Background ans constraints in water service; Case study of Kirindi Oya irrigation settlement Project Sri Lanka.

This Book Attempts An Account Of The Status Of Water Distribution, Issues Associated With Irrigation Projects, Socio-Economic And Environmental Consquences Of Maldistribution And People`S Participation In Irrigation Projects.

Contributed papers.

Rice in China; Global rice production; Physiological aspects; Pest management; Nutrient management; Water management; Farming systems; Innovative breeding; Grain quality; Machinery and postharvest; International collaboration.

Irrigation Development in Africa: Lessons of Experience is a veritable encyclopedia of information on African irrigation. It describes a significant subset of the African irrigation experience, from traditional flood recession systems to large projects like Gezira and Bura.

This book presents a comprehensive account of problems and issues associates with command area development. It is a longitudinal study where the same set of villages and households were studied at two points of time with a gap of eight years. The main thrust of the study, among other things, is on on-farm development, water management, agricultural extension and the locational advantages of a farm plot in ensuring timely and adequate supply of water.