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.

Agriculture Resources

Water Production Functions as Related to Time and Amount of Irrigation and Rain

Publication date:
May 29, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
Winrock International
The workshop had the following objectives: 1. Consider the basic processes that determine crop water use and soil water balance characteristics. 2. Discuss the theoretical and experimental methods for evaluation of evapotranspiration (soil evaporation and transpiration). 3. Consider the effect...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
India
South East Asia

Start - Up Workshop for the Irrigation Systems Management II Project, Quetta, Pakistan, March 12-15, 1990

Publication date:
March 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
The workshop group came to major agreements about how the technical assistance team provincial advisors were to coordinate and collaborate with the Pakistani provincial coordinators in the Provincial Irrigation Departments. Specific responsibilities were defined, based on the needs of the provinces...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Pakistan
South East Asia

Irrigation Development in Africa: Lessons of Experience

Publication date:
January 1, 1990
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper describes a significant subset of the African irrigation experience, from traditional flood recession systems to large projects like Gezira (Sudan) and Bura (Kenya). The authors analyze the key technical, socio-economic and institutional factions that have helped fashion success or...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

Irrigation Management in Relation to Waterlogging and Salinity

Publication date:
September 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper presents an overview of the current state of knowledge on the relationship between irrigation management in Pakistan and the incidence of waterlogging and salinity. It is emphasized that management research should focus on the whole system, including surface and ground water resources...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Pakistan
South East Asia

Medium Scale Irrigation Systems in Northeast Thailand: Future Directions

Publication date:
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/Country focus:
Thailand
East Asia and Pacific

Irrigation Technology and Commercialization of Rice in the Gambia: Effects on Income and Nutrition

Publication date:
August 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
The potential for improving household-level food security in sub-Saharan Africa through new agricultural technology is assessed in this report. The study focuses on a project in The Gambia which introduced mechanical pump irrigation and improved drainage for rain fed and tidal irrigation to some 7...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Gambia, The
Sub-Saharan Africa

Public Sector Irrigation Training: Guidelines for Preparing Strategies and Programs

Publication date:
May 1, 1989
U.S. Agency for International Development
Over the past 20 years, vast sums of money have been invested in irrigation and drainage infrastructure, but far less in the most important resource of all: the people who operate, maintain, and use the constructed systems. This document presents general guidelines to help developing countries...Read more

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