| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 334 pages) |
| Series |
World Bank e-Library.
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| 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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Agricultural industries -- Foreign ownership.
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Irrigation water -- Economic aspects.
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Irrigation water -- Management.
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Irrigation -- Economic aspects.
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Water in agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries.
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Water-supply, Agricultural -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries.
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Water-supply, Agricultural -- Developing countries -- Management.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
World Bank. Agriculture and Rural Development Department.
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| ISBN |
0821361619 |
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0821361643 (electronic bk.) |
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9780821361610 |
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9780821361641 (electronic bk.) |
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