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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Charging for Irrigation Water: The Issues and Options, With a Case Study From Iran
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January 1, 2001U.S. Agency for International Development
Inadequate funding for maintenance of irrigation works and emerging shortages of water are prevalent problems. to combat them, the use of water charges to generate resources for maintenance and to reduce demand is widely advocated. Examples from other utilities and from the domestic/industrial...Read more
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Iran, 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 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 AfricaProject 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 AfricaProject Management Workshop for the Irrigation Management Systems Coordinating Committee
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September 3, 1989U.S. Agency for International Development
Coordination, communication, timely implementation, and avoiding duplication are the major challenges facing the irrigation management system coordination committee.Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep., Middle East and North AfricaEgypt Irrigation Improvement Project
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January 1, 1988U.S. Agency for International Development
This report covers the regional irrigation improvement project, with the goals and objectives being to develop methods and procedures to rehabilitate and improve irrigation systems on Egypt's old lands and to develop capabilities of the staff to undertake a national program to rehabilitate and...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep., Middle East and North AfricaIrrigation Advisory Service Development Plan
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November 1, 1987U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this report is to summarize the current state of the design effort for the Irrigation Advisory Service (IAS) in Egypt. As the efforts to improve the irrigation system in Egypt have evolved, there has been an increasing understanding that one area of critical importance is the...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep., Middle East and North AfricaReview of Irrigation Facilities Operation and Maintenance for Jordan Valley Authority
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November 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
At the invitation of the Jordan Valley Authority (JVA), an A.I.D. consultant team visited the Jordan Valley to conduct a review of irrigation systems operation and maintenance (O&M). The review surveys, and recommends upgrading the main and subsystem O&M of, the irrigation projects in the...Read more
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Jordan, Middle East and North AfricaProcedure for Evaluating the Cost of Lifting Water for Irrigation in Egypt
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August 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development, Colorado State University
An analytical model for assessing alternative water lifting systems in Egypt, designed for use by policymakers, is presented. The procedure computes the cost of lifting water from tertiary delivery canals to farmers' fields on the basis of a combination of 23 variables: economic factors,...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep., Middle East and North AfricaRelation Between Irrigation Water Management and High Water Tables in Egypt
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July 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development, Colorado State University
High water table levels presenting hazards to crop growth were measured at field sites in upper, middle, and lower Egypt. Water table contribution to evapotranspiration was significant at each site. A water balance model of the water table aquifer was used to predict the effect of various...Read more
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