Shaping the Future of Water for Agriculture : a Sourcebook for Investment in Agricultural Water Management.

Agricultural water management is a vital practice in ensuring reduction, and environmental protection. After decades of successfully expanding irrigation and improving productivity, farmers and managers face an emerging crisis in the form of poorly performing irrigation schemes, slow modernization,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: World Bank. Agriculture and Rural Development Department
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, DC : World Bank, Agriculture and Rural Development, ©2005.
Series:World Bank e-Library.
Subjects:
Irrigation > Economic aspects.
Irrigation water > Economic aspects.
Irrigation water > Management.
Water-supply, Agricultural > Economic aspects > Developing countries.
Water-supply, Agricultural > Developing countries > Management.
Water in agriculture > Economic aspects > Developing countries.
Agricultural industries > Foreign ownership.
Irrigation > Aspect économique.
Eau d'irrigation > Aspect économique.
Eau d'irrigation > Gestion.
Eau > Approvisionnement agricole > Aspect économique > Pays en voie de développement.
Eau > Approvisionnement agricole > Pays en voie de développement > Gestion.
Eau en agriculture > Aspect économique > Pays en voie de développement.
Industries agricoles > Propriété étrangère.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Agricultural industries > Foreign ownership
Irrigation > Economic aspects
Irrigation water > Economic aspects
Irrigation water > Management
Water in agriculture > Economic aspects
Water-supply, Agricultural > Economic aspects
Water-supply, Agricultural > Management
Landwirtschaft
Wasserversorgung
Irrigation.
Aspect économique.
Approvisionnement en eau.
Gestion de l'eau.
Agriculture.
Developing countries
Entwicklungsländer
Pays en développement.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Overview; Chapter 1: Building Policies and Incentives; Chapter 2: Designing Institutional Reforms; Chapter 3: Investing in the Improvement and Modernization of Irrigation Systems; Chapter 4: Investing in Groundwater Irrigation; Chapter 5: Investing in Drainage and Water Quality Management; Chapter 6: Investing in Water Management in Rainfed Agriculture; Chapter 7: Investing in Agricultural Water Management in Multipurpose Operations; Chapter 8: Coping with Extreme Climatic Conditions.

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