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

African Irrigation Overview: Main Report

Published: 
December 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
The key objective of this study was 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 for USAID for selecting and implementing development options and investment...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Workshops for Developing Policies and Strategy for Nationwide Irrigation and Management Training, India/USAID

Published: 
June 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Reported here is a series of two-day workshops in irrigation management for senior officials from five Indian states (Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan) participating in USAID/I's Irrigation Management and Training Project (IMTP). The workshops focused on means...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Rapid Appraisal of Nepal Irrigation Systems

Published: 
April 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
The objective of the rapid appraisals was to provide USAID and Nepal officials with relevant information on potential project sites.Read more
Regional focus: 
NepalSouth East Asia

Irrigation Management in Developing Countries: Current Issues and Approaches, Proceedings of an Invited Seminar Series Sponsored By the International School for Agricultural and Resource Development

Published: 
January 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
This interdisciplinary volume brings together issues from the late 1980s in and approaches to the development, utilization, and management of water resources in developing countries. The contributors, who had done extensive research and had work experience in such countries, analyzed irrigation...Read more

Procedure for Evaluating the Cost of Lifting Water for Irrigation in Egypt

Published: 
August 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
An analytical model for assessing alternative water lifting systems in Egypt, designed for use by policymakers, is presented. The procedure computes the cost of lifting water from tertiary delivery canals to farmers' fields on the basis of a combination of 23 variables: economic factors,...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Relation Between Irrigation Water Management and High Water Tables in Egypt

Published: 
July 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
High water table levels presenting hazards to crop growth were measured at field sites in upper, middle, and lower Egypt. Water table contribution to evapotranspiration was significant at each site. A water balance model of the water table aquifer was used to predict the effect of various...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Optimal Design of Border Irrigation Systems

Published: 
June 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
A procedure combining simulation and mathematical programming to derive an optimal irrigation system design given scarce resources is described. A hydraulics simulation model for surface irrigation was used to develop relationships between water requirement efficiency and the system design...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Women's Roles in Irrigated Agriculture: 1984 Diagnostic Analysis Workshop, Dahod Tank Irrigation Project, Madhya Pradesh, India

Published: 
June 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Both the government of India and international donors have become increasingly aware of the importance of women's roles in agricultural production. Anumber of studies in South Asia have shown these roles are changing with agricultural development.Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Considerations of Various. Soil Properties for the Irrigation Management of Vertisols

Published: 
May 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Most of the irrigated soils of the Nile River Delta are classified by the U.S. Soil Taxonomy as vertisols. For proper irrigation management, the extensive cracking exhibited by these soils upon drying requires an understanding of how crack formations affect, among other factors, infiltration,...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Influence of Farm Irrigation System Design and Precision Land Leveling on Irrigation Efficiency and Irrigation Water Management

Published: 
May 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Presented herein are findings from studies of conventional farm irrigation systems at three locations in Egypt, along with the results of field trials which assessed land-leveling and system design improvements. The typical irrigation method in Egypt involves surface gravity flooding of small flat...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

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