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

Improving Irrigation in India, the Neglected Opportunity

Published: 
December 1, 1973
U.S. Agency for International Development
Over the centuries sizable investments have been made in India to develop the irrigation potential and these investments have continued during the first quarter century of independence. In this present article two different programs are considered which attempt to improve the water use and...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Irrigation of Community Gardens in Panama

Published: 
November 1, 1973
U.S. Agency for International Development
The primary purpose of this assignment in Panama was to assist USAID and the Ministerio de Salud in improving the irrigation of community gardens. In an effort to improve the nutrition of the people living in small communities throughout the country, there are plans to organize more than 200 small...Read more
Regional focus: 
PanamaLatin America and the Caribbean

Program for Computing Equilibrium Solution Composition in Caco (,3) and Caso (,4) Systems from Irrigation Water Compositions

Published: 
October 1, 1973
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
A computer program was developed to calculate equilibrium solution compositions in calcareous and gypsiferous systems. The calculations in the program are based upon published solubility products of calcite and gypsum and take into account ion-pair formation and the solubility enhancement of...Read more

Irrigation System Evaluation and Improvement

Published: 
September 1, 1973
U.S. Agency for International Development
This second edition of the manual contains detailed procedures for the field evaluation of sprinkler, surface, and trickle irrigation performance and management practices. It contains details such as: a list of equipment needed; step-by-step instructions for carrying out the field work; sample...Read more

Trickle Irrigation Soil Water Potential as Influenced By Management of Highly Saline Water

Published: 
July 19, 1973
U.S. Agency for International Development
Although trickle irrigation offers the possibility of obtaining comparatively good yields when nontoxic highly saline water is used for irrigation, the subsequent accumulation of salts in the root zone is a potential hazard that should not be disregarded. The objective of this investigation was to...Read more

Effect of Agricultural Use on Water Quality for Downstream Use for Irrigation

Published: 
July 1, 1973
U.S. Agency for International Development
Studies the effect of irrigation return flow on downstream irrigation water quality in the Sevier, Colorado, and Rio Grande river systems, and in the Imperial Valley of Southern California. The report begins by reviewing significant literature on irrigation return flow. Next, water quality criteria...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Strategy for Optimizing Research on Agricultural Systems Involving Water Management

Published: 
July 1, 1973
U.S. Agency for International Development
The rationale for a model for optimizing agricultural systems through knowledge transfer is developed and presented. The model attempts to disaggregate the environment into significant components which are also measurable. It uses crop production as the overall integrator of the agricultural system...Read more

Irrigation and Non-Irrigation Alternatives for Reducing Sugar Cane Transportation Costs in Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Published: 
June 1, 1973
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of the study was to investigate possible cost-reducing options for sugar cane transportation in Santa Cruz. Physical factors and costs involved in the production of cane, transportation costs, locations and distances of growers from mills, and volume of cane transported constitute the...Read more
Regional focus: 
BoliviaLatin America and the Caribbean

Optimum Utilization of Water Resources for Agriculture With Special Emphasis on Systems Analysis of Watershed Management; Annual Technical Report 1971/1972

Published: 
April 17, 1973
U.S. Agency for International Development
As a member of a consortium of U.S. universities dedicated to providing assistance for increasing world food production through optimum utilization of water resources for agriculture, the University of Arizona has concentrated its activities on those concerned with the source of the water supply...Read more

Plan for a Surface Irrigation System for the Taboga Exp. Station, Costa Rica

Published: 
April 1, 1973
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report is based on a brief trip to Costa Rica by J.E. Christiansen and Rex F. Nielson to provide technical assistance in the planning of an irrigation and drainage system for the Taboga Experimental Station in the Province of Guanacaste. A three-day visit was made to the area, and shorter...Read more
Regional focus: 
Costa RicaLatin America and the Caribbean

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