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1 Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele; Lemperiere, Philippe; Tulu, T. 2009. Training manual on agricultural water management. Nairobi, Kenya: International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). 227p.
Training materials ; Agricultural development ; Water management ; Smallholders ; Watershed management ; Rainwater ; Water harvesting ; Techniques ; Tanks ; Water storage ; Soil water ; Small scale systems ; Irrigation scheduling ; Irrigation methods ; Surface irrigation ; Drip irrigation ; Furrow irrigation ; Basin irrigation ; Pumps ; Rainfall-runoff relationships ; Catchment areas ; Crops ; Yields ; Planting ; Bunding ; Terrace cropping ; Reservoirs ; Capacity ; Soil management ; Energy sources ; Costs
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H044898)
http://mahider.ilri.org/bitstream/handle/10568/80/Modules1_5.pdf?sequence=6
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044898.pdf
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The aim of the set of modules is to cover useful elements of AWM from estimating runoff at micro and small watershed level up to irrigated field water management. The modules thus aim at covering water availability estimnation, water control and management, soil-water-plant relationship, water lifting and conveyance and irrigation methods. Each module is divided into a number of chapters and illustrated with figures, tables charts and examples. The modules are also useful as a reference and teaching material at technical, vocational, educational, and training centres and as a field guide. The publication extensively use existing knowledge in the form of texts, figures, demonstration materials derived from various sources such as books, grey literature such as web material, reports, manuals etc. specifically they have immensely used materials from FAO, ICRISAT and IWMI documentations with or without citation to the specific references.

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