03878oam 22007575 450 991078334350332120200520144314.01-280-16754-897866101675480-8213-6164-310.1596/978-0-8213-6161-0(CKB)1000000000031564(EBL)459800(OCoLC)60800138(SSID)ssj0000089510(PQKBManifestationID)11120679(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000089510(PQKBWorkID)10092132(PQKB)11756393(MiAaPQ)EBC459800(Au-PeEL)EBL459800(CaPaEBR)ebr10082384(CaONFJC)MIL16754(The World Bank)2005416023(US-djbf)14032324(EXLCZ)99100000000003156420050711d2005 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierShaping the future of water for agriculture : a sourcebook for investment in agricultural water managementWashington, DC :World Bank, Agriculture and Rural Development,[2005]copyright 2005.xviii, 334 pages ;28 cmDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-6161-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 ConditionsChapter 9: Assessing the Social, Economic, and Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Water InvestmentsIndexAgricultural 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 World Bank e-Library.Agricultural industriesForeign ownershipIrrigation waterEconomic aspectsIrrigation waterManagementIrrigationEconomic aspectsWater in agricultureEconomic aspectsDeveloping countriesWater-supply, AgriculturalEconomic aspectsDeveloping countriesWater-supply, AgriculturalDeveloping countriesManagementAgricultural industriesForeign ownership.Irrigation waterEconomic aspects.Irrigation waterManagement.IrrigationEconomic aspects.Water in agricultureEconomic aspectsWater-supply, AgriculturalEconomic aspectsWater-supply, AgriculturalManagement.333.913091724World Bank.Agriculture and Rural Development Department.DLCDLCDLCBOOK9910783343503321Shaping the future of water for agriculture3718038UNINA