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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Performance Determinants of Irrigators Associations in National Irrigation Systems in Bicol, the Philippines: An Analysis
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January 1, 1995U.S. Agency for International Development
A major problem perennially faced by an agricultural economy like the Philippines is low agricultural productivity. With the scarcity of agricultural land that can be additionally cultivated, the country's thrust therefore is towards maximizing productivity in this sector to adequately feed...Read more
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Philippines, East Asia and PacificIrrigation Management for Diversified Cropping in Rice-Based Systems in The Philippines
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January 1, 1992U.S. Agency for International Development
AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION IS evolving as an attractive alternative in agricultural development due to declining worldwide commodity prices of staple crops, particularly rice, instability and unsustainability of agricultural production systems based on single crops, and declining income of the...Read more
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Philippines, East Asia and PacificExperiences With Organizing Irrigators Associations: a Case Study from the Magat River Irrigation Project in the Philippines
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January 1, 1987U.S. Agency for International Development
Most water users associations organized in large systems are found only at the turnout level. Few irrigation system managers have ventured to organize water users associations above the turnout level. As a result, farmers are seldom given the opportunity to participate in the preparation of water...Read more
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Philippines, East Asia and PacificStudy of Operation and Maintenance Problems in Irrigation: The Philippine Case
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January 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper is an attempt to get a better understanding about the problems of operating and maintaining National Irrigation Systems. The methodology involved gathering information on two levels - at the national level and at the system level. National level information were taken from secondary...Read more
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Philippines, East Asia and PacificComparative Advantages of Axial - Flow Pumps Over Centrifugal Pumps for Low - Lift Irrigation
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February 7, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
Centrifugal pumps are commonly used in the Philippines for low-lift irrigation whereas axial-flow pumps have proven more acceptable in Thailand and Vietnam. This study compares centrifugal and axial-flow pumps in terms of performance and cost. The pumping efficiency of the axial-flow pump is...Read more
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Philippines, East Asia and PacificReport of a Planning Workshop on Irrigation Water Management
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January 1, 1980U.S. Agency for International Development
Irrigation expansion has become vital to agricultural development in the major rice-growing countries over the last 10-15 years. As part of its efforts to increase irrigation efficiency and eliminate the technical, economic, and socio-institutional problems that impede rice production, the...Read more
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Philippines, East Asia and PacificWater Management in Philippine Irrigation Systems, Research and Operations
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January 1, 1973U.S. Agency for International Development
PRESENTS 18 PAPERS READ AT THE WATER MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP HELD IN DECEMBER, 1972, BY THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE. THEY DEAL WITH SOIL-PLANT-WATER RELATIONSHIPS, SYSTEM AND PILOT PROJECT OPERATIONS, TECHNICAL PROBLEMS, ECONOMIC PROBLEMS, AND THE...Read more
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Philippines, East Asia and PacificAccelerated Agricultural Project: Training Program Review, National Irrigation Administration, the Philippines
U.S. Agency for International Development
The overall intention of the team is to provide specific, useful, and readily implementable suggestions. Recommendations are intended to provide ways to move a function now in place, with a history and momentum, toward increased excellence. This should be done without major disruption and without...Read more
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Philippines, East Asia and PacificUN-Water Country Brief: Philippines
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June 1, 2013U.S. Department of State
A data-rich water national snapshot that serves as an easy reference of aggregated national information for decision makers.Read more
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