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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Irrigation 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 AfricaProcedure for Evaluating the Cost of Lifting Water for Irrigation in Egypt
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August 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado 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 DevelopmentColorado 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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Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North AfricaOptimal Design of Border Irrigation Systems
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June 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
A procedure combining simulation and mathematical programming to derive an optimal irrigation system design given scarce resources is described. A hydraulics simulation model for surface irrigation was used to develop relationships between water requirement efficiency and the system design...Read more
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Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North AfricaConsiderations of Various. Soil Properties for the Irrigation Management of Vertisols
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May 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Most of the irrigated soils of the Nile River Delta are classified by the U.S. Soil Taxonomy as vertisols. For proper irrigation management, the extensive cracking exhibited by these soils upon drying requires an understanding of how crack formations affect, among other factors, infiltration,...Read more
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