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
Planning 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 AfricaDevelopment of Irrigated Agriculture in the Sahel: Review and Perspectives
Published:
April 1, 1980U.S. Agency for International Development
The strategy and the program had an irrigated farming development component with a double purpose: to assure that part of cereals production would be protected from climatic vagaries and to contribute towards food self-sufficiency by producing part of the crops which require irrigation in the Sahel...Read more
Regional focus:
Middle East and North AfricaMeskene and Tel Tamer Irrigation and Cropping Plan Report
Published:
November 1, 1979U.S. Agency for International Development
This study was performed by USAID as contracted with the Soil Conservation Service for technical services and feasibility studies for a sprinkler irrigation system and cropping plan for the establishment of two cattle dairy farms in Syria. These plans call for the establishment of forage crops and...Read more
Regional focus:
Syrian Arab Republic, Middle East and North AfricaSprinkler Irrigation
Published:
February 1, 1965U.S. Agency for International Development
Sprinkling, as a method of irrigation, has been used for many years and in many parts of the world for the irrigation of nurseries, vegetables and special crops - crops which bring high return per unit of area. Last of the early systems were permanently installed spray lines. 3ince the...Read more
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Libya, Middle East and North AfricaDon't see what you're looking for? You can search USWP member sites, request a resource, or contact the USWP.