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

Final Report: Batujai Kiri Irrigation Project Environmental Assessment

Published: 
December 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
The major objective of this environmental assessment is to inquire whether there are any probable major negative impacts of this irrigation project on the environment. This report also assesses possible negative impacts of the environment on the function and efficiency of the project. Once harmful...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Medium Scale Irrigation Systems in Northeast Thailand: Future Directions

Published: 
September 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
Appropriate sites for new irrigation development are increasingly hard to find, and many countries are choosing to rehabilitate existing systems instead. This study assesses the effectiveness and replicability of the Northeast Small Scale Irrigation Project (NESSI), which involved rehabilitation...Read more
Regional focus: 
ThailandEast Asia and Pacific

Project Completion Report of the Mae Nam Prachantakham Irrigation Project

Published: 
April 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
In order to expand paddy production, several measures have been undertaken including the introduction of high yielding varieties of paddy seeds, introduction of modern technology . and expanding the areas under irrigation. The major component of the project works consists of the construction of a...Read more
Regional focus: 
ThailandEast Asia and Pacific

Baskets of Stones: Government Assistance and Development of Local Irrigation in a District of Northern Sumatera

Published: 
March 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
Local irrigation networks built, operated and maintained for the local people rather than state irrigation agencies are prevalent throughout Afia. This research discusses the nature and consequences of state assistance to such local system. Focusing on a single administrative district in the...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Implementing the Irrigation Maintenance and Operations (M & O) Learning Process Regionally or Nationally

Published: 
March 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report examines a maintenance and operations learning process which was developed to provide guidelines that will identify common problems with irrigation systems and to develop solutions that treat the causes of these problems.Read more
Regional focus: 
ThailandEast Asia and Pacific

Irrigation System Operations Intensity and Relative Water Supply: the Asian Case

Published: 
March 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
In order to perform satisfactorily, an irrigation system should be able to maintain an appropriate balance among the objectives of productivity, equate and efficiency. This report delves into the management of irrigation systems.Read more
Regional focus: 
East Asia and Pacific

Management - Focused Improvement of Irrigated Agriculture

Published: 
March 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
Water control for improved management at the project level has been battered through a series of efforts. The understanding gathered through field studies was used to develop a design and management approach for level basins to improve farmer management of these field irrigation systems. This...Read more
Regional focus: 
East Asia and Pacific

Working Paper: Improving Public Policies and Programs for Small-Scale Irrigation Development in Asia

Published: 
March 1, 1988
U.S. Agency for International Development
What is needed to improve the public policies and programs aimed at building new and rehabilitating existing small-scale irrigation systems? The present paper utilizes a variety of experiences from Asian settings to provide a policy framework and an overall program approach to this question...Read more
Regional focus: 
East Asia and Pacific

Modified Shallow Wells: A Farmer Developed Technology for Northeast Thailand

Published: 
August 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International Development
Northeast Thailand is characterized by a distinct dry season from October to April each year when rainfall is generally insufficient to support crop production.Read more
Regional focus: 
ThailandEast Asia and Pacific

Experiences With Organizing Irrigators Associations: a Case Study from the Magat River Irrigation Project in the Philippines

Published: 
January 1, 1987
U.S. Agency for International Development
Most water users associations organized in large systems are found only at the turnout level. Few irrigation system managers have ventured to organize water users associations above the turnout level. As a result, farmers are seldom given the opportunity to participate in the preparation of water...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

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