Alternative irrigation : the promise of runoff agriculture / / Christopher J. Barrow

• Autore: Barrow Christopher J
• Pubblicazione: Oxfordshire, England ; ; New Nork, New York : , : Earthscan, , 1999; ©1999
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (191 p.)
• Disciplina: 631.5/87
• Soggetto topico: Runoff irrigation
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Original Title Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures, Boxes and Tables; List of Photographs; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Runoff Agriculture and Land Husbandry; Runoff Agriculture: Definition and Character; 2 Soil and Water Conservation (SWC); Soil and Water Conservation in Practice; Soil and Water Conservation Techniques; Soil and water conservation by agronomic techniques; Soil and water conservation by mechanical techniques; Soil and water conservation by vegetative techniques ; Labour Input and Costs of Soil and Water ConservationThe Role of Women in Soil and Water Conservation; 3 Runoff Harvesting and Storage; Runoff Harvesting Techniques; Roaded catchments; Enhanced catchments; Microcatchments; Macrocatchments; Liman systems; Terraced wadi systems; Warping; Hillside conduit systems; Fog and Mist Harvesting; Dew Harvesting; Subsurface Runoff Harvesting; Runoff Harvesting in Practice; Runoff Harvesting Costs; 4 Ephemeral and Variable Streamflow: Spate, Wetlands and Flood Agriculture; Spate Agriculture; Storage of Floodwater and Heavy Runoff ; Wetlands, Swamp and Flood AgricultureDambos; Fadamas; Bolis; Wet Field, Drained Field and Raised Field or Raised Bed Agriculture; River Flood Agriculture; Flood-Tolerant Rice and Floating Rice; Aquatic Crops; 5 Indigenous Runoff Agriculture: Challenges and Breakdown; Why Does Breakdown Occur?; Where has Breakdown Occurred?; Latin America; North America; Israel (Negev Desert); Lebanon; Yemen; Spain; Madeira; Canary Islands; Cape Verde Islands; Aegean Islands; Other Mediterranean islands; India and Sri Lanka; The Philippines; Pakistan; Iran; Eastern Sudan; Tanzania; Niger; Morocco; Tunisia ; 6 Expanding, Upgrading and Rehabilitating Runoff AgricultureRunoff Harvesting; Flood and Wetland Agriculture; Tank Storage; Non-Sedentary Agriculture; Promoting Runoff Agriculture and Soil and Water Conservation; What helps innovation or upgrading to succeed?; Problems upgrading to terracing; Grants, subsidies and incentives; Food-for-work or cash-for-work support for runoff agriculture and soil and water conservation; Tools-for-work or village facilities as incentives; Working with landusers; Supportive institutions and social organizations ; Supporting Runoff Agriculture and Soil and Water Conservation with Laws and RegulationsThe Role of Women in Runoff Agriculture and Soil and Water Conservation; Paying for Runoff Agriculture and Soil and Water Conservation; Appropriate Tools; Appropriate Levelling Methods; Management of Runoff Agriculture and Soil and Water Conservation; A Longer-Term View is Needed; 7 The Future for Runoff Agriculture; The Challenges Runoff Agriculture Must Face and the Demands and Needs It Should Address; Better Runoff Agriculture and Soil and Water Conservation Management ; Possible Advances in Techniques and Strategy
• Sommario/riassunto: An introduction to runoff agriculture - a form of agricultural irrigation - this text describes how the use of surface and subsurface water, often overlooked and wasted, enables both small farmers and commercial agriculturists to improve yields and the security of harvest, even in harsh and remote environments. The text introduces the techniques and strategies, as well as the challenges and the potential of the crucial approach, which can contribute so much to reducing land degradation and improving conservation and sustainability.
• Titolo autorizzato: Alternative irrigation
• ISBN: 0-203-50815-7; 1-135-04835-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787743003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II