Agricultural Drainage Water Management in Arid and Semi-arid Areas

Agricultural Drainage Water Management in Arid and Semi-arid Areas
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Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Total Pages : 218
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015051825100
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Book Synopsis Agricultural Drainage Water Management in Arid and Semi-arid Areas by : Kenneth K. Tanji

Download or read book Agricultural Drainage Water Management in Arid and Semi-arid Areas written by Kenneth K. Tanji and published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). This book was released on 2002 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication contains guidelines to sustain irrigated agriculture and protect water resources from the negative impacts of agricultural drainage water disposal. Using case studies from Central Asia, Egypt, India, Pakistan and the US, this study highlights four broad groups of drainage water management options and provides information to enable assessment of their impact and contribution towards development goals and to facilitate the preparation of drainage water management plans and designs. The options are: water conservation, drainage water re-use, drainage water disposal and drainage water treatment. The full texts of the case studies can be found on the attached CD-ROM.


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