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Farmer Based Financing Of Operations In The Niger Valley Irrigation Schemes
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Book Synopsis Farmer-based Financing of Operations in the Niger Valley Irrigation Schemes by : Charles L. Abernethy
Download or read book Farmer-based Financing of Operations in the Niger Valley Irrigation Schemes written by Charles L. Abernethy and published by IWMI. This book was released on 2000 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report deals with some experiences of a set of irrigation systems situated in the Republic of Niger, along both banks of the Niger River. All these systems draw water from the river through low-lift, electrically powered pumping stations, which have been installed by the Government of Niger over the past 30 years. Irrigation of this kind is not a tradition in Niger. The introduction of this technology caused considerable changes in the way of life of local communities.
Book Synopsis A diagnostic model framework for water use in rice-based irrigation systems by : Wilfried Hundertmark
Download or read book A diagnostic model framework for water use in rice-based irrigation systems written by Wilfried Hundertmark and published by IWMI. This book was released on 2003 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The paper presents a framework for water use in rice-based irrigation systems, which is based on linear programming (LP). This framework intends to facilitate improved understanding of a system's internal and external conditions and the constraints to productive use of the available land and water resources, and thereby create a reference for the assessment of the physical, economic and environmental performance of a given system. The framework is conceived as a tool that is used interactively in technical group sessions with farmers, system operators and extension workers, where structured discussions lead to improved data confidence, and understanding of complex irrigation systems.
Book Synopsis Opportunities for private sector participation in agricultural water development and management by : F. W. T. Penning de Vries
Download or read book Opportunities for private sector participation in agricultural water development and management written by F. W. T. Penning de Vries and published by IWMI. This book was released on 2005 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines ways to increase food security, reduce poverty and achieve economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa with ‘water’ through increased participation of the private sector and publicprivatepartnerships. This report is a summary of the findings from a review of the literature and critical analysis thereof. The ‘private sector’ includes all farmers, farm households, and agriculture-based micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). That is: all entities involved in crop, livestock and fish production and marketing, in post-harvest activities and food processing, and in supply chains for the goods, services and information used in the process. The study examines different types of agricultural water development and management. These include smallholder subsistence farming, cultivation of profit-oriented high-value crops, and peri-urban agriculture, as well as successful examples of private sector involvement in various functions or processes, including planning, design, construction, operations and maintenance. The spotlight on ‘water’ does not imply that other factors, such as off farm employment, market development and education, are unimportant.
Book Synopsis Irrigation Water Pricing by : François Molle
Download or read book Irrigation Water Pricing written by François Molle and published by CABI. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much hope has been vested in pricing as a means of helping to regulate and rationalize water management, notably in the irrigation sector. The pricing of water has often been applied universally, using general and ideological policies, and not considering regional environmental and economic differences. Almost 15 years after the emphasis laid at the Dublin and Rio conferences on treating water as an economic good, a comprehensive review of how such policies have helped manage water resources an irrigation use is necessary. The case-studies presented here offer a reassessment of current policies by evaluating their objectives and constraints and often demonstrating their failure by not considering the regional context. They will therefore contribute to avoiding costly and misplaced reforms and help design water policies that are based on a deeper understanding of the factors which eventually dictate their effectiveness.
Book Synopsis Institutional Alternatives in African Smallholder Irrigation by : Tushaar Shah
Download or read book Institutional Alternatives in African Smallholder Irrigation written by Tushaar Shah and published by IWMI. This book was released on 2002 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report reviews several decades of global experience in transferring management of government-run irrigation systems to farmer associations or other nongovernmental agencies in an attempt to apply the lessons of success to the African smallholder irrigation context.
Download or read book Water user associations written by and published by International Water Management Institute (IWMI). This book was released on 2018-06-20 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis An Assessment of the Small-Scale Irrigation Management Turnover Program in Indonesia by : Douglas L. Vermillion
Download or read book An Assessment of the Small-Scale Irrigation Management Turnover Program in Indonesia written by Douglas L. Vermillion and published by IWMI. This book was released on 2000 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the extent to which the Government of Indonesia's aspirations were realized through turnover program adopted in 1987. The impacts of management turnover on irrigation management and irrigated agriculture in selected systems in West and Central Java are analyzed. This study is part of a comparative research program to examine the impacts of irrigation management transfer in several countries using a common methodology.
Book Synopsis Water Scarcity and the Role of Storage in Development by : Andrew A. Keller
Download or read book Water Scarcity and the Role of Storage in Development written by Andrew A. Keller and published by IWMI. This book was released on 2000 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of the four major ways of storing water –in the soil profile, in underground aquifers, in small reservoirs, and in large reservoirs behind dams–the first is possible only for relatively short periods of time. In this paper, the authors concentrate on the three kinds of long-term technologies, and compare the hydrological, operational, economic and environmental aspects of each.
Book Synopsis Using Datasets from the Internet for Hydrological Modeling by : Martin Lacroix
Download or read book Using Datasets from the Internet for Hydrological Modeling written by Martin Lacroix and published by IWMI. This book was released on 2000 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public domain datasets are freely available on the Internet are easy to obtain, and often more up-to-date than those from local sources. This simplifies the modeling process and increases the ability to model basins anywhere in the world, from anywhere with Internet access. Although not all types of data are available, and some conversions may be needed, the information provided does allow for quick and easy simulations of basins. The Semi-Distributed Land-Use Runoff Process (SLURP) hydrological model has been designed to take advantage of such data sources. The application described in this report uses public domain data for topography, land use, seasonal variation in leaf area index (for transpiration) and climate data- all without calibration of parameters.
Book Synopsis Urban-wastewater Reuse for Crop Production in the Water-short Guanajuato River Basin, Mexico by : Christopher Anand Scott
Download or read book Urban-wastewater Reuse for Crop Production in the Water-short Guanajuato River Basin, Mexico written by Christopher Anand Scott and published by IWMI. This book was released on 2000 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a river-basin perspective, wastewater irrigation is an important form of water and nutrient reuse; however, there are important water quality, environmental, and public health considerations. This report explores the advantages and risks of urban wastewater reuse for crop production in the water-short Guanajuato river-basin in west-central Mexico, and then by a selective literature review demonstrates how common this practice is worldwide. It also evaluates several alternative water-management scenarios through application of the Interactive River Aquifer Simulation (IRAS) model, developed by Cornell University and Resource Planning Associates.
Book Synopsis An Overview of the Development Challenges and Constraints of the Niger Basin and Possible Intervention Strategies by : Regassa E. Namara
Download or read book An Overview of the Development Challenges and Constraints of the Niger Basin and Possible Intervention Strategies written by Regassa E. Namara and published by IWMI. This book was released on 2011-09-14 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Niger River Basin covers 7.5% of the African continent and is shared between nine riparian countries. The human population of the basin is growing at an average annual rate of about 3%, which makes the Niger River Basin one of the areas with the highest fertility rates in the world. The desert margin is expanding; climate change is negatively impacting rainfall; and urbanization, industrialization, and the human and livestock population are threatening the quantity and quality of available water resources. The basin population already suffers from chronic poverty. Based on a literature review, this paper suggests some key water-related and other interventions that are capable of easing the basin’s development challenges.
Book Synopsis Comparing Estimates of Actual Evapotranspiration from Satellites, Hydrological Models, and Field Data by : G. W. Kite
Download or read book Comparing Estimates of Actual Evapotranspiration from Satellites, Hydrological Models, and Field Data written by G. W. Kite and published by IWMI. This book was released on 2000 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of an experiment in which 8 different methods of estimating actual evaporation and transpiration were compared using a common database. Methods based on field data, hydrological models, and satellite data were used and the objectives were to compare results and to assess the utility of each method for various applications.
Book Synopsis Irrigation and River Basin Management by : Mark Svendsen
Download or read book Irrigation and River Basin Management written by Mark Svendsen and published by CABI. This book was released on 2005 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With increasing water scarcity, pressure to re-allocate water from agriculture to other uses mounts, along with a need to put in place institutional arrangements to promote 'higher value' uses of water. Many developing countries are now experimenting with establishing new institutional arrangements for managing water at the river basin level.This book, based on research by IWMI and others, reviews basin management in six developed and developing countries. It describes and applies a functional theory of river basin management, based on the idea that there is a minimum set of functions required to manage basins effectively and a set of basic conditions that enable effective management institutions to emerge. The book examines the experiences of both developed and developing countries in order to see what lessons can be learned and to identify what constitutes the core of a 'theory of river basin management'. It concludes that although it is difficult for developing countries to adopt approaches and institutional designs directly from developed countries, basic principles and lessons are transferable.
Book Synopsis Predicting Water Availability in Irrigation Tank Cascade Systems by : C. J. Jayatilaka
Download or read book Predicting Water Availability in Irrigation Tank Cascade Systems written by C. J. Jayatilaka and published by IWMI. This book was released on 2001 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Better water management in irrigation tank cascade systems is vital in achieving higher productive use of available water. To develop and implement management practices aimed at improving effective use of water, studies leading to the development of models that can predict available tank water in irrigation tank cascade systems are invaluable. This report presents a simple water balance model, Cascade, developed to predict tank water availability in the Thirappane tank cascade system in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. The report includes calibration of the model and its application to predict tank water availability for rice crops over a 10-year period.
Book Synopsis More Crop Per Drop by : Meredith Giordano
Download or read book More Crop Per Drop written by Meredith Giordano and published by IWA Publishing. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is an analytical summary and a critical synthesis of research at the International Water Management Institute over the past decade under its evolving research paradigm known popularly as 'more crop per drop'. The research synthesized here covers the full range of issues falling in the larger canvas of water-food-health-environment interface. Besides its immediate role in sharing knowledge with the research, donor, and policy communities, this volume also has a larger purpose of promoting a new way of looking at the water issues within the broader development context of food, livelihood, health and environmental challenges. More crop per drop: Revisiting a research paradigm contrasts the acquired wisdom and fresh thinking on some of the most challenging water issues of our times. It describes new tools, approaches, and methodologies and also illustrates them with practical application both from a global perspective and within the local and regional contexts of Asia and Africa. Since this volume brings together all major research works of IWMI, including an almost exhaustive list of citations, in one single set of pages, it is very valuable not only as a reference material for researchers and students but also as a policy tool for decision-makers and development agencies.
Book Synopsis Pedaling Out of Poverty by : Tushaar Shah
Download or read book Pedaling Out of Poverty written by Tushaar Shah and published by IWMI. This book was released on 2000 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Study on the assessment of social impact of treadle pump technology for manual irrigation in South Asia.
Book Synopsis Sustainable Irrigation Development in the White Volta sub-Basin by : Eric Antwi Ofosu
Download or read book Sustainable Irrigation Development in the White Volta sub-Basin written by Eric Antwi Ofosu and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2011-12-16 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sub-Saharan Africa has an irrigation potential of about 42 million hectares of which only 17% is developed. Despite several investments in irrigation the growth is slow. This study aims at helping to achieve sustainable irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa, through gaining a better understanding of productive irrigation water use and effective management of irrigation development. The study is conducted in the White Volta sub-basin specifically in Northern Ghana and Southern Burkina Faso which have been experiencing rapid irrigation development since the mid 1990s. The study identified growing markets for irrigated products as an important driving force behind the expansion of irrigation which has given rise to new technologies. The new technologies have spread because they gave farmers direct control over water sources. These new technologies allow relatively small farm sizes which can be adequately managed by the surveyed farmers. As a result high productivities are achieved. The hydrological impact of upscaling irrigation in the sub-basin is sustainable and will maximize the overall benefits derived from water resources in the Volta Basin.
