Irrigation Manual - Planning, Development Monitoring and Evaluation of Irrigated Agriculture with Farmer Participation

Irrigation Manual
Volume 2
Mod. 7

Planning, Development Monitoring and Evaluation
of Irrigated Agriculture with Farmer Participation

Surface irrigation systems: planning, design, operation and maintenance

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Rome, 2002

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Table of contents

Part 1 [107 Kb]

Foreword
Acknowledgements
List of figures
List of tables
List of abbreviations
Unit conversion table

Part 2 [361 Kb]

1.INTRODUCTION TO SURFACE IRRIGATION

2.CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OF THE SURFACE IRRIGATION METHOD

Part 3 [617 Kb]

3.DESIGN PARAMETERS FOR THE INFIELD WORKS

4.LAYOUT OF A SURFACE IRRIGATION SCHEME

5.DESIGN OF CANALS AND PIPELINES

Part 4 [1,272 Kb]

6.HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES

Part 5 [954 Kb]

7.LAND LEVELLING

Part 6 [621 Kb]

8.DESIGN OF THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM

9.BILL OF QUANTITIES

10.OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SURFACE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS

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