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

Comparative Study of Well Irrigation in Aligarh District, India

Published: 
May 1, 1971
U.S. Agency for International Development
The use of new technology in Indian agriculture has resulted in increased use of fertilizer and water. The major objectives of this study are: 1) estimate returns to water use at difference levels of application and under varying farm operating conditions; 2) to analyze differences in cropping...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Check - Drop - Energy Dissipator Structures in Irrigation Systems

Published: 
May 1, 1971
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
There is a large volume of available literature regarding small energy dissipator structures. Existing publications present basic information for particular types of structures. This information has been compiled in order to present present-day available design information. Also, research topics...Read more

Requirements for Irrigation of Sugar Cane, Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Published: 
January 1, 1971
U.S. Agency for International Development
This study is presented in order that a proposed irrigation development in the vicinity of Santa Cruz may be further evaluated. It has been proposed that an important area of sugar cane be irrigated from wells to be developed using groundwater. In order to define the feasibility of the proposed...Read more
Regional focus: 
BoliviaLatin America and the Caribbean

Irrigation Requirements and Climatic Evaluations for Venezuela

Published: 
January 1, 1971
U.S. Agency for International Development
A study on irrigation requirements and climatic evaluations for Venezuela. With increasing agricultural and natural resource development in Venezuela there is a correspondingly greater need for evaluating irrigation requirements for use in planning, design and in project operations and for a better...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

Optimum Utilization of Water Resources for Agriculture With Special Emphasis on Systems Analysis of Watershed Management; Annual Technical Report 1970/1971

Published: 
January 1, 1971
U.S. Agency for International Development
Strengthening the University of Arizona's competency in the area of watershed management utilizing systems analysis techniques applied to problems of less developed countries has taken several forms. The addition and revision of pertinent course curricula, the analyses of research programs...Read more

Project Adelanto, Nicaragua 1968-70: a Project for Irrigation Development: Final Report

Published: 
November 1, 1970
U.S. Agency for International Development
This report details irrigation practices in Nicaragua which were undertaken with USAID assistance between 1968-1970. It highlights the project successes and opportunities including finance, sustainability, adoption by local farmers, irrigation costs, impacts on local water resources, and local...Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

Desert Strip Farming, a Modified Dry Farming Method Using Rainfall Multiplication

Published: 
July 1, 1970
U.S. Agency for International Development
Reviews progress to date on a runoff distribution strategy in which rain water is harvested in collectors and then channeled to nearby crop areas. The report explains that an inexpensive short-distance irrigation method is badly needed in sunny, potentially arable regions where the limited rainfall...Read more

Optimum Utilization of Water Resources for Agriculture, With Emphasis on Farm Water Management; Annual Technical Report, 1969/1970

Published: 
June 30, 1970
U.S. Agency for International Development
This document is an annual technical report on optimum utilization of water resources for agriculture, with emphasis on on-farm water management.Read more
Regional focus: 
Latin America and the Caribbean

Report to the Government of India on Design Criteria Construction Guide, and Material Standards for Irrigation Pipelines

Published: 
May 1, 1970
U.S. Agency for International Development
this report documents the findings and recommendations of the author who was engaged as a consultant to USAID and the government of India for a four-month period to determine what is being done in the sphere of irrigation pipelines and to appraise and make recommendations for improvement. The...Read more
Regional focus: 
IndiaSouth East Asia

Helmand-Arghandab Regional Development Project and Improvement of Existing Irrigation Systems Project: Quarterly Progress Report

Published: 
April 1, 1970
U.S. Agency for International Development
This document describes the quarterly progress of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's irrigation project in the Kandahar region in 1970. It highlights specific progress updates on several canals related to the project.Read more
Regional focus: 
AfghanistanSouth East Asia

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