1/1/2004 The purpose of this guide is to help farming communities in the sudano-sahelian zone to finance, install and manage waterpoints for thir village herds. The guide is written particularly for extensionists working in livestock water projects in this zone. It outlines in detail a method being used...
19/7/1998 Challenging water scarcity Irrigation development - Peru The challenge of organising catchment councils Saurasbtra's water insurer Water resource management Improved irrigation efficiencies in Tunisian oases Bridging gaps in water and labour supply Transferred technology in a basket of options...
This section presents information about individual crops, their crop water requirement, yield response to water; and bibliographic database on crop water productivity.
Successful agricultural development projects usually involve farmers as an essential step in the process. This planning guide is intended for all who are concerned with irrigation development. This guide suggests the needs and benefits of involving farmers, gives principles and guidelines for...
1/3/2007 This publication provides a compendium of 100 technologies, practices and approaches for agricultural water management under smallholder agriculture in the ESA. Each intervention is described in brief, the design specifications, and where in the region it may be found. 52 pages, illustrated,...
This booklet has been written for community development workers in developing countries who are not technicians in the area of water resources. It is meant to serve as a general guide when planning environmentally sound small-scale water projects, that is, projects which protect and conserve...
This bulletin is written for all concerned with land evaluation or irrigation planning, and is divided into two parts. Part one explains the recommended procedures of land evaluation and land suitability classification for irrigated agriculture and is based on the FAO Framework for Land...
This book takes a step back looking at the 'way' we think rather than 'what' we think about water. The first part of the book is really examining the process of innovative thinking needed to escape from the traditional water conflickts. The second part redefines the water crisis showing how...