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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Agriculture Resources

Irrigation Management Research in Sri Lanka: a Review of Selected Literature

Published: 
June 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
In support of A.I.D.'s Irrigation Systems Management Project in Sri Lanka, a select literature review of key irrigation issues was conducted. The review focused on literature since 1978 (the year of Chambers' influential study of water management in Sri Lanka) and describes progress made...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Baskets of Stones: Government Assistance and Development of Local Irrigation in a District of Northern Sumatera

Published: 
March 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
Local irrigation networks built, operated and maintained for the local people rather than state irrigation agencies are prevalent throughout Afia. This research discusses the nature and consequences of state assistance to such local system. Focusing on a single administrative district in the...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Implementing the Irrigation Maintenance and Operations (M & O) Learning Process Regionally or Nationally

Published: 
March 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report examines a maintenance and operations learning process which was developed to provide guidelines that will identify common problems with irrigation systems and to develop solutions that treat the causes of these problems.Read more
Regional focus: 
ThailandEast Asia and Pacific

Irrigation System Operations Intensity and Relative Water Supply: the Asian Case

Published: 
March 1, 1988
U.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
Regional focus: 
East Asia and Pacific

Proceedings of the Forum on the Performance of Irrigated Agriculture in Africa

Published: 
March 1, 1988
U.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
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Bureaucratic and Farmer Participation in Irrigation Development

Published: 
March 1, 1988
U.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
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Methodologies for Interdisciplinary Diagnosis of Irrigation Systems: Review and Analysis of the Methodologies Used for Irrigation System Diagnosis Under the Water Management Synthesis II Project

Published: 
March 1, 1988
U.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
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Management - Focused Improvement of Irrigated Agriculture

Published: 
March 1, 1988
U.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
Regional focus: 
East Asia and Pacific

Improving the Management of Irrigated Agriculture: a Methodology for Diagnostic Analysis

Published: 
March 1, 1988
U.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

Published: 
March 1, 1988
U.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
Regional focus: 
East Asia and Pacific

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