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Viet Nam: creating conditions for improved irrigation service delivery - the case of the Phuoc Hoa Water Resources Project
About one third of the Vietnamese population live below the poverty line, of whom 85% live in rural areas, and 70% of the labor force depends on agriculture. To help improve rural incomes, the Government of Viet Nam continues ... -
Water users association governance in developing countries: fragility and function
Transfer of irrigation system management from government to water users has been taking place in developing countries for at least three decades. Various methods and degrees of transfer have been employed. Overall, the ... -
Variations in irrigation district voting and election procedures
Fair and clear voting and election procedures are necessary for an effective water users association, but these procedures have considerable variety. Voting may be limited to owners of irrigated land, or may also include ... -
Implementing district level integrated water management with stakeholder participation
Increasingly it is understood that water management is best served by an integrated package of services and practices delivered at the local level. The Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (MWRI) is ... -
WUA development and strengthening in the Kyrgyz Republic
Under the On-Farm Irrigation Project (OIP), the Department of Water Resources (DWR) of the Kyrgyz Republic is to rehabilitate tertiary irrigation infrastructure. Rehabilitation on infrastructure serving 50,000 ha is underway; ... -
Regional ET estimation from satellites
Crop evapotranspiration (ET) is a major component of the hydrologic system. ET values are used in irrigation water management, water rights allocation, hydrological modeling and water resource planning and management. ... -
Upgrading existing databases: recommendations for irrigation districts
All of the district in the Lower Rio Grande Valley currently store all of their accounting and water delivery records in computer databases. It has been known for several years that these database systems in the Lower Rio ... -
Groundwater use in irrigated agriculture in Amudarya River Basin in socio-economic dimensions
The paper analyses groundwater resources use in socio-economic context in Amudarya River Basin. The paper discusses present extent of groundwater resources use and special focus is on agriculture, livestock use and small ... -
Reliability criteria for re-engineering of large-scale pressurized irrigation systems
A study was conducted in a pressurized irrigation district in southern Italy to analyze current delivery performance and determine improvements needed to meet current and future delivery needs. Such an analysis is required ... -
Technological modernization in irrigated agriculture: factors for sustainability in developing countries
Technology has much to offer to irrigated agriculture in developing countries. Many technological advances have been introduced into practice in these countries. National governments have often played an important role in ... -
Zarafshan Water District improvement project in Uzbekistan
Irrigation plays an important role in the economy of Uzbekistan with almost ninety percent of the cropland irrigated. Fifty percent of the irrigated area in Uzbekistan is already affected by water logging and/or salinization. ... -
Relationships between seepage loss rates and canal condition parameters for the rapid assessment tool (RAT)
A rapid assessment tool (RAT) is being developed for evaluating irrigation network performance. As part of that development, the relationship between condition rating factors and seepage loss measurements was examined. The ... -
Involving stakeholders in irrigation and drainage district decisions: who, what, when, where, why, how
Many believe the public and other stakeholders should be considered in developing governance structures. Early engagement with stakeholders can provide an irrigation and drainage district with insight into their concerns ... -
ITRC rapid appraisal process (RAP) for irrigation districts, The
The ITRC Rapid Appraisal Process (RAP) for irrigation projects was created in 1989 as a tool to quickly provide valuable insight into many aspects of irrigation performance including project design, engineering, operations ... -
Farm size, irrigation practices, & on-farm irrigation efficiency in New Mexico's Elephant Butte Irrigation District
Relationships between farm size, irrigation practices, and on-farm irrigation efficiency in the Elephant Butte Irrigation District, New Mexico, U.S.A. are explored using water delivery data supplied by the District. The ... -
Irrigation management transfer to water user organizations in Turkey
Supplying irrigation water is very important in dry or semi dry areas like Turkey in order to produce sufficient agricultural production for the country. The main task is to manage irrigation system developed by government ... -
Water user management and financing of irrigation facilities through use of improvement districts
The Turlock Irrigation District (TID), California's first irrigation district, was established in 1887. The TID owns only the main canals and laterals, which bring irrigation water to large geographical portions of the ... -
Qualitative approach to study water markets in Pakistan, A
The government of Pakistan has recently introduced reforms to reduce the financial deficit of the country's irrigation sector. Reforms are expected to grant autonomy to irrigation agencies and transfer part of the management ... -
Local groundwater management districts and Kansas state agencies share authority and responsibility for transition to long term management of the High Plains Aquifer
Kansas faces complex challenges in managing the Ogallala-High Plains aquifer for the future. This aquifer, one of the largest in the world, is critical to a sustainable economy for Kansas and the other seven states that ...
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