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DocumentIrrigation Investment Briefs - 13 Collected Papers
Occasional Paper N. 4 - February 1997
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No results found.Investments in irrigation can greatly contribute to increased agricultural production and economic benefits when planned, implemented and operated satisfactorily. The range of options available for investments is generally wide. Careful selection on technical and socio-economic grounds is required to ensure optimum returns from the investments on a sustainable basis. This publication presents several papers prepared in the course of providing assistance to developing countries in the prepar ation of World Bank-financed irrigation projects in various parts of the world. They cover a variety of topics raised during field work, including technical and economic issues requiring clarification, and record the experiences of actual case situations. -
Book (series)Design and operation of irrigation systems for smallholder agriculture in South Asia. Part 2 1986
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No results found.Distribution of water from the supply canal to the individual farm remains the most troublesome feature of irrigation development in the Asian area of smallholder cultivation. This is particularly the case where crops other than paddy are being grown in at least one season of the year, when the simple field-to-field approach which is appropriate only to wet-land paddy is not applicable. The latter is the situation considered in the following notes. -
Book (series)Design and operation of irrigation systems for smallholder agriculture in South Asia. Part 1 1986
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No results found.In the formulation of projects for irrigation of smallholdings in South Asia there are a number of questions relating to water allocation and distribution which arise very frequently. They include economic and sociological issues, as well as technical. In the following paper project design is discussed with particular regard to these issues. The paper does not provide comprehensive coverage of irrigation system design, but focusses on key issues and options, consideration of which is basic to pr oject formulation. The paper is intended for both administrative and technical readers.
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