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

Valuing Water in Irrigated Agriculture and Reservoir Fisheries: A Multiple-Use Irrigation System in Sri Lanka

Published: 
January 1, 2001
U.S. Agency for International Development
Decision makers often lack information on the relative economic contributions of water for both irrigation and non-irrigation uses, resulting in inefficient and inequitable water allocation decisions. to help address this problem, the present report examines the relative economic contributions of...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri Lanka, South East Asia

Estimating Productivity of Water At Different Spatial Scales Using Simulation Modeling

Published: 
January 1, 2001
U.S. Agency for International Development
Implementing real water saving measures in irrigated agriculture is only possible if all the components of the current water balance are clearly understood. Although measurement of all these components is infeasible on a spatial and temporal scale, hydrological simulation models can fill the gap...Read more
Regional focus: 
Turkey, Europe and Central Asia

Alternate Wet/Dry Irrigation in Rice Cultivation: A Practical Way to Save Water and Control Malaria and Japanese Encephalitis

Published: 
January 1, 2001
U.S. Agency for International Development
Due to increasing scarcity of freshwater resources that are available for irrigated agriculture, in the future it will be necessary to produce more food with less water. More irrigated land is devoted to rice than any other crop. One method to save water in irrigated rice cultivation is the...Read more
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

Pedaling Out of Poverty: Social Impact of a Manual Irrigation Technology in South Asia

Published: 
January 1, 2000
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report reviews evidence from a variety of studies - designed to test claims and regarding treadle pump technology and concludes that it does self-select the poor, and can result in much higher crop yields.Read more
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

Bunds and Bugs in West Africa: Does Rice Irrigation Threaten Farmers' Health?

Published: 
January 1, 1999
U.S. Agency for International Development
Wetland water management and irrigation schemes are thought to make a vector borne disease endemic worse in West Africa. The development and promotion of wetland/irrigated rice cultivation has been restrained because of such health concerns. With rapidly growing consumer demand for rice, and the...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Southern Zone Water Management (SZWM)

Published: 
November 1, 1996
U.S. Agency for International Development
Summarizes attached interim evaluation of a project to improve farmer utilization of water and agricultural recovery of fertile valley lands in the southern regions of Ziguinchor and Kolda, Senegal. The evaluation covered the period 1988-2/94. After a slow start, the project has begun to achieve...Read more
Regional focus: 
Senegal, Sub-Saharan Africa

Groundwater Markets in Pakistan: Participation and Productivity

Published: 
January 1, 1996
U.S. Agency for International Development
This study is part of a multifaceted study of agricultural production and rural poverty in Pakistan. Water markets provide one of the most promising institutional mechanisms for increasing access to irrigation from groundwater, particularly for tenants and small farmers in South Asia. This...Read more
Regional focus: 
Pakistan, South East Asia

Annual Report 1995: International Irrigation Management Institute

Published: 
January 1, 1996
U.S. Agency for International Development
In 1995, the International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI) substantially changed direction and management. Increasing the productivity of irrigated agriculture remains the focus of IIMI's work, but this objective is now approached in the context of water basins and the analysis of water...Read more

Institutional Framework for Irrigation: Proceedings of a Workshop, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 1-5 November 1993

Published: 
November 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
Document outlines a key event in a sequence of workshops and seminars in Langkawi, Malaysia, of senior officials, from many departments concerned with irrigated agriculture and its consequences. A common theme at the meetings was the question of institutions. Leaders of the irrigated agriculture...Read more
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

Audit of International Irrigation Management Institute's Indirect Costs

Published: 
October 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
The audit covered the period from January 1, 1989 through December 31, 1984. During this period, IIMI reported that it received a total of $316,856 for indirect costs from USAID. The audit objective was to determine whether the indirect costs claimed by IIMI are in accordance with the terms of the...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sri Lanka, South East Asia

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