Poor on-farm irrigation practices and rising groundwater table depths are the major reasons for low cotton yields in the Sardarya province of Uzbekistan. To ensure sustainability of cotton production in the area, precise calculations of irrigation requirements are needed to optimize crop yields a...
Qureshi, Asad Sarwar
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Eshmuratov, Davron
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Bezborodov, G.A.
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[Determining optimal groundwater table depth for maximizing cotton production in the Sardarya Province of Uzbekistan]
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Determining optimal groundwater table depth for maximizing cotton production in the Sardarya Province of Uzbekistan
This report presents a discussion among IWMI?s Asian researchers on the strategy for policy research on canal irrigation in India. Poor service delivery, persistence of head-tail inequity, growing gap between irrigation potential created and utilized, shrinking of command area despite growing inv...
Shah, Tushaar
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Anwar, Arif A.
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Amarasinghe, Upali A.
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Hoanh, Chu Thai
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Reddy, Junna Mohan
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Molle, Francois
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MMukherji, Aditi
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Prathapar, Sanmugam A.
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Suhardiman, Diana
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Qureshi, Asad Sarwar
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Wegerich, Kai
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[Canal irrigation conundrum: applying contingency theory to irrigation system management in India.]
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Canal irrigation conundrum: applying contingency theory to irrigation system management in India.
Groundwater irrigation consumes considerable energy as well as water resources across the globe. Using a case study from Iran, this paper explores how enhanced farm water management can help in reducing groundwater exploitation and subsequently limiting energy consumption and the carbon footprint...
Karimi, P.
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Qureshi, Asad Sarwar
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Bahramloo, R.
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Molden, David J.
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[Reducing carbon emissions through improved irrigation and groundwater management: a case study from Iran.]
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Reducing carbon emissions through improved irrigation and groundwater management: a case study from Iran.
Humanity is facing an enormous challenge in managing water to secure adequate food production. By the middle of this century, the world�s population is projected to reach 9.1 billion, 34 percent higher than today. Nearly all of this increase will occur in developing countries. In order to respond...
Qureshi, Asad Sarwar
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Fatima, A.
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[Sustaining irrigated agriculture for food security: a perspective from Pakistan.]
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Sustaining irrigated agriculture for food security: a perspective from Pakistan.
The basins of the Indus and Ganges rivers cover 2.20 million km2 and are inhabited by more than a billion people. The region is under extreme pressures of population and poverty, unregulated utilization of the resources and low levels of productivity. The needs are: (1) development policies that ...
Sharma, Bharat R.
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Amarasinghe, Upali A.
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Xueliang Cai
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Condappa, D. de
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Shah, Tushaar
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Mukherji, Aditi
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Bharati, Luna
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Ambili, G.K.
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Qureshi, Asad Sarwar
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Pant, Dhruba
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Xenarios, Stefanos
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Singh, R.
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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Amarasinghe, Upali A.
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Xueliang Cai
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Condappa, D. de
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Shah, Tushaar
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Mukherji, Aditi
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Bharati, Luna
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Ambili, G.K.
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Qureshi, Asad Sarwar
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Pant, Dhruba
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Xenarios, Stefanos
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Singh, R.
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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[The Indus and the Ganges: river basins under extreme pressure.]
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The Indus and the Ganges: river basins under extreme pressure.
This Highlight reports on the trip, which included a field visit to newly-modernized Shijin irrigation system in Hebei province. If the Shijin system is any guide, three elements of China?s irrigation modernization strategy are: [a] total rehabilitation of old, earthen systems into modern, lined ...
Shah, Tushaar
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Mohatadulla, Khalid
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Qureshi, Asad Sarwar
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[Irrigation modernization: Chinese style - Report on a field visit to Shijin Irrigation System, Hebei Province [China]]
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Irrigation modernization: Chinese style - Report on a field visit to Shijin Irrigation System, Hebei Province [China]
Qureshi, Asad Sarwar
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Masih, I.
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[Sustaining land and water productivity in the Indus Plains of Pakistan]
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Sustaining land and water productivity in the Indus Plains of Pakistan
Qureshi, Asad Sarwar
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Akhtar, M.
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[The groundwater management in Pakistan: issues and the way forward]
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The groundwater management in Pakistan: issues and the way forward
The primary objective of an irrigation organization is to provide efficient and effective management of water resources to achieve enhanced agricultural production. Performance assessment studies provide a tool to evaluate and promote this objective. The study examines the existing planning proce...
Kazbekov, Jusipbek S.
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Abdullaev, Iskandar
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Manthrithilake, Herath
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Qureshi, Asad Sarwar
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Jumaboev, Kahramon
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[Evaluating planning and delivery performance of water user associations (WUAs) in Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan]
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Evaluating planning and delivery performance of water user associations (WUAs) in Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan