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

Mission Response To the Rig/A Report: Audit of Information Used To Monitor Progress On USAID/Egypt'S Irrigation Management Systems Project (No. 263-0132)

Published: 
January 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Irrigation Management Systems project (IMS) is very large ($336 million) and very complex (10 different components). It began in 1982 and will end after fourteen years of implementation in 1996. the IMS project has had a comprehensive evaluation and monitoring system since its inception. Based...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Irrigation Management Systems Project Sustainability Workshop, April 21-23, 1994, Port Said, Egypt

Published: 
April 1, 1994
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Irrigation and Land Development Office of the USAID Mission in Cairo requested the Irrigation Support Project for Asia and the Near East (ISPAN) to conduct a workshop for the Irrigation Management Systems (IMS) Project, a $340 million umbrella project with nine major components plus a...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Audit of Ministry of Public Works and Water Resources (MPWWR Project Implementation Letter (PIL) No. 101, Related to The Preventive Maintenance Component of The USAID/Egypt Irrigation Management Systems (IMS) Project No. 263-0132

Published: 
December 1, 1993
U.S. Agency for International Development
The attached report dated July 22, 1993 by Price Waterhouse presents the results of a financial audit of MPWWR Preventative Maintenance locally incurred costs under Project No. 263-0132 funded by USAID/Egypt. The Preventative Maintenance component of the IMS Project No. 263-0132 is comprised of two...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Evaluation of The Irrigation Improvement Project Component of The Irrigation Management Systems Project (Project No. 263-0132)

Published: 
November 1, 1993
U.S. Agency for International Development
Evaluates project component to strengthen the capacity of Egypt's Ministry of Public Works and Water Resources (MPWWR) to plan and implement a rehabilitation/modernization program in 11 canal command areas covering 337,000 feddans. The evaluation covers the period 1987-11/93. The project is...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Irrigation Management Systems [IMS]: Amendment No. 3

Published: 
August 1, 1993
U.S. Agency for International Development
To date, AGR/ILD has taken action on the conditionality and the directed evaluation. The II P component evaluation will occur in mid August 1993 and will address concerns such as cost/benefit of the II P component given the large reduction in targeted area, direct impact on the farmer,...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Irrigation Water Cost Recovery in Egypt: Determination of Water Costs

Published: 
January 1, 1993
U.S. Agency for International Development
This study addresses the problem of identifying incremental operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation (OM&R) expenditures needed to raise the performance of the water delivery system in Egypt to DO adequate level. Emphasis is placed on developing a procedure for allocating the costs of the...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Seventh Amendment to Grant Agreement Between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the United States of America for Irrigation Management Systems

Published: 
July 3, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
This document summarizes projected USAID expenditures by component in chart form. The chart and accompanying agreements are included both in English and Arabic.Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Project Planning and Implementation Workshop: Irrigation Improvement Program of the Irrigation Management Systems Project, Alexandria, Egypt, November 11-14, 1990

Published: 
February 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
The objectives of the HP component are to strengthen PWWR's institutional capacity; to develop a "rational" interdisciplinary approach for planning, designing and implementing the renovation of specific commands; to develop an Irrigation Advisory Service; to organize Water User...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Project Management Workshop for the Irrigation Management Systems Coordinating Committee

Published: 
September 3, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
Coordination, communication, timely implementation, and avoiding duplication are the major challenges facing the irrigation management system coordination committee.Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Egypt Irrigation Improvement Project

Published: 
January 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report covers the regional irrigation improvement project, with the goals and objectives being to develop methods and procedures to rehabilitate and improve irrigation systems on Egypt's old lands and to develop capabilities of the staff to undertake a national program to rehabilitate and...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

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