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

Methodology for Participatory Evaluation of O&M in Distributary and Field Canals

Publication date:
July 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
During a tour of d- and f- canals, the Managing Director of MEA requested MARD to propose a low cost method of evaluating the state of tertiary system maintenance in System B. MARD's staff worked for several months, in consultation with MEA engineers and farmers' organizations, developing...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sri Lanka
South East Asia

Small Scale Irrigation Management: Amendment No. 1

Publication date:
March 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
The goal of SSIMP is to expand agricultural production by diversifying production, increasing cropping intensity and improving water reliability. The project purpose was originally stated as: to design and apply irrigation technologies and management systems in support of diversified cropping...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Indonesia
East Asia and Pacific

Mission Response To the Rig/A Report: Audit of Information Used To Monitor Progress On USAID/Egypt'S Irrigation Management Systems Project (No. 263-0132)

Publication date:
January 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
The Irrigation Management Systems project (IMS) is very large ($336 million) and very complex (10 different components). It began in 1982 and will end after fourteen years of implementation in 1996. the IMS project has had a comprehensive evaluation and monitoring system since its inception. Based...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Middle East and North Africa

Warabandi in Pakistan's Canal Irrigation Systems: Widening Gap between Theory and Practice

Publication date:
January 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
IIMI's Country Papers comprise a series of papers for each country where IIMI maintains a collaborating field operations activity. These papers record the results of research conducted by IIMI's Country Programs in consultation with their National Consultative Committees. Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Pakistan
South East Asia

Performance Determinants of Irrigators Associations in National Irrigation Systems in Bicol, the Philippines: An Analysis

Publication date:
January 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
A major problem perennially faced by an agricultural economy like the Philippines is low agricultural productivity. With the scarcity of agricultural land that can be additionally cultivated, the country's thrust therefore is towards maximizing productivity in this sector to adequately feed...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Philippines
East Asia and Pacific

Services of Provincial Irrigation Offices to Communal Irrigation Systems in Western Visayas, the Philippines

Publication date:
January 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
With NIA's efforts toward institutional development and turnover of irrigation systems, donor-assisted irrigation projects in the recent past have included the development of Irrigators' Associations and irrigation management transfer as major components in project implementation. This...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Philippines
East Asia and Pacific

A Selected Bibliography on Irrigation Management

Publication date:
January 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
The International Irrigation Management Institute has provided a thorough and comprehensive bibliography on irrigation management, pulled from the Irrigation Management Information Network Database.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States

Participatory Rural Appraisal for Irrigation Management Research

Publication date:
January 1, 1995
U.S. Agency for International Development
The presenl paper focuses on one appralsal methodology: Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), and on its use for Irrigation Management Research (IMR). As will be discussed in the following sections, to link these two topics requires two initial c1arif?cations. The first clarification relates to lhe...Read more

Practices for Year-round Irrigation in Mahaweli System B

Publication date:
December 1, 1994
U.S. Agency for International Development
System 'B' farmers have a relatively dry period of ten months from Jan. to Oct. where non-rice crops can be successfully grown. Thus, they have an opportunity to get the highest price available in the market by scheduling planting to suit market windows. Further, they can undertake to...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sri Lanka
South East Asia

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