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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Small Scale Irrigation Management: Amendment No. 1
Published:
March 1, 1995U.S. Agency for International Development
The goal of SSIMP is to expand agricultural production by diversifying production, increasing cropping intensity and improving water reliability. The project purpose was originally stated as: to design and apply irrigation technologies and management systems in support of diversified cropping...Read more
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Indonesia, East Asia and PacificServices of Provincial Irrigation Offices to Communal Irrigation Systems in Western Visayas, the Philippines
Published:
January 1, 1995U.S. Agency for International Development
With NIA's efforts toward institutional development and turnover of irrigation systems, donor-assisted irrigation projects in the recent past have included the development of Irrigators' Associations and irrigation management transfer as major components in project implementation. This...Read more
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Philippines, East Asia and PacificPolicy Alternatives for Pump Irrigation in Indonesia
Published:
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 PacificManagement Turnover of a Pump Irrigation System in The Philippines: The Farmer'S Way
Published:
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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Philippines, East Asia and PacificFinal Report: AWO Irrigation Project Environmental Assessment
Published:
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 PacificRain-fed Resources Development Project: Project Assistance Completion Report
Published:
January 1, 1991U.S. Agency for International Development
PACR for a project (9/82-9/91) to support community-based land and water management in upland forest, rain fed agricultural areas, and coastal zones in the Philippines. The project was divided into two cycles. Cycle I (1983-86) was mainly institution building for resource monitoring, policy...Read more
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Philippines, East Asia and PacificFinal Report: Salomekko Irrigation Project Environmental Assessment
Published:
December 1, 1990U.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. This report also assesses possible negative impacts of the environment on the function and efficiency of the project. Once harmful...Read more
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Indonesia, East Asia and PacificFinal Report: Batujai Kiri Irrigation Project Environmental Assessment
Published:
December 1, 1990U.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. This report also assesses possible negative impacts of the environment on the function and efficiency of the project. Once harmful...Read more
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Indonesia, East Asia and PacificProject Completion Report of the Mae Nam Prachantakham Irrigation Project
Published:
April 1, 1989U.S. Agency for International Development
In order to expand paddy production, several measures have
been undertaken including the introduction of high yielding
varieties of paddy seeds, introduction of modern technology . and expanding the areas under irrigation. The major component of the project works consists of the construction of a...Read more
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Thailand, East Asia and PacificProject Loan Agreement between the Republic of Indonesia and the United States of America for Small Scale Irrigation Management
Published:
August 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
The project loan agreement between Indonesia and the United States for small scale irrigation management. Read more
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