Modern Irrigation Technologies for Smallholders in Developing Countries (Paperback)

Modern Irrigation Technologies reviews the experience of small holders with irrigation technologies under a range of diverse conditions in many different countries. Some people argue that modern irrigation technologies are the key to increased food production. However, projects introducing modern irrigation technologies in the developing world have often failed because the irrigation hardware, which has been developed for high-technology commercial agriculture, cannot be easily adapted for the use of the smallholder. The author identifies the pre-conditions relating to water availability, institutional support and economic opportunity that must be satisfied before small holders in developing countries can adopt irrigation methods and benefit from them. The circumstances in which modern technologies have been introduced are identified, and the relative success or otherwise of the initiatives are summarized. The book also contains a practical review of the range of irrigation hardware that is available and indicates the types of equipment that are more likely to meet the requirements of the smallholder sector. Modern Irrigation Technologies will be an invaluable guide to project workers, planners and small holders involved in planning and designing irrigation projects.

General

Imprint:	Practical Action Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 1998
First published:	December 1998
Authors:	Gez Cornish
Dimensions:	297 x 210 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	96
ISBN-13:	978-1-85339-457-7
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > Intermediate technology Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > Hydraulic engineering > Land reclamation & drainage Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > Sanitary & municipal engineering > General Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Agricultural engineering & machinery > Irrigation Promotions
LSN:	1-85339-457-2
Barcode:	9781853394577

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