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February 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
The Helmand-Arghandab Valley irrigation system in southern Afghanistan is one of the country's most important capital resources. Prior to the civil and military conflict that has engulfed Afghanistan for more than 15 years, land irrigated by the system produced a large proportion of the...Read more
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Afghanistan, South East AsiaIrrigation Water Cost Recovery in Egypt: Determination of Water Costs
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January 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
This study addresses the problem of identifying incremental operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation (OM&R) expenditures needed to raise the performance of the water delivery system in Egypt to DO adequate level. Emphasis is placed on developing a procedure for allocating the costs of the...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep., Middle East and North AfricaManagement Turnover of a Pump Irrigation System in The Philippines: The Farmer'S Way
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January 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
The Philippines' National Irrigation Administration (NIA) of the Philippines has piloted and implemented several approaches to organizing farmers to undertake management responsibilities for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of irrigation systems. in 1983, NIA piloted a new approach...Read more
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