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Programme title

Institution/organization

Agricultural drip/micro design

Contact person
Ms Meg Ogea - Education Manager

Contact person's address
The Irrigation Association
6540 Arlington Boulevard
Falls Church, Virginia, 22042-6638
USA

Contact person's Telephone/Fax
Tel +1-703-536 7080 Fax +1-703-536 7019

Contact person's E-mail
[email protected]

Type of programme
Course
Certificate
Certificate of participation

Frequency of programme
With sufficient participants and upon request.

Programme's main focus
Enhancement of the capabilities of water professionals.

Programme prospectus
Drip/Micro irrigation is fast becoming the standard for orchards and row crops. This comprehensive course is designed to teach how to design efficient and economical systems. The class will cover the entire design procedure, i.e. determining crop water requirements, filtration, pumping requirements, high efficiency design procedures, determining number of irrigation blocks, pressure regulation, emission uniformity and emitter/sprayer selection and uniformity.

It is strongly recommended that the participants meet the following prerequisites: have a sound understanding of irrigation system hydraulics and soil-plant-water relationships. Participants should also be familiar with the concepts of uniformity and efficiency.

Target group
Junior professionals

Programme www
http://www.irrigation.org/education.htm

Dates/duration
Two days

Language
English, Spanish

The Irrigation Association

Acronym
IA

Country
USA

Address
The Irrigation Association
6540 Arlington Boulevard
Falls Church, VA 22042-6638
USA

Tel +1-703-536 7080

Fax +1-703-536 7019

E-mail
[email protected]

Institute/organization www
http://www.irrigation.org/

Brief description of institution/organization
The Irrigation Association (IA) is a non-profit, North American organization. Its mission is to improve the products and practices used to manage water resources and to help shape the worldwide business environment of the irrigation industry. The Irrigation Association's interest in water resources encompasses the application conservation, drainage, improvement and recovery of water for economic and environmental enhancement in agriculture, turfgrass, landscape and forestry.

The Irrigation Association's efforts focus on playing significant roles and providing leadership in four areas:

- The IA interacts with private and governmental organizations and other associations in the development of legislation and regulations to ensure the availability, quality and accessibility of water supplies for, or affected by, irrigation and the efficacy of trade policies.
- IA establishes and conducts authoritative educational programmes to broaden and focus public awareness on issues related to water management, to provide professional certification of practitioners of irrigation-related disciplines and to ensure the accessibility of research information pertinent to industry practices and products.
- IA perceives itself as an effective catalyst and umbrella organization for outreach, communication and coordination among the diverse parties and interests involved in irrigation.
- IA contributes to the establishment of recognized standards and guidelines dealing with irrigation-related products, engineering applications and practices worldwide.


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