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

Hydraulic Design of a Canal System for Gravity Irrigation

Published: 
April 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Irrigation by gravity from a water delivery system where the difference in elevation between the canal's source and the fields is small requires careful use of the limited head available. Drop structures normally used to control flow are not used in order to conserve head. Instead, a desired...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Improving Egypt's Irrigation System in the Old Lands: Findings of the Egypt Water Use and Management Project; Final Report

Published: 
March 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
The Egyptian Water Use and Management Project conducted an applied research and extension program with small farmers at three pilot sites (El-Mansuriya, Abu Raya, and Abyuha) to develop improved on-farm water management and delivery systems. Project findings are presented in this final report...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Synthesis of Design Operation and Management of Surface Irrigation Conveyance Systems

Published: 
January 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
A theory for the design of conveyance systems, synthesizing with it the operation and management and set in an interdisciplinary mode is proposed. The theory involving eleven steps is required in the development of solutions for six basic problems hitherto inadequately addressed. These solutions...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Irrigation System Improvement By Simulation and Optimization, Pt. 1: Theory

Published: 
January 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
A theory to evaluate improvement alternatives for an irrigation system by way of simulation and optimization is presented. A mathematical simulation model combining existing models of conveyance, application, and water use subsystems was developed and verified using available field data from...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Irrigation System Improvement By Simulation and Optimization, Pt. 2: Application

Published: 
January 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Results are presented of a test, made on a 3.17-ha wheat farm in Pakistan, of a mathematical model for evaluating irrigation system improvement alternatives. In developing the model, water conveyance, application, and water use subsystem models were calibrated with data from the test site...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Farm Irrigation System Improvement, Abu Raya, Egypt

Published: 
December 12, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
An on-farm water management improvement project in Egypt which identified problems with farm irrigation methods and practices is described in this paper from the 1983 winter meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. Suggested problem solutions were field tested, from which a...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Planning Irrigation Improvements in Egypt: the Impact of Policies and Prices on Farm Income and Resource Use

Published: 
August 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
The most profitable use of resources on a typical Egyptian farm is analyzed in view of resource, institutional, and government policies constraints. The linear programming model of a farm management decision problem, based on an average sized farm found in a survey of 50 farms in Kafr El Sheikh,...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Socioeconomic Issues in Irrigation Development and Distribution

Published: 
April 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
Socioeconomic problems facing irrigation planners and managers are examined in this review of the literature on irrigation in India, Pakistan, Thailand, and Egypt. Focus is on three critical areas: water allocation; institutional arrangements for irrigation management; and investment alternatives...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Irrigation Practices Reported By EWUP Farm Record Keepers (Abyuha and Abu Raya Sites, 1979-1980 and 1980-1981)

Published: 
December 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this report is to show the area of land under irrigation on EWUP study case sites in Abyuha (EI-Minya Governorate) and Abu Raya (Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate). The data are divided into periods of 15 days. Working with the assumption of a winter closure period in the Delta running...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Feasibility Studies and Evaluation of Irrigation Projects: Procedures for Analyzing Alternative Water Distribution Systems in Egypt

Published: 
July 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
A host of opportunities is currently available for rebuilding Egypt's existing irrigation system and developing new systems. This report outlines a methodology for comparing various irrigation water distribution systems prior to implementing an irrigation program. Following a brief discussion...Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

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