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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IWMI Research Report: Pedaling Out of Poverty: Social Impact of a Manual Irrigation Technology in South Asia
iDE
This paper offers an assessment of the social impact of treadle pump technology for manual irrigation in eastern India, the Nepal Terai, and Bangladesh, South Asia's so-called "poverty square."...Read more
Optimum Control of Irrigation Water Application
U.S. Agency for International Development
The problem of controlling soil water within the root zone of irrigated crops to minimize the expected loss is examined. Control is obtained by the amount and timing of irrigations to replenish the soil water reservoir depleted by the crop's water consumption. Actual evapotranspiration rates...Read more
Comparison of Photovoltaic Pumps With Wind, Diesel, Animal and Human Pumping Systems for Irrigation
U.S. Agency for International Development
A global project to assess the viability of solar pumping was undertaken by IT Power/Halcrow for the UNDP/world Bank in the period 1979 to 1983. One of the principal objectives of the second phase of the work (1981-1983) was to examine in detail the economic viability of solar pumps, compared with...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaRecurring Cost of Irrigation to Asia: Operation and Maintenance
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report includes a synthesis of four studies done by local consultants in four Asian countries. The studies in Sri Lanka, Nepal, and the Philippines were country wide studies focusing primarily on government irrigation systems. The study in India was restricted to government projects in the...Read more
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South East AsiaNeglected Opportunities in Irrigation
U.S. Agency for International Development
This article considers two different programs which attempt to improve water use and management in eastern India. One concerns the Hirukud project, which irrigates 282,000 acres in the Sambalpur district of Orissa; the other is in the Raipur district, just west of Sambalpur in Madhaya Pradesh. Both...Read more
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India, South East AsiaUN-Water Country Brief: Chile
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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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ChileUN-Water Country Brief: Guyana
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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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GuyanaUN-Water Country Brief: Mexico
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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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MexicoUN-Water Country Brief: The Gambia
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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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Gambia, TheUN-Water Country Brief: Tanzania
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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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