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 Projects Document Review: The Indian Subcontinent

Published: 
February 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
This study was conducted as part of the Water Management Synthesis Project, a program funded and assisted by USAID. Utah State University and Colorado State University served as lead universities for the project. This report focuses on findings on the Indian subcontinent.Read more
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

Irrigation Projects Document Review: Central and South America

Published: 
February 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
This study was conducted as part of the Water Management Synthesis Project, a program funded and assisted by USAID. Utah State University and Colorado State University served as lead universities for the project. This report focuses on findings in Central and South America.Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

Egypt Water Use and Management Project; Mid-Project Report, V. I, Project Summary, Conclusions and Recommended Pilot Projects for on - Farm Water Management

Published: 
September 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
The purpose of this document is to serve as a progress report for the Egypt Water Use and Management Project, September 1980. The major problems affecting irrigated agriculture in Egypt have been identified and much research has been accomplished. Implementation of meaningful solutions to major...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Annual Technical Report: Improving Irrigation Water Management on Farms, April 1, 1979 to May 31, 1980

Published: 
June 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Inadequate water is the primary constraint on agricultural production in a large portion of the developing countries. The technology for using available water supplies most efficiently is either lacking or not adapted to the available resources, in many of these countries. Recognizing that these...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Improving Irrigation Water Management on Farms

Published: 
May 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Inadequate on-farm water management (OFWM) is often the main constraint to agricultural production in the developing world. This final report describes the results of an AID-funded, 1968-80 research project in Pakistan by Colorado State University (CSU) to develop guidelines to improve OFWM. A...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Matching Cropping Systems to Water Supply Using an Integrative Model

Published: 
April 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Matching cropping systems to available water supply is a major element in the complex process of choosing a suitable cropping system. This manual, using examples from studies conducted in Pakistan, describes an integrative mathematical model to assist in this process. The first step in evaluating...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Training Manual for Agricultural Water Management Specialists

Published: 
March 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Improved on-farm water management (OFWM) is a vital area for improving agricultural production in developing countries. This training manual contains the lesson plans and outlines the course of study given to water management extension specialists ("agricultural officers") in the OFWM...Read more

Constraints on Small Farmers in the Precision Land Leveling Program in the Pakistani Punjab

Published: 
December 1, 1979
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
A Precision Land Leveling Program (PLLP) undertaken as part of the On-Farm Water Management (OFWM) Project in Pakistan has failed to reach the small farmer. This report summarizes results of a farmer survey conducted to determine the causes of this failure and offers suggestions to improve the...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Farm Water Management in Upland Areas of Baluchistan

Published: 
January 1, 1979
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
WATER LOSSES DURING DELIVERY FROM SOURCE TO THE FIELD AVERAGED 24%, WHICH IS ABOUT HALF AS MUCH LOSS AS IN THE PUNJAB. THIS RESULTS FROM WATERCOURSES BEING SHORTER AND OPERATING WATER SURFACE LEVELS THAT ARE COMMONLY LOWER THAN THE SURFACE OF ADJACENT LANDS. HIGHER COST OF WATER RESULTS IN FARMERS...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Farm Irrigation Constraints and Farmers' Responses, Comprehensive Field Survey in Pakistan; Vol. III: Consequences of Present Farm Water Management System

Published: 
September 1, 1978
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Volume III of a comprehensive field study of the irrigation system in Pakistan presents findings concerning the consequences of the present irrigation system. Contains material on (1) physical and social characteristics of the irrigation system; (2) consequences of present farm water management (...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

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