The role of irrigation in national development

Pilditch, A.G.

The role of irrigation in national development

1990

Pilditch, A.G. (Zimbabwe Cereals Producers Association of the Commercial Farmers Union, Harare)

There are many countries with regions which gets far less rainfall than the world average figure of 860 mm annually. This rainfall might also not be distributed evenly throughout the year and greatly affects the agricultural production in general. The limitations of rainfall can be overcome by the introduction of irrigation and this paper discusses the role of irrigation in the development of national agriculture. Sites the case of Zimbabwe which has only one main rainy season followed by dry months and irrigation is therefore very necessary; especially for some crops which take long time to mature.

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sistemas de riego

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Editeur

IDS

D'autres materias

Desarrollo agricola; Developpement agricole; Zimbabwe/ metodos de riego; Reseau d'irrigation; Zimbabwe/ methode d'irrigation

Langue

anglais

Note

7 tables; 6 ref.

Type

Conference; Non-Conventional

Source

Irrigation policy in Kenya and Zimbabwe [Proceedings of a seminar], Ruigu, G.M.Rukuni, M. (Eds.).- Nairobi (Kenya): IDS, 1990. p. 229-240

Conférence

2. Intermediate seminar on irrigation farming in Kenya and Zimbabwe, Harare (Zimbabwe), 26-30 May 1987

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The role of irrigation in national development

1990

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