Irrigation Management in Developing Countries: Current Issues and Approaches

Introduction Part 1: Methodologies and Concepts 1. Irrigated Agriculture: A Comparative Analysis of Development Concept 2. On the Development and Use of Improved Methodologies for Irrigation Management 3. From Diagnostic Analysis to Designing and Conducting On-Farm Research 4. Management of Gravity Flow 5. Some Tools and Concepts for Better Irrigation Water Use Part 2: Economic Aspects 6. On the Allocation, Pricing, and Valuation of Irrigation Water 7. Social and Economic Impacts of Investments in Groundwater: Lessons from Pakistan and Bangladesh 8. Economic Aspects of Irrigation with Saline Water 9. Irrigation, Drainage, and Food Supplies Ian Carruthers 10. Developing Farm-Level Information for Improved Irrigation Water Management in Developing Countries Part 3: Management and Institutional Aspects 11. Irrigation System Management 12. Improving Management of Irrigation Projects in Developing Countries: Translating Theory into Practice 13. The Management of Paddy Irrigation Systems: A Laissez-Faire 14. Improved Irrigation Management: Why Involve Farmers? 15. Legal and Institutional Aspects of Irrigation Water Management 16. State and Locality in Asian Irrigation Development: The Property Factor 17. Water Management: Problems and Potential for Communications in Technology Transfer