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

Modernizing the Irrigated Agriculture Sector: Transformations at the Macro-Institutional Level

Published: 
January 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
This document is the fourth in the series of ten Policy Papers to be prepared under the IMPSA Program. It is based primarily on five Staff Working Papers on the issues related to the topic. Many factors affect the productivity and profitability of irrigated agriculture, but it is generally agreed...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Achieving High Productivity in Irrigated Agriculture: A Program of Research and Development (R&D) for Technology Generation and Diffusion

Published: 
January 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
This document is the fifth in the series of ten Policy Papers to be prepared under the IMPSA Program. It is based primarily on two Staff Working Papers on the issues related to the topic. The overall goal of irrigated agricultural research must be the production of research results that can...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Human Resources Development in Irrigated Agriculture Sector: Achieving the Potential

Published: 
January 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
This document is the sixth in the series of ten Policy Papers to be prepared under the IMPSA Program. It is based primarily on two Staff Working Papers on the issues related to the topic. This document highlights the significance of human resources development (HRD) in enhancing the performance of...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Annual Report 1991: International Irrigation Management Institute

Published: 
January 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report presents details of the achievements of the International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI) during 1991. The first section focuses on programs of thematic research carried out by the Institute in several developing countries. The second section describes IIMI's country...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Irrigation Systems Management Project USAID Contract 383-0080-C-00-7035-00: End of Tour Report

Published: 
December 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
This assignment entailed assisting the ID in drawing up proposals and estimates for structural improvements, design of cost effective techniques and hydraulic structures, assisting the ID in quality control and supervision of construction, development of the methodology for assessment and...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Final Report Period Covering January 1987 to December 1990: Design and Evaluation of Low Cost Flow Sensor for Irrigation Water Management in Sri Lanka

Published: 
December 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
A collaborative research project was undertaken with the main objective of Designing and Evaluation of a Low Cost Electronic Flow Sensor for Irrigation Management in Sri Lanka. Other secondary objectives of the project were to establish a collaborative link with Virginia Polytechnic & State...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Farmer - Officer Coordination to Achieve Flexible Irrigation Scheduling: A Case Study from System H, Sri Lanka

Published: 
January 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
The institutional and irrigation infrastructure of System H of the Mahaweli Multipurpose Development Project provides adequate opportunities for achieving a high standard of water management. A coordinated approach for achieving close cooperation between agency officials and farmers at the field...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Irrigation Management Research in Sri Lanka: a Review of Selected Literature

Published: 
June 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
In support of A.I.D.'s Irrigation Systems Management Project in Sri Lanka, a select literature review of key irrigation issues was conducted. The review focused on literature since 1978 (the year of Chambers' influential study of water management in Sri Lanka) and describes progress made...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Irrigation Management for Diversified Cropping

Published: 
January 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International Development
Improvements in rice growing technologies during the last two decades have resulted in a number of countries, especially in the humid tropical regions of Asia, nearing self sufficiency in rice production. Consequently, policies are shifting in these countries toward minimizing the under-utilization...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

Women's Roles in Irrigated Agricultural Production Systems During the 1985 Yale Season: Parakrama Samudra Scheme and Giritale Scheme, Polonnaruwa District, Sri Lanka

Published: 
May 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
The study on women's roles in irrigated agricultural systems was conducted as part of the Diagnostic Analysis (DA) Project. The OA Project is an interdisciplinary research effort funded by the USAID/Colombo Mission with support from the Water Management Synthesis II Project (WMSIIP). The...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri LankaSouth East Asia

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