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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"irrigation development"”.
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Irrigationalism – the politics and ideology of irrigation development in the Nam Songkhram Basin, Northeast Thailand
ABSTRACT The principal drivers of modern irrigation development in tropical Asia are widely understood to be political economy related factors such as demographics, changing diets, international food prices, globalization, urbanization, national food and energy policies, and increasingly, climate …
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Using a water balance model to analyze the implications of potential irrigation development in the Upper Blue Nile Basin
… world cross at least one political border. Any development project including hydropower or irrigation that is implemented in a trans-boundary river is in essence a claim on the resource. Managing a trans-boundary resource will require coupling not only of the physical aspect, but also the …
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Impact of climate change and irrigation development on hydropower supply in the Zambezi River Basin, and implications for power sector development in the Southern African Power Pool
… the combination of future changes in climate and development (primarily irrigation) in the Zambezi River Basin (ZRB) threatens the technical and economic viability of existing and planned hydropower plants, and in turn the expansion plans and costs of the regional power system for Southern African …
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ALTERATIONS OF RIVER FLOW REGIMES IN THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS, USA
… anthropogenic modifications such as damming, irrigation, and urbanization have caused a decrease in the difference between the minimum and maximum annual discharges, a decrease in the daily variations of flows, and have changed the timing of flows to both earlier and later in the year across …
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ALTERATIONS OF RIVER FLOW REGIMES IN THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS, USA
… anthropogenic modifications such as damming, irrigation, and urbanization have caused a decrease in the difference between the minimum and maximum annual discharges, a decrease in the daily variations of flows, and have changed the timing of flows to both earlier and later in the year across …
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A management study of irrigation farming in the Ashburton-Lyndhurst scheme of Mid-Canterbury
Throughout the world, irrigation is used to raise the productive capacity of the soil, where soil moisture is a limiting factor. Many irrigation areas can not achieve any production without the supplementation of soil moisture, while others employ irrigation as a profitable means of boosting the …
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Estimation of a water budget for Agnes Marsh, Grand Forks County, North Dakota
… with the unconfined Elk Valley aquifer. Recent irrigation development nearby raised concerns about the hydrological impact to the marsh by a declining water table in the aquifer. The purpose of this study was to determine how Agnes Marsh interacts with the underlying Elk Valley aquifer and how …
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Law, technology and water conflicts in developing societies: a case study of tank systems in Tamil Nadu
… Tanks are man-made water systems developed for irrigation and many other purposes in semi-arid areas. The thesis adopts a historical approach to study the development of law, particularly property rights, and takes an empirical approach to investigate the tank conflicts. Archival documents on …
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Effectiveness of Development Projects in Local Authorities: A case study of of Uruila Irrigation Scheme in Nsimbo District Council-Katavi Region
Irrigation has been identified as an important tool to stimulate economic growth and rural development, and is considered as a cornerstone of food security in Tanzania. While a lot of efforts are being exerted towards irrigation development, a little attempt is being made towards the effectiveness …
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Rice policies in Sri Lanka: analysis of supply response with endogenous technology
… in the 1980s through a series of investments on irrigation, technological change, and marketing and trade policies. However, more than two decades of expansion in the international rice market has diminished the validity of rice self-sufficiency policies as an economic development strategy. As a …
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Access to irrigation technology and technical efficiency: a comparison of households with and without access to irrigation technology, in ‘Gorogutu district’, Eastern Ethiopia
… Ethiopia and different NGO’s have been promoting irrigation technology as a viable option in enhancing farm productivity and efficiency improvements. By integrating field observations, economic theory, and econometric analysis, this study assess the extent to which access to irrigation technology …
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The impacts of research on Philippine rice production
… study of the impacts of research and development in Philippine rice production. I examined the sources of rice production growth in the Philippines from 1996 to 2007 by estimating a translog production function using a generalized instrumental variable estimator. Using a production …
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Critical factors determining successful irrigation farming in Lesotho
… critical factors that determine successful irrigation farming in Lesotho in order to uplift the performance of irrigation and livelihoods of Basotho. A structural questionnaire was administered amongst 153 irrigation farmers and 31 extensionists randomly in the four southern districts of …
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The information needs and challenges of agricultural researchers and extension workers in Zimbabwe
… the Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development (MoAMID). The study focused on researchers falling under the Department of Research and Specialist Services (DR&SS) and extension workers under the Department of Agricultural Technical and Extension Services (AGRITEX). The …