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

Economics of Local Control of Irrigation Water in Pakistan: a Pilot Study

Published: 
January 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
Pakistan's irrigation system is among the world's largest. Government agencies share responsibility for diversion works and delivery canals while management of local distribution networks is left to farmers. Water allocation to farmers is based on rigid local weekly schedules designed to...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Organization as a Strategic Resource in Irrigation Development: a Conference Report

Published: 
January 1, 1982
U.S. Agency for International Development
This document examines several important recurring problems discussed at the Conference of Asian Irrigation (1982) including: (1) the flow of communication between local water user associations and the agency about project plans and implementation procedures have been inadequate; (2) local groups...Read more
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

Utilization of Local Councils for Improvement of On-Farm Water Management in Pakistan

Published: 
November 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
Reports on feasibility of a proposed subproject of the On-Farm Water Management project to upgrade the institutional and technical capacities of District Councils in Pakistan to administer canal irrigation associations. A historical review of changing government jurisdictions and local...Read more
Regional focus: 
PakistanSouth East Asia

Irrigation Water Distribution Systems for Tubewells and Low - Lift Pumps in Bangladesh

Published: 
September 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
The CARE Deep Tube well Irrigation and Credit Program (DTICP) assist Bangladeshi farmers to expand the capacity and coverage of their deep tube wells and thereby increase their incomes. However, a major constraint of this and many similar irrigation projects operated by the Bangladesh Government...Read more
Regional focus: 
South East Asia

Drainage and Irrigation Recommendations for EMCIP Project Areas; Technical Report

Published: 
August 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report includes an evaluation and recommendations for drainage improvements and irrigation methods at four project areas.Read more
Regional focus: 
Egypt, Arab Rep.Middle East and North Africa

Report to Aid in Support of a Project on Expanding Non-Agricultural Uses of Irrigation Water

Published: 
July 31, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
A survey of existing literature and interviews with 25 development practitioners provide the basis for this report on the health effects of pesticides in water used for drinking and for irrigation in developing countries. Individual chapters of the report: (1) identify the organic compounds found...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

Expanding Non-Agricultural Uses of Irrigation for the Disadvantaged: Health Aspects

Published: 
July 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
A report on a project to identify what health aspects are associated with irrigation systems and the opportunities and constraints on pesticides.Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Non-Agricultural Uses of Irrigation Systems: Past Experience and Implications for Planning and Design

Published: 
July 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
A review of developing country experience in using irrigation water for domestic and other nonagricultural purposes prefaces this study of the feasibility of designing multipurpose irrigation systems. Technical and cultural factors affecting feasibility are addressed, and multipurpose systems in...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

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

Non-Agricultural Uses of Irrigation Systems: Household Water Supplies

Published: 
June 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
The magnitude of the world's need for water signaled by the UN Drinking Water and Sanitation Decade, the adverse health effects of irrigation projects, and the increasing awareness of the basic link between water and health provide the background for this study of the feasibility of designing...Read more
Regional focus: 
Sub-Saharan Africa

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