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

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

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

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

Status and Performance of Irrigation in Thailand

Published: 
January 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International Development
The long-term development of irrigation in Thailand and its effect on rice yields are analyzed, using data from the period 1961-69. After providing an overview of the historical development of irrigation in Thailand, the report examines the status and performance of irrigation projects in terms of...Read more
Regional focus: 
ThailandEast Asia and Pacific

Soil and Water Conservation Program for Northeast Thailand: Project Objectives, Designs, and Strategies

Published: 
October 20, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
Thailand is one of the world's leading exporters of agricultural produce--fiber and food crops. With the exception of rice, an important part of these export crops are produced in the Northeast and has resulted in widespread deforestation. Much of the cleared land has been planted to cassava...Read more
Regional focus: 
ThailandEast Asia and Pacific

Irrigation Development Options and Investment Strategies for the 1980'S: Thailand

Published: 
June 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
A five-point USAID strategy to improve paddy farming in Northeast Thailand is detailed. The strategy calls for: (1) rehabilitating and/or completing existing small-scale irrigation systems with emphasis on on-farm water distribution; (2) developing new small-scale irrigation systems, i.e.,...Read more
Regional focus: 
ThailandEast Asia and Pacific

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