Report: Utah State University has special emphasis in "on-farm water management;" Colorado State University in "water delivery and removal systems and relevant institutional development," and the University of Arizona in "watershed systems." Since these universities were recognized as among the most competent in the U.S. in the field of water management, they were selected to receive the 211(d) grant funds. Because irrigation is of extreme importance to the agriculture of a large portion of the LDCs, the increased competence in water management created by these grants has been of central importance to optimize agricultural development in the LDCs.