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

Comparative Study of Well Irrigation in Aligarh District, India

Published: 
May 1, 1971
U.S. Agency for International Development
The use of new technology in Indian agriculture has resulted in increased use of fertilizer and water. The major objectives of this study are: 1) estimate returns to water use at difference levels of application and under varying farm operating conditions; 2) to analyze differences in cropping...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Report to the Government of India on Design Criteria Construction Guide, and Material Standards for Irrigation Pipelines

Published: 
May 1, 1970
U.S. Agency for International Development
this report documents the findings and recommendations of the author who was engaged as a consultant to USAID and the government of India for a four-month period to determine what is being done in the sphere of irrigation pipelines and to appraise and make recommendations for improvement. The...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Tubewell Irrigation in the Punjab

Published: 
January 1, 1970
U.S. Agency for International Development
the purpose of this paper is to estimate the time required to irrigate an acre of land with varying tube well installations in India. This is done by estimating the brake horsepower required by various tube well installation under varying conditions of soil seepage, varying size of pipes and...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Project Assistance Completion Report: Maharashtra Minor Irrigation Project (386-0490)

U.S. Agency for International Development
PACR of a project (4/84-8/92) to improve the physical infrastructure and management of minor irrigation schemes (MISs) in Maharashtra State, India. The project was a great success, primarily because it used an innovative approach to irrigation management consisting of (1) a performance-based...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Project Assistance Completion Report: Madhya Pradesh Minor Irrigation Project (386-0483)

U.S. Agency for International Development
PACR of a project (7/83-6/92) to construct minor irrigation schemes (MISs) in Madhya Pradesh, India. Restructuring of the project after the mid-term evaluation resulted in construction of fewer irrigation systems, increased participation by farmers and State departments (especially the Departments...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Neglected Opportunities in Irrigation

U.S. Agency for International Development
This article considers two different programs which attempt to improve water use and management in eastern India. One concerns the Hirukud project, which irrigates 282,000 acres in the Sambalpur district of Orissa; the other is in the Raipur district, just west of Sambalpur in Madhaya Pradesh. Both...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

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