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1 Lenton, R. L. 1983. Management tools for improving irrigation performance. New Delhi, India: Ford Foundation. 32p. (Discussion paper series; no.5)
Irrigation efficiency ; Irrigation management ; Agricultural production ; Water delivery ; Equity ; Water management / India
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.1 G65D LEN Record No: H0131)
The paper analyses some of the tools which will be needed to make the management of irrigation systems less of an art and more of a science. The paper is divided into four parts: (1) performance criteria in irrigation management; (2) techniques by means of which performance might be monitored for large-scale irrigation systems; (3) diagnostic tools required for irrigation management and their desirable characteristics; and (4) management tools available for analyzing interventions to improve irrigation performance.
2 Pakistan. Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Cooperatives. 1984. Irrigation guide: Pakistan. Islamabad, Pakistan: The Ministry. 55 p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.8 G730 PAK Record No: H0269)
3 Al, F. A.; Martella, D. R.; Tinsley, R. L. 1984. Irrigation practices of EWUP cases Abyuha and Abu Raya sites for 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82. Cairo, Egypt: Egypt Water Use and Management Project. vii, 74p. (EWUP project technical paper no.45)
Water use efficiency ; Water management ; Irrigable land ; Water resources ; Farming ; Water delivery ; Canals ; Crops / Egypt
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.6.2 G232 ALF Record No: H0162)
The purpose of this report is to document the actual irrigation practices of the farmers in two Egypt Water Use and Management Project (EWUP) areas, Abyuha in El-Minya Governorate and Abu Raya in Kafr El-Sheik Governorate. Data on the farmer practices were abstracted from the EWUP R4 Farm Records for the 1979-1980, 1980-1981, and 1981-1982 record years. The study case data were divided into 15 day periods with the winter closure period eliminated from the analysis. A comparison of the actual planting and harvest dates with the expected dates indicated that the actual dates were later than the expected dates by about two weeks. A comparison of the actual number of irrigations with the expected number of irrigations indicated that farmers apply close to the expected number or fewer. The analysis indicated that irrigation gaps for some crops range as high as 89 days. The aggregate demand on the delivery system in both study areas tended to be highest in the periods immediately before and after winter closure and the summer periods, June through September. Comparing the measured water discharged into the Abyha canal with an estimated demand for selected periods indicated that relative fluctuations in the delivery of water correspond fairly well to the demand during the same period. A comparison of the measured water discharge into the Om Sen canal with an estimated demand for selected periods indicated excess delivery of water during the winter periods, periods where shortages of water delivery could have occurred, and a general lack of correspondence of the fluctuations in discharge to the fluctuations in demand.
4 Levine, G. 1982. Irrigation and water management. Dhaka, Bangladesh: BARC. 28p.
Water management ; Research ; Resource management ; Small scale systems ; Water policy ; Water delivery / Bangladesh
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7 G584 LEV Record No: H0427)
5 Keller, J.; Clyma, W.; Drosdoff, M.; Lowdermilk, M. K.; Seckler, D. 1981. Irrigation development options and investment strategies for the 1980's: India. Logan, UT, USA: Utah State University. 162p. (Water management synthesis report no.6)
Policy ; Irrigated farming ; Investment ; Agriculture ; Water delivery ; Training ; Irrigation scheduling ; Water resources development / India
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.8 G635 KEL Record No: H0509)
6 Halim, M.; Hilleman, M. 1984. Improving Egypt's irrigation system in the old lands: Findings of the Egypt Water Use and Management Project - Final report. Cairo, Egypt: Egypt Water Use and Management Project. vi, 68p.
Irrigation management ; Agricultural production ; Water management ; Water delivery ; Irrigation scheduling ; On farm research ; Farming systems / Egypt
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.6.2 G232 HAL Record No: H0720)
This report describes the characteristics of the irrigation system in the old lands, various interventions that were tested by the project and recommendations to improve irrigation water use and management. In addition a list of the technical reports produced by the project is given. This report was the basis for the National Conference held from 18-20 March, 1984 where the findings and recommendations of the project were discussed in detail by approximately 150 Egyptian irrigation and agricultural specialists.
7 El-Shinnawy; Haider, M.; Skold, M.; El-Naggar, H.; Abdel-Al, F. 1984. Farm record summary and analysis - El-Hammami (1978-1983) Cairo, Egypt: Egypt Water Use and Management Project. 189p. (EWUP technical report no.79)
Water delivery ; Intensive cropping ; Land tenure ; Livestock ; Cropping systems ; Mechanization ; Farm income ; Farmer managed irrigation systems / Egypt
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.6.2 G232 ELS Record No: H0876)
8 Seagreaves, J. A.; Easter, K. W. 1982. Pricing for irrigation water. St. Paul, Minnesota, USA: Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics. University of Minnesota. i, 33 p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.4 G000 SEA Record No: H0956)
9 Replogle, J. A. 1986. Some tools and concepts for better irrigation water use. In K. C. Nobe and R. K. Sampath, Eds., Irrigation management in developing countries: Current issues and approaches (pp. 117-148). Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
(Location: IWMI-India Call no: 631.7 G000 NOB Record No: H0987)
Discusses different water delivery systems and scheduling policies, based on intensive research underway by the U.S. Agricultural Research Service and how these might be applicable to managing irrigation systems elsewhere in the world. Presents an extensive section on scheduling policies of irrigation projects which includes the system components, scheduling terminology, and the relationship between scheduling policy and water conservation. Concludes with brief coverage of some structural and equipment aspects of water control and the measurement of water flow.
10 Wahby, H.; Quenemoen, G.; Helal, M. 1980. A procedure for evaluating the cost of lifting water for irrigation in Egypt. Fort Collins, CO, USA: Engineering Research Centre. Colorado State University. 70p. (EWUP project technical report no.7)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.4 G232 WAH Record No: H01048)
11 Murray-Rust, H. 1983. Seasonal summary tables for Gal Oya project. 8p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 997 Record No: H01089)
12 Murray-Rust, H. 1983. Water measurement programs for Gal Oya scheme. 6p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 1048 Record No: H01087)
13 Murray-Rust, H. 1983. Mid-term impact assessment. 15p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 1098 Record No: H01090)
14 USAID. 1985. Project paper amendment Pakistan - irrigation systems management (Command Water Management) Washington, DC, USA: USAID. 164 p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7 G730 USA Record No: H0199)
15 Lowdermilk, M. K.; Freeman, D. M.; Early, A. C.; Radosevich, G. E.; Kemper, W. D.; Mirza, A. H. 1978. Organizing farmers to improve irrigation water delivery - The problem and prospects for solution in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Science, 15(1-2):113-123.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 1407 Record No: H01369)
16 Early, A. C.; Bagadion, B. U. 1981. Custom fit design of farm ditches: A participatory approach to making irrigation systems responsive to the needs of the farmers. Training Module prepared for NIA Command Irrigation Committee Workshops, San Raphael, Bulacan, 12-14 March; Cebu, 19-21 March; and Davo, 26-28 March 1981. 12p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: F 631.7.1 G576 EAR Record No: H01412)
17 Gustafson, W. E.; Reidinger, R. B. 1971. Delivery of canal water in North India and West Pakistan. Economic and Political Weekly, 157-162.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 1188 Record No: H01522)
18 Lowdermilk, M. K. 1985. Critical thinking about irrigation management. New Delhi, India: USAID. Irrigation Management Division. 35p.
Irrigation management ; Irrigation efficiency ; Technology ; Policy ; Farmer participation ; Institutions ; Water delivery / India
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 825 Record No: H01988)
19 Small, L. E.; Chen, C. L. 1986. An approach to estimating the potential production benefits from improved water management for rice. Irrigation and Drainage Systems, 1:19-30.
Irrigation efficiency ; Irrigation water ; Rice ; Water allocation ; Economic evaluation ; Water delivery / Philippines
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H002219)
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Production benefits of improved allocation of irrigation water are often difficult to measure. In situations of irrigated rice cultivation, both ex post estimates of such benefits and ex ante estimates of the maximum potential benefits of further improvements in allocation of a given water supply are possible using a conceptual framework which (1) functionally relates weekly water supplies to weekly measures of average water shortage on individual paddy fields; (2) aggregates the weekly water shortage measures into a seasonal water shortage index; and (3) relates, via a production function, the seasonal water shortage index to yields. An empirical application of this framework estimates the potential increase in production from further improvements in water allocation in one Philippine irrigation system to be negligible.
20 Clyma, W.; Ali, A.; Ashraf, M. 1975. Watercourse losses. Paper presented at the CENTO Panel Meeting on the Optimum Use of Water in agriculture,Lyallpur, Pakistan, 3-5 March 1975. 30p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 160 Record No: H02285)
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