| Agricultural irrigation specialist
Contact person
Ms Meg Ogea - Education
Manager
Contact person's address
The Irrigation
Association
6540 Arlington Boulevard
Falls Church, Virginia,
22042-6638
USA
Contact person's Telephone/Fax
Tel +1-703-536
7080 Fax +1-703-536 7019
Contact person's E-mail
[email protected]
Type of
programme
Course
Certificate
Certificate of participation
Frequency of programme
With sufficient participants
and upon request.
Programme's main focus
Enhancement of the
capabilities of water professionals.
Programme prospectus
This class is designed for
individuals involved in the management and operation of on-farm irrigation
systems. These systems include surface irrigation methods such as furrow and
border strip irrigation, as well as pressurized systems such as micro irrigation
and sprinklers.
There are two basic questions faced by on-farm water managers:
when to irrigate and how much to irrigate. Participants will address these
questions with sections on evapotranspiration and crop coefficients, practical
irrigation scheduling techniques, how irrigation efficiency and uniformity
influence irrigation scheduling and salinity effects.
It is recommended that the student meet the following
prerequisites: Field experience with the management and operation of on-farm
irrigation systems is desired, but not required.
Target group
Junior professionals
Programme
www
http://www.irrigation.org/education.htm
Dates/duration
Two days
Language
English |
The Irrigation Association
Acronym
IA
Country
USA
Address
The Irrigation Association
6540 Arlington
Boulevard
Falls Church, VA 22042-6638
USA
Tel +1-703-536 7080
Fax +1-703-536 7019
E-mail
[email protected]
Institute/organization
www
http://www.irrigation.org/
Brief description of institution/organization
The
Irrigation Association (IA) is a non-profit, North American organization. Its
mission is to improve the products and practices used to manage water resources
and to help shape the worldwide business environment of the irrigation industry.
The Irrigation Association's interest in water resources encompasses the
application conservation, drainage, improvement and recovery of water for
economic and environmental enhancement in agriculture, turfgrass, landscape and
forestry.
The Irrigation Association's efforts focus on playing
significant roles and providing leadership in four areas:
- The IA interacts with private and governmental
organizations and other associations in the development of legislation and
regulations to ensure the availability, quality and accessibility of water
supplies for, or affected by, irrigation and the efficacy of trade
policies.
- IA establishes and conducts authoritative educational programmes
to broaden and focus public awareness on issues related to water management, to
provide professional certification of practitioners of irrigation-related
disciplines and to ensure the accessibility of research information pertinent to
industry practices and products.
- IA perceives itself as an effective
catalyst and umbrella organization for outreach, communication and coordination
among the diverse parties and interests involved in irrigation.
- IA
contributes to the establishment of recognized standards and guidelines dealing
with irrigation-related products, engineering applications and practices
worldwide.
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