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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. In very good, clean, unmarked condition with minor shelfwear. Reviews irrigation schemes and modernization initiatives fro around the world in order to assess and comment on the impact of modern water control and management approaches. Size: 8 x 11 1/2.

Condition: New. pp. xx + 224 121 Figures Maps.

Hardcover. Condition: New. ISBN:9788170354109.

Unknown. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Contents Preface. Executive summary. 1. Introduction. 2. Rapid appraisal process. 3. Project selection. 4. Irrigation project characteristics. 5. External indicators. 6. Internal process indicators. 7. Correlation evaluation. 8. General observations. 9. Review of original project hypotheses. 10. Irrigation project improvement and modernization. 11. Lessons for lending agencies. 12. Conclusions. References. Attachments. Irrigated agriculture will have an important role in helping to increase the production of food and fibre to meet future demands. To meet these challenges requires improvements in the way irrigation systems are managed and operated. Modernization of irrigation systems involves institutional organizational and technological change. This publication reviews irrigation schemes and modernisation initiatives from around the world in order to assess and comment on the impact of modern water control and management approaches. Modernisation is shown to have a positive impact. The report concludes with recommendations for the consideration of planners managers and lending agencies so that the benefits of modern irrigated agriculture can be realised. 224 pp.

1st edition pictorial wrappers Nice copy large octavo 175pp., colour plates,

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Pages 513-561. Black and white photos. Features: Full-page photo of William Sidney Rossiter; Is New Hampshire completed? - President Hetzel's tribute to Mr. Rossiter; Great photos of typical scenes at local fairs - most involving animals; A controversy on vaccination - the pros and cons; How the farm community of Epson turned the tide - article with photos; The farm bureau movement; Making needles at Hill - Frank R. Woodward and the story of an indomitable spirit; A fraction of a second - interesting article on auto accidents - with photos; An anthology of one poem poets; Building for the future - the Londonderry Road - article with great photos; The kitchen as a workshop; Romance in the life of John Greenleaf Whittier; the Wo'thless feller; New Hampshire Necrology; and more. Average wear. Some external soiling. A sound vintage copy.