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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783343503321

Titolo

Shaping the future of water for agriculture : : a sourcebook for investment in agricultural water management

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : World Bank, Agriculture and Rural Development, , [2005]

copyright 2005

ISBN

1-280-16754-8

9786610167548

0-8213-6164-3

Descrizione fisica

xviii, 334 pages ; ; 28 cm

Disciplina

333.913091724

Soggetti

Agricultural industries - Foreign ownership

Irrigation water - Economic aspects

Irrigation water - Management

Irrigation - Economic aspects

Water in agriculture - Economic aspects - Developing countries

Water-supply, Agricultural - Economic aspects - Developing countries

Water-supply, Agricultural - Developing countries - Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Chapter 9: Assessing the Social, Economic, and Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Water InvestmentsIndex

Sommario/riassunto

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, declining investment, constrained water availability, and environmental degradation. More and better investments in agricultural water are needed. In response, the World Bank, in conjunction with many partner agencies, has compiled a selection of good experiences that can guide practitioners in the