This document provides a summary of modules included in an irrigation manual published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on planning, developing, monitoring, and evaluating irrigated agriculture with farmer participation. The 14 modules cover topics like irrigation development processes, natural resource assessment, agronomic aspects, water requirements, irrigation equipment, financial appraisals, construction, and performance monitoring. The manual is available as a CD-ROM download from the FAO website in both English and French versions.
This document provides a summary of modules included in an irrigation manual published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on planning, developing, monitoring, and evaluating irrigated agriculture with farmer participation. The 14 modules cover topics like irrigation development processes, natural resource assessment, agronomic aspects, water requirements, irrigation equipment, financial appraisals, construction, and performance monitoring. The manual is available as a CD-ROM download from the FAO website in both English and French versions.
This document provides a summary of modules included in an irrigation manual published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on planning, developing, monitoring, and evaluating irrigated agriculture with farmer participation. The 14 modules cover topics like irrigation development processes, natural resource assessment, agronomic aspects, water requirements, irrigation equipment, financial appraisals, construction, and performance monitoring. The manual is available as a CD-ROM download from the FAO website in both English and French versions.
Irrigation Manual: Planning, development, monitoring and evaluation of
irrigated agriculture with farmer participation Module 1: Irrigation development: a multifaceted process Module 2: Natural resources assessment Module 3: Agronomic aspects of irrigated crop production Module 4: Crop water requirements and irrigation scheduling Module 5: Irrigation pumping plant Module 6: Guidelines for the preparation of technical drawings Module 7: Surface irrigation systems Module 8: Sprinkler irrigation systems Module 9: Localized irrigation systems Module 10: Irrigation equipment for pressurized systems Module 11: Financial and Economic appraisals of irrigation projects Module 12: Guidelines for the preparation of tender documents Module 13: Construction of irrigations schemes Module 14: Monitoring the technical and financial performance of an irrigation scheme
Manuel d’irrigation: Planification, développent, suivi et évaluation de
l’agriculture irriguée avec la participation des paysans
Go to the Publications page of FAO Water
http://www.fao.org/nr/water/jsp/publications/search.htm select CD-ROM under "Type" and do "search": Publications by Series Land and Water Digital Media No Title Type Format 37 Manual for irrigation practitioners (English) CD-ROM 37 Manuel pour praticien d´irrigation (French) CD-ROM
Number 37, is the Manual which can be downloaded as a ZIP file and then you will find the Modules, both in English and in French, there as PDF files.