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

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

Irrigation Sector Strategy Review

Published: 
July 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
An analysis of India's irrigation sector is presented. The report reviews irrigation's role in the food and agriculture sector, describes India's irrigation agencies (mainly those of the central and state governments), assesses the key effects of A.I.D. irrigation assistance on...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Small-Scale Irrigation: Design Issues in Government-Assisted Systems

Published: 
July 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
Two governmental approaches to small-scale irrigation projects - the traditional "top-down" approach and an evolutionary approach - are analyzed. Advocating a blend of the two, the report highlights key issues relevant to each of the approaches. Conventional projects need to increase...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

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

Model of an Indian Village: a Study of Alternative Sources of Energy for Irrigation

Published: 
January 1, 1984
U.S. Agency for International Development
This study analyzes the feasibility of various sources of energy for irrigation on the northeast Indian plains. In this region, there is a large potential for further use of groundwater, and this paper examines the trade-off between the benefits to agriculture of agriculture, and the details of...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Tanks of South India (A Potential for Future Expansion in Irrigation)

Published: 
June 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
The potential for modernizing and improving tank (small reservoir) irrigation in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu is assessed. After reviewing tank irrigation in Tamil Nadu and the problems affecting its performance, the report examines irrigation in the drought-prone Ramanathapuram District (where...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Tank Irrigation Schemes

Published: 
January 1, 1983
U.S. Agency for International Development
This is a report on tank irrigation schemes. Tank irrigation schemes in the developing countries often fail to generate expected levels of crop production and farm income. Causes of poor performance in existing irrigation projects include shortcomings in overall project management and in procedures...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Tank Irrigation in Cross Perspective

Published: 
May 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
Because irrigated land is usually more productive than rain fed land, and since in India irrigated agriculture traditionally has been taxable at higher rates, there was an incentive for rulers of the past, and their agents or feudatories, to organize and oversee the building and operation of tanks...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Improving Irrigation in India, the Neglected Opportunity

Published: 
December 1, 1973
U.S. Agency for International Development
Over the centuries sizable investments have been made in India to develop the irrigation potential and these investments have continued during the first quarter century of independence. In this present article two different programs are considered which attempt to improve the water use and...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Land and Water Use Potentials: Tungabhadra Irrigation Project, Mysore, India

Published: 
October 1, 1972
U.S. Agency for International Development
The study investigated land and water use potentials of the Tungabhadra Irrigation Project (TBP) located in one of the most sparsely settled and impoverished areas of Mysore State, India. Its objectives were to determine the most profitable crops that could be grown on the black soils in the TBP...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

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