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 Practices Seminars 1956-1970, an Evaluation
Published:
March 1, 1973U.S. Agency for International Development
Some progress ahs been made on the development of institutions and people so that substantial improvement has been realized, water management on the farm-including irrigation practices-remains a bottleneck to increased agricultural production in most developing countries. There are three arenas of...Read more
Chad, Sategui-Deressia Irrigation Project
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January 1, 1973U.S. Agency for International Development
This document presents an assessment of the Sategui-Deressia rice irrigation project in Chad. The assessment looks at the agriculture, credit, access to markets, hydrology and project costs and offers recommendations for USAID.Read more
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ChadSub-Saharan AfricaWater 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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PhilippinesEast Asia and PacificManagement of Irrigation Systems for the Farm, an Interpretive Summary of the ADC/RTN Irrigation Seminar
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January 1, 1973U.S. Agency for International Development
This report discusses key components for the management of on-farm irrigation systems. These include establishing systems goals and objectives, design process, inventory of the physical and social environment, implementation of the system and evaluation of the system.Read more
Sediment Routing in Irrigational Canal Systems
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January 1, 1973U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
The routing of bed material load through a branching irrigation canal system in such a way as to insure sediment discharge equilibrium is considered. All the sediment entering the system is disposed of with the water. It is shown that the system equilibrium can be more easily achieved if smaller...Read more
Hydraulics of Trickle Irrigation Emitterlines
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January 1, 1973U.S. Agency for International Development
A study was conducted to investigate the flushing flow characteristics of flushing emitters, the hydraulics of emitter lines under steady flow conditions, and the uniformity of distribution of emitters as influenced by emitter variations and other environmental factors. The study was composed of...Read more
Irrigation Requirements and Ground Water Development
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December 1, 1972U.S. Agency for International Development
The paper presents a moisture availability index that is suggested for use in evaluating water balance conditions. It further presents a method for estimating irrigation requirements that has been evaluated using Brazilian climatic data. Comprehensive tables are provided including a detailed...Read more
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BrazilLatin America and the CaribbeanLand and Water Use Potentials: Tungabhadra Irrigation Project, Mysore, India
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October 1, 1972U.S. Agency for International Development
The study investigated land and water use potentials of the Tungabhadra Irrigation Project (TBP) located in one of the most sparsely settled and impoverished areas of Mysore State, India. Its objectives were to determine the most profitable crops that could be grown on the black soils in the TBP...Read more
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IndiaSouth East AsiaIrrigation Analysis for Selected Crops, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
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July 1, 1972U.S. Agency for International Development
The principal area covered by this study consists of the plains between the Rio Grande and the Rio Piray north of latitude 18 15'S with some consideration in the north to the area between the Rio Piray and the Rio Yapacani. Within this study area agricultural development offers a large...Read more
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BoliviaLatin America and the CaribbeanIrrigation Requirements and Water Balance, Arenal Proposed Project, Costa Rica
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June 1, 1972U.S. Agency for International Development
ICE has completed a preliminary study for the construction of a dam and reservoir on the Rio Arenal. The principal purpose is the production of electrical energy. Construction of this power facility will make available an adequate supply of irrigation for a large area of agricultural lands in...Read more
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