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
Small Scale Irrigation Management: Amendment No. 1
Published:
March 1, 1995U.S. Agency for International Development
The goal of SSIMP is to expand agricultural production by diversifying production, increasing cropping intensity and improving water reliability. The project purpose was originally stated as: to design and apply irrigation technologies and management systems in support of diversified cropping...Read more
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Indonesia, East Asia and PacificPolicy Alternatives for Pump Irrigation in Indonesia
Published:
May 1, 1993U.S. Agency for International Development
With more than 5 million ha of land now irrigated, the rapid expansion of gravity irrigation in Indonesia is over. But the government still faces the problem of extending irrigated agriculture to the poorer and drier areas of eastern Indonesia. This study assesses past and present experience with...Read more
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Indonesia, East Asia and PacificFinal Report: AWO Irrigation Project Environmental Assessment
Published:
January 1, 1991U.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. Conversely, this report also assesses possible negative impacts of the environment on the function and efficiency of the project...Read more
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Indonesia, East Asia and PacificFinal Report: Salomekko Irrigation Project Environmental Assessment
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December 1, 1990U.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
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Indonesia, East Asia and PacificFinal Report: Batujai Kiri Irrigation Project Environmental Assessment
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December 1, 1990U.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
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Indonesia, East Asia and PacificBaskets of Stones: Government Assistance and Development of Local Irrigation in a District of Northern Sumatera
Published:
March 1, 1988U.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
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Indonesia, East Asia and PacificHigh Performance Sederhana Irrigation Systems Project
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May 1, 1986U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of the High Performance Sederhana Irrigation Systems project (HPSIS) was to build and manage small-scale irrigation systems (less than 2000 hectares) and to test and refine a participatory approach to developing and managing these systems. Because the participatory nature of HPSIS was...Read more
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Indonesia, East Asia and PacificProject Loan Agreement between the Republic of Indonesia and the United States of America for Small Scale Irrigation Management
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August 1, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
The project loan agreement between Indonesia and the United States for small scale irrigation management. Read more
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Indonesia, East Asia and PacificSmall-Scale Irrigation Development
Published:
November 1, 1984U.S. Agency for International Development
Design elements of a proposed A.I.D. small-scale irrigation development project in West Java and Eastern and Western Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, are presented. The report analyzes the proposed project's overall institutional and social setting, provides a technical analysis of irrigation...Read more
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Indonesia, East Asia and PacificCommunity Participation and Irrigation Development: a Case Study from Indonesia
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July 1, 1983U.S. Agency for International Development
The High Performance Sederhana Irrigation Systems (HPSIS) Project, which is a farmer-oriented pilot project involving 14 sites in Indonesia, was funded jointly by USAID/Jakarta and the Ford Foundation. In this case study, background information is presented on irrigation development in Indonesia,...Read more
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