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 System Operations Intensity and Relative Water Supply: the Asian Case
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March 1, 1988U.S. Agency for International Development
In order to perform satisfactorily, an irrigation system should be able to maintain an appropriate balance among the objectives of productivity, equate and efficiency. This report delves into the management of irrigation systems.Read more
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East Asia and PacificProceedings of the Forum on the Performance of Irrigated Agriculture in Africa
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March 1, 1988U.S. Agency for International Development
This report contains a number of different reports on the topic of irrigated agriculture in Africa. Delineating the important issue which constrain the performance of irrigated agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa; and strengthening the effectiveness of African irrigation professionals in dealing with...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaBureaucratic and Farmer Participation in Irrigation Development
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March 1, 1988U.S. Agency for International Development
This key objective of this study is to provide services in irrigated regions of the world for improving water management practices in the design and operation of existing and future irrigation projects and give guidance to USAID for selecting and implementing development options and investment...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaMethodologies for Interdisciplinary Diagnosis of Irrigation Systems: Review and Analysis of the Methodologies Used for Irrigation System Diagnosis Under the Water Management Synthesis II Project
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March 1, 1988U.S. Agency for International Development
This program was an effort to synthesize the understanding of personnel from the managiing universities into an integrated perspective for application in improving irrigation water management around the world. One part of this program was to synthesize understanding about diagnosis of irrigation...Read more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaManagement - Focused Improvement of Irrigated Agriculture
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March 1, 1988U.S. Agency for International Development
Water control for improved management at the project level has been battered through a series of efforts. The understanding gathered through field studies was used to develop a design and management approach for level basins to improve farmer management of these field irrigation systems. This...Read more
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East Asia and PacificImproving the Management of Irrigated Agriculture: a Methodology for Diagnostic Analysis
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March 1, 1988U.S. Agency for International Development
Diagnostic analysis is a key strategy for improving the performance of irrigated agriculture in a number of countries, especially Pakistan, Egypt, India, and Sri Lanka. Analysis is an interdisciplinary field study of an irrigation system to understand the performance of the system and make...Read more
Working Paper: Improving Public Policies and Programs for Small-Scale Irrigation Development in Asia
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March 1, 1988U.S. Agency for International Development
What is needed to improve the public policies and programs aimed at building new and rehabilitating existing small-scale irrigation systems? The present paper utilizes a variety of experiences from Asian settings to provide a policy framework and an overall program approach to this question...Read more
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East Asia and PacificSmall-Scale Irrigation -- a Foundation for Rural Growth in Zimbabwe: Report of the Zimbabwe Joint Field Workshop
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February 1, 1988U.S. Agency for International Development
Successful small-scale irrigation can provide employment and generate income in rural areas and thus can provide a foundation for rural development and growth. This report investigated a range of small-scale irrigation schemes in Zimbabwe, the results of the workshop with findings and...Read more
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Zimbabwe, Sub-Saharan 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 AfricaNiger Irrigation Scheme Case Studies
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December 1, 1987U.S. Agency for International Development
This key objective of this study is to provide services in irrigated regions of the world for improving water management practices in the design and operation of existing and future irrigation projects and give guidance to USAID for selecting and implementing development options and investment...Read more
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