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Monitoring irrigation water delivery performance: The concept of cumulative relative water supply (CRWS) by Fernando, N.

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Farmer participation in irrigation management: The Sri Lanka experience by Karunasena, H.A.

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Sustainable groundwater development and management in Nepal: major issues confronted by a development bank in Nepal by Pradhan, U., Thapa, G.

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La sensibilite des ouvrages de prises dans la gestion des canaux d'irrigation. In FrenchOfftakes sensitivity in irrigation canal operation by Renault, D., Hemakumara, H.M.

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Water management in smallholders' community: a case of multiple use schemes by Pant, Dhruba, Gautam, K., Shakya, S. D.

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The turnover and self management of irrigation institutions in developing countries: a discussion paper for a new program of the International Irrigation Management Institute by Vermillion, Douglas L.

“…Discussion paper describing a new IIMI program for research, information and institutional support services concerning the turnover, privatization and self management of irrigation systems in developing countries.…”
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CIAT's Plant Phenomics Platform: Movable rainout shelter by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…CIAT has four movable rainout shelter equipped with automated irrigation systems, which are being used to promote the development and adoption of low-input rice production systems in Latin America, through genetic improvement and advanced crop management technologies. …”
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Solar Power as a Remunerative Crop (SPaRC) initiative: Dhundi Saur Urja Utpadak Sahakari Mandali, Gujrat by Durga, Neha, Verma, Shilp, Rai, Gyan Prakash, Rathod, Rahul

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Basin water use, conservation and productivity: Examples from South Asia by Molden, David J., Sakthivadivel, Ramaswamy, Habib, Z.

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Irrigation management for rice-based farming systems in Indonesia, Bangladesh and the Philippines: a synthesis of findings under the IIMI-IRRI collaborative project by Miranda, S.M., Maglinao, Amado R.

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Viewpoint: irrigation water management in a space age by Hafeez, Mohsin, Awan, Usman Khalid

“…However, the diverted water in irrigation systems is often not utilized efficiently because of poor water management at different spatial scales, resulting in a system efficiency of only 30–50% in most Asian countries. …”
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Managing irrigation jointly with farmers: history, present status and future: review of participatory irrigation management in Sri Lanka by Jinapala, K., Premadasa, L., Somaratne, Pallewatte G., Samad, Madar

“…active involvement in irrigation management, especially operation and maintenance (O&M) and decision-making as well, has been identified as a key requirement to attain productivity goals and the sustainability of irrigation systems. This paper aims at reviewing participatory irrigation management approaches adopted in medium and major irrigation systems in Sri Lanka with a view to identifying their past and present trends and future directions. …”
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Performance possibilities and limits in Indian surface irrigation by Basu, D. N., Shirahatti, P. P.

“…The first presents a brief overview of the performance of Indian irrigation systems and specifically discusses the use and limitations of performance indicators of an irrigation system. …”
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Technology and management practices for increasing water productivity in rice-based systems: Growing more rice with less water by To Phuc Tuong, Bhuiyan, S.I., Guerra, L.C., Barker, Randolph

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Mobilisation des ressources, sensibilite et vulnerabilite dans la gestion des canaux: diagnostic & analyse preliminaire. In FrenchMobilization of resources, sensitivity and vulnera... by Renault, D., Hemakumara, H.M.

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Gender dynamics of irrigation: Making way for women leaders in Western Terai, Nepal by Khadka, Manohara, Koirala, Sanju, Adhikari, Manju, Yangkhurung, Jigyasha Rai

“…On the one hand, women are largely responsible for the day-to-day running of irrigation systems; on the other hand, these same farmers are often excluded from planning and management decisions – particularly those made by water user associations (WUAs).…”
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Introducing and sustaining managerial improvement: Overview by Bottrall, Anthony

“…Kalro, reviews the sustainabi1ity of some recent efforts to improve the management of Indian irrigation systems, largely below the watercourse outlet. …”
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Increasing agricultural production in Nepal: role of low-cost irrigation development through farmer participation by Pradhan, P.

“…The low cost approaches recommended in the paper include : 1) incorporating farmer participation in operation and management, 2) considering lower cost structures in surface irrigation and underground water development and, 3) improving the management of irrigation systems…”
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Turnover of O&M of distributaries to farmers' organisations, Polonnaruwa District: final report by Consultants in Technology Management and Development Studies

“…The study was concerned with the Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA) sub-project of the Irrigation Systems Management Project (ISMP). The purpose of the study was to ensure that the program of turning over of management of Distributory Canals (DCs) to Farmers ' Organisations (FOs) under the ISMP is a learning process for the project. …”
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Institutional alternatives in African smallholder irrigation: lessons from international experience with irrigation management transfer by Shah, Tushaar, van Koppen, Barbara, Merrey, Douglas J., Lange, M. de, Samad, M.

“…This report reviews several decades of global experience in transferring management of government-run irrigation systems to farmer associations or other nongovernmental agencies in an attempt to apply the lessons of success to the African smallholder irrigation context.…”
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