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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Formal and Informal Water Management Systems: Cultivation Meetings and Water Deliveries in Two Sri Lankan Irrigation Schemes
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December 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper details an extensive study of the way in which water is allocated and managed in the Gal Oya and Kaudulla Tank Irrigation Schemes. In this paper they compare and contrast their experiences during the dry season and by focusing on the cultivation meetings.Read more
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Sri Lanka, South East AsiaDiagnostic Analysis of Five Deep Tubewell Irrigation Systems in Joydebpur, Bangladesh
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October 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development, Colorado State University
The major objective of this field oriented training program was to provide the participants with an understanding of the interdisciplinary method of investing existing irrigation systems. This program involved 26 professionals from the fields of irrigation engineering, agronomy, sociology and...Read more
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South East AsiaLocal Organization for Irrigation in Bangladesh
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August 15, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
Agriculture in Bangladesh has not, for the most part, traditionally involved irrigation; traditional irrigation methods, where used, have relied on surface water to supplement rainfall and have been carried out by individual farmer with little or no need to coordinate these activities with other...Read more
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South East AsiaBangladesh Small-Scale Irrigation
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April 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
The Small Scale Irrigation Project in Bangladesh is an example of a project which could not fail, but, due to a variety of institutional shortcomings, almost did. So concludes this evaluation of the project, which was initiated in 1976 to provide hand tube wells (HTW's) to small farmers in...Read more
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South East AsiaIrrigation Development Options and Investment Strategies for the 1980'S: Sri Lanka
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September 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development, Colorado State University
Rather than explicitly considering irrigation development options, this paper identifies the problems facing Sri Lanka's irrigation sector and offers recommendations for their resolution. First, the Government of Sri Lanka has not given sufficient attention to the role of irrigation in future...Read more
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Sri Lanka, South East AsiaOrganization as a Strategic Resource in Irrigation Development: a Conference Report
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January 1, 1982U.S. Agency for International Development
This document examines several important recurring problems discussed at the Conference of Asian Irrigation (1982) including: (1) the flow of communication between local water user associations and the agency about project plans and implementation procedures have been inadequate; (2) local groups...Read more
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South East AsiaUtilization of Local Councils for Improvement of On-Farm Water Management in Pakistan
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November 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development
Reports on feasibility of a proposed subproject of the On-Farm Water Management project to upgrade the institutional and technical capacities of District Councils in Pakistan to administer canal irrigation associations. A historical review of changing government jurisdictions and local...Read more
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Pakistan, South East AsiaIrrigation Development Options and Investment Strategies for the 1980'S: Bangladesh
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May 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development, Colorado State University
A brief history of A.I.D. irrigation projects in Bangladesh prefaces this analysis of development options (e.g., irrigated vs. rain fed farming, expansion vs. intensification of irrigation) and investment strategies (e.g., direct and indirect funding) for A.I.D. involvement during the 1980's...Read more
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South East AsiaIrrigation Development Options and Investment Strategies for the 1980'S: Pakistan
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May 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development, Colorado State University
Due to poorly maintained public watercourses and inadequate field ditches, water conveyance and application efficiencies are low in Pakistan's Indus Basin, the world's largest continuous irrigation system. This paper reports a study team's findings and recommendations for improving...Read more
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Pakistan, South East AsiaIrrigation Development Options and Investment Strategies for the 1980'S: Nepal
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March 1, 1981U.S. Agency for International Development, Colorado State University
The irrigation development options and investment strategies available to A.I.D. in Nepal's hill country are assessed. First, review of development options concludes in favor of irrigation system improvement over expansion and of small- over large-scale projects. Considerable effort should be...Read more
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