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
Black Bush and Tapakuma Irrigation Projects, Georgetown, Guyana; Trip Report
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May 1, 1978U.S. Agency for International Development
The Guyana Small Farm Development Project is AID's portion of a jointly financed project in the Black Bush area of Guyana. The global project proposes to rehabilitate an existing rice irrigation system and extend it so rice can be double cropped on some 75,000 acres. The AID component will...Read more
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Guyana, Latin America and the CaribbeanFarm Irrigation System Evaluation: A Guide for Management (Third Edition)
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January 1, 1978U.S. Agency for International Development
Describes and explains detailed procedures for field evaluation of the performance of several types of sprinkle, surface, and trickle (drip) irrigation systems and of management practices for use by irrigators, land managers, technicians, and students. Step-by-step instructions are provided for...Read more
Some Aspects of Irrigation Technology in Afghanistan
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January 1, 1977U.S. Agency for International Development, Colorado State University
Examines irrigation in Afghanistan and its effect in constraining increased national agricultural production. about 13 million acres, or two-thirds of the cultivable land, is irrigated, though much of it receives only supplemental water. includes a brief description of the irrigation problems in...Read more
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Afghanistan, South East AsiaIrrigation Institutions and Water Users in Ecuador
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January 1, 1977U.S. Agency for International Development
EXAMINES HOW TO IMPROVE WATER MANAGEMENT AT THE SMALL FARM LEVEL IN ECUADOR. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY WERE TO DISCOVER THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF IRRIGATION INSTITUTIONS OPERATING IN THE ANDEAN REGION OF SOUTH AMERICA, TO IDENTIFY THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THEM AND WATER USERS, AND TO IDENTIFY...Read more
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Ecuador, Latin America and the CaribbeanWatercourse Improvement in Pakistan; Pilot Study in Cooperation With Farmers At Tubewell 56L
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January 1, 1977U.S. Agency for International Development
Over half the water supplied to the watercourse at Tubewell 56L was lost before it reached the farmers' fields. This loss was primarily through the upper porous portions of the banks and in the vicinity of junctions where banks were thin. The 35 farmers in the 900-acre area served by this...Read more
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Pakistan, South East AsiaAppraisal of Technical Aspects of the Rambukkoya Irrigation Scheme - Sri Lanka
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November 1, 1976U.S. Agency for International Development
The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) has conducted extensive field, laboratory and office investigations of an irrigation project, approved the project after preparing a feasibility study, and is now in the process of final design and economic analysis. These will be completed by the end of the year...Read more
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Sri Lanka, South East AsiaOptimum Utilization of Water Resources for Agriculture, With Emphasis on Farm Water Management; Annual Technical Report, 1975/1976
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September 1, 1976U.S. Agency for International Development
Professional courses including "Trickle Irrigation" and "irrigation Project Planning and Evaluation" were developed and taught to students from developing countries. The main objective is to increase competence in science and technology concerned with "on-farm management...Read more
Improving Capacity of Cid Universities for Water Management and Agriculture
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June 1, 1976U.S. Agency for International Development, Colorado State University
The primary focus of this project was on delivery and removal of components of the water chain with emphasis on practices applicable to the small farmer and on drain systems.Read more
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United States, North AmericaWater Constraints to Corn Production in Central Brazil
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January 1, 1975U.S. Agency for International Development
The area around Brasilia, Brazil is representative of millions of hectares in the tropics with very acid soils of extremely low fertility. The unfavorable water supplying properties of these soils together with the occurrence of wet season dry periods and limitations to root growth due to aluminum...Read more
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Brazil, Latin America and the CaribbeanWater Availability and Soil Suitability for Irrigation Water Impoundments in the Federal DistrICT of Brazil
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January 1, 1975U.S. Agency for International Development
Agriculture on the Central Plateau of Brazil is poorly developed. The main reasons are the poor soil fertility and the high aluminum toxicity of the soils, restricting the rooting depth of many crops. Shallow rooting is responsible for the occurrence of serious soil-water stress conditions, even in...Read more
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