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

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

Irrigation Management in Developing Countries: Current Issues and Approaches, Proceedings of an Invited Seminar Series Sponsored By the International School for Agricultural and Resource Development

Published: 
January 1, 1986
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
This interdisciplinary volume brings together issues from the late 1980s in and approaches to the development, utilization, and management of water resources in developing countries. The contributors, who had done extensive research and had work experience in such countries, analyzed irrigation...Read more

Improving Policies and Programs for Farmer Organization and Participation in Irrigation Water Management

Published: 
December 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
Participatory approaches to irrigation water management have attracted increasing attention internationally, yet policy concerns in this area have not been systematically addressed. This report, based on interdisciplinary analysis of 50 cases of irrigation management worldwide, augmented by...Read more

Evaluation of Existing Irrigation Water Pricing Policy in Pakistan

Published: 
November 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
Irrigation water pricing policy in Pakistan has not only failed as an institutional mechanism for allocating water, but is also putting the Pakistani Government under heavy financial strain. Existing water charges must be significantly increased, this study argues, to bridge the increasing revenue-...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Strategies for Irrigation Development Chad/USAID

Published: 
October 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
The potential for irrigation development in Chad's two climatic zones, the Sahelian and the Sudanian, is assessed. A brief introduction giving the report's perspective and a general country description precede summary statements on the irrigation analyses. A discussion of the Sahelian...Read more
Regional focus: 
ChadSub-Saharan Africa

Irrigation Pricing and Management

Published: 
September 30, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
Case studies from Morocco, the Philippines, Indonesia, Peru, and the Dominican Republic are the basis of this analysis of irrigation system financing and management. The following issues were examined in depth: (1) the feasibility of cost recovery through direct and indirect charges; (2) whether...Read more
Regional focus: 
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific

Project Loan Agreement between the Republic of Indonesia and the United States of America for Small Scale Irrigation Management

Published: 
August 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
The project loan agreement between Indonesia and the United States for small scale irrigation management. Read more
Regional focus: 
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific

Expanded Economic Analyses of Senegal River: Irrigation Pumping Alternatives

Published: 
August 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
To make a 1984 cost-benefit analysis of irrigation pumping options in the Senegal River Valley accessible to a wider audience, this draft report expands the study's economic analysis section by including data on national costs and farmer and project benefits. The analysis, results of which...Read more
Regional focus: 
SenegalSub-Saharan Africa

Institutional and Land Constraints to Irrigated Agriculture in the Aqua Plaines of the Dominican Republic

Published: 
July 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
In an effort to expand the irrigation that is essential for agriculture and economic growth in the Azua valley, the Government of the Dominican Republic (GODR) in April 1978 initiated the YSURA irrigation project. Despite important quantifiable results, however, YSURA has been plagued by...Read more
Regional focus: 
Dominican RepublicLatin America and the Caribbean

Irrigation Sector Strategy Review

Published: 
July 1, 1985
U.S. Agency for International Development
An analysis of India's irrigation sector is presented. The report reviews irrigation's role in the food and agriculture sector, describes India's irrigation agencies (mainly those of the central and state governments), assesses the key effects of A.I.D. irrigation assistance on...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

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