Completion report on the training program on rapid appraisal of irrigation systems for rehabilitation and modernization
Title | Completion report on the training program on rapid appraisal of irrigation systems for rehabilitation and modernization PDF eBook |
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Publisher | IWMI |
Pages | 42 |
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Sri Lanka National Agricultural Bibliography
Title | Sri Lanka National Agricultural Bibliography PDF eBook |
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Publisher | |
Pages | 346 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Agriculture |
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Shaping the Future of Water for Agriculture
Title | Shaping the Future of Water for Agriculture PDF eBook |
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Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 356 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780821361610 |
Agricultural water management is a vital practice in ensuring reduction, and environmental protection. After decades of successfully expanding irrigation and improving productivity, farmers and managers face an emerging crisis in the form of poorly performing irrigation schemes, slow modernization, declining investment, constrained water availability, and environmental degradation. More and better investments in agricultural water are needed. In response, the World Bank, in conjunction with many partner agencies, has compiled a selection of good experiences that can guide practitioners in the design of quality investments in agricultural water. The messages of 'Shaping the Future of Water for Agriculture: A Sourcebook for Investment in Agricultural Water Management' center around the key challenges to agricultural water management, specifically: - Building policies and incentives - Designing institutional reforms - Investing in irrigation systems improvement and modernization - Investing in groundwater irrigation - Investing in drainage and water quality management - Investing in water management in rainfed agriculture - Investing in agricultural water management in multipurpose operations - Coping with extreme climatic conditions - Assessing the social, economic, and environmental impacts of agricultural water investments 'Shaping the Future of Water for Agriculture' is an important resource for those interested and engaged in development with a focus on agricultural water.
How Design, Management and Policy Affect the Performance of Irrigation Projects
Title | How Design, Management and Policy Affect the Performance of Irrigation Projects PDF eBook |
Author | Hervé L. Plusquellec |
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Pages | 155 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Irrigation |
ISBN | 9789746802154 |
Expanding the Frontiers of Irrigation Management Research
Title | Expanding the Frontiers of Irrigation Management Research PDF eBook |
Author | Douglas J. Merrey |
Publisher | IWMI |
Pages | 268 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Irrigation |
ISBN | 9290903465 |
Research results: performances assessment; Research results: design and operation of irrigation systems; Research results: policy, institutions, and management; Research results: health and environment; Training and institutional strengthening; Conclusions: outputs, impacts, and future directions.
Modernizing Irrigation Management
Title | Modernizing Irrigation Management PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel Renault |
Publisher | Food & Agriculture Org. |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9789251057162 |
This publication describes the MASSCOTE methodology, illustrated by several applications in Asia. MASSCOTE is a comprehensive methodology for analysing the modernization of canal operation. The aim is to enable experts to work together with users in determining improved processes for cost-effective service-oriented management. It is based on previous tools and approaches widely used in Asia by FAO in its modernization training programme (rapid appraisal procedures and benchmarking). From diagnosis through the formulation of operational units and the planning of a service (based on the vision agreed upon with the users), MASSCOTE entails a systematic, ten-step, mapping exercise. The accompanying CD-ROMs contain the full document in English, excerpts in French, a draft version in Arabic and Chinese, training presentations and material, and a number of documents and references on irrigation system operation and management [System requirements: PC with Intel Pentium(r) processor and Microsoft(r)Windows 95/98/200/Me/NT/XP; 256 MB of RAM; 50 MB of available hard-disk space; SuperVGA monitor; 256 colours at 1024x768; Adobe Acrobat(r) Reader (not included on CD-ROM)]
The Irrigation Sector
Title | The Irrigation Sector PDF eBook |
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Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 148 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 9780821344644 |
India's irrigated agriculture sector has been basic to India's economic development and poverty alleviation. One of India's major achievements is its rapid expansion of irrigation and drainage infrastructure. However, the major emphasis on development has been achieved at a cost. The importance put on new construction has diverted attention away from the need to ensure the quality, productivity, and sustainability of the services. Further, a governmental subsidy based approach has been used and this has resulted in irrigation and drainage services which, while enabling significantly higher productivity than from non-irrigated lands, are well below their potential. 'The Irrigation Sector' discusses directions for future growth, the framework for reform, and the reform agenda.