The International Programme for Technology and Research in Irrigation and Drainage (IPTRID) aims to enhance the standard of irrigation and drainage research and development in and by developing countries, giving due regard to the needs of the environment. Its main objectives are to improve technology and management in order to increase the production of food and agricultural commodities, enhance food security and assist in eliminating poverty. The programme focuses attention on four priority themes:
Synthesizing knowledge
Formulating research and development strategies and programmes
Communicating R&D results
Building national capacity
IPTRID's sponsors are FAO, UNDP, World Bank, the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), international and national research institutes, multi- and bilateral donors, and development foundations.
For further information about the IPTRID Programme please contact the IPTRID Secretariat at the following address:
Programme Manager - IPTRID
Land and Water Development Division
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome
Italy
Tel.: (+39) 06 57054033
Fax: (+39) 06 57056275
E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.iptrid.org
The findings of IPTRID missions, undertaken by national and international experts are published by IPTRID in a series of Programme Formulation Reports. These reports, which are usually country specific, contain an analysis of research and technology needs in irrigation and drainage as well as proposals for a programme of research and technology development. The reports are prepared in collaboration with government agencies, which then use the findings in discussions with funding agencies and donors.
Other countries included in this present series are Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Malawi, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Viet Nam and Zimbabwe. An earlier series of reports published while IPTRID was based at the World Bank contains reports on China, Egypt, India, Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan and West Africa.
Publication of these papers will be announced in the IPTRID Network magazine GRID, which is published biannually. Requests for GRID magazine and for copies of the issues papers should be sent to the IPTRID Programme Manager at the above address.
