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Author Barrow, Christopher J

Title Alternative Irrigation : the Promise of Runoff Agriculture
Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (191 pages)
Contents 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
Summary 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
Notes Possible Advances in Techniques and Strategy
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Subject Runoff irrigation.
Runoff irrigation.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781135048358
1135048355