Performance evaluation of the Bhakra Irrigation System, India, using remote sensing and GIS techniques

Irrigation systems / Irrigation canals / Irrigation scheduling / Performance evaluation / Remote sensing / GIS / Irrigated farming / Satellite surveys / Sustainable agriculture / Productivity / Groundwater / Salinity / Crop yield / Wheat / Surface irrigation / India / Bhakra Irrigation System

Crop-based irrigation operations in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Vol.II: Research approach and interpretation. Final Report

Irrigation management / Crop-based irrigation / Research / Irrigation canals / Water demand / Performance evaluation / Agricultural production / Pakistan / North West Frontier Province

Water distribution rules and water distribution performance: a case study in the Tambraparani Irrigation System

Irrigation management / Irrigation systems / Performance / Irrigation operation / Irrigation scheduling / Water distribution / Water allocation / Water delivery / Water users' associations / Legislation / Large-scale systems / Bananas / Case studies / India / Tamil Nadu / Tambraparani Irrigation System

Farmer-based financing of operations in the Niger Valley irrigation schemes.

Irrigation management / Irrigation systems / River basin development / Sustainability / Water resources development / Low-lift irrigation / Low-lift pumps / Farmer managed irrigation systems / Farmers' associations / Institution building / Privatization / Performance evaluation / Constraints / Case studies / Financing / Costs / Climate / Food production / Niger

Measuring irrigation performance in Africa:

"The paper develops indicators to look at the performance of the irrigation sector in Sub-Saharan Africa, where demand for food is high and irrigation has a proven potential to boost levels of agricultural productivity. By looking at six indicator categories—institutional framework, water resource use, irrigation area, irrigation technology, agricultural productivity, and poverty and food security—we assess the potential for improving performance in the agricultural food security sector through increasing irrigation sector investments. The indicators on water resource use indicate ample room for further development of the resource. The share of cultivated area equipped for irrigation in Africa is about a third of the world average and just one-sixth of the value for Asia. The low coverage of irrigation technology and the slow rate of growth in coverage clearly represent a lost opportunity for Africa and a tremendous potential for future investment and policy effort. Finally, African countries produce 38 percent of their crops (by value) from approximately 7 percent of their cultivated land on which water is managed, which again suggests that additional investment in irrigation would pay large benefits. The disproportionate contribution to agricultural production of Africa's small irrigated area suggests that returns on additional investment in irrigation would be high, both in terms of greater food security for the continent and greater production of export-quality agricultural goods." from authors' abstractIrrigation performance, Agricultural production, Water resources,

Pro-poor intervention strategies in irrigated agriculture in Asia: poverty in irrigated agriculture: issues and options: Vietnam

Irrigated farming / Poverty / Farm income / Irrigation management / Institutions / Legal aspects / Water rates / User charges / Participatory management / Privatization / Participatory rural appraisal / Performance indexes / Irrigation programs / Irrigation systems / Pumping / Irrigation canals / Social aspects / Economic aspects / Rivers / Hydrology / Dams / Households / Income / Regression analysis / Drainage / Cooperatives / Water delivery / Water distribution / Rice / Financing / Drought / Vietnam / Red River Delta / Nam Duong Irrigation System / Nam Thach Han Irrigation System / Han River

Irrigation system performance in farmer managed irrigation systems in Hunza-Gojal - Final report submitted to Aga Khan Foundation

Performance evaluation / Irrigation systems / Farmer managed irrigation systems / Pakistan / Gilgit

Irrigation system performance assessment and diagnosis

Performance evaluation / Irrigation programs / Irrigation management / Irrigation systems / Case studies / Hydraulics / Management / Environmental effects / Asia / Africa / South America