BACKGROUND Much of the developing world, particularly sub-Saharan Africa, exhibits high levels of morbidity and mortality associated with infectious diseases. The incidence of Schistosoma sp.-which are neglected tropical diseases exposing and infecting more than 500 and 200 million individuals in 77 countries, respectively-is rising because of 1) numerous irrigation and hydro-electric projects,...

Adoption of drip irrigation in Kerala State of India is very low and potential exists toincrease its adoption in the State. A field survey was conducted in two districts to determine themajor factors influencing farmers’ adoption of drip irrigation and to draw conclusions that willhelp in developing policy and institutional interventions to encourage the adoption. The resultsindicated that adop...

Dynamic process-based crop simulation models are useful tool in predicting crop growth and yield in response to environmental and cultural factors but are constrained by lack of availability of the required large number of inputs when applied for regional studies. In this study we report (a) development of a prototype Crop Growth Monitoring System (CGMS) for wheat using WTGROWS simulation model...

One aspect that plays an important role in the performance of irrigation systems is institutional division areas' authority covering district/municipality, provincial and central government. This study aimed to assess how affect systems, reclassifies standard index analyze status system 6 districts/municipalities semi arid region Timor Island, East Nusa Tenggara based on their mapping spatial d...

Cascade pump station irrigation districts (CPSIDs) consume vast amounts of water and energy. The aim this study was to adjust the spatial patterns crops technologies in CPSID reduce consumption energy under condition conserving crop water. district (ID) is divided into several sub-districts according topography elevation difference distribution cascade stations (CPSs). mathematical models each ...

The risk analysis of an irrigation water allocation strategy based on physical mechanisms is critically important in practice. Conventional risk analysis only considers the role of the channel system and ignores the factors related to on-farm ponds. This paper proposes a channel-pond joint water supply mode (CPJM) based on copula approaches. Two copulas, the Plackett copula and No.16 copula, ar...

An integrated approach to reservoir, irrigation, and cropping management which links four di€erent modelsÐa hydrologic model (PRMS), a crop growth simulation model (EPIC), an economic model based on linear programming, and a dynamic programming modelÐis developed and demonstrated. The demonstration is based on an irrigation district located in a subhumid climate with an irrigation reservoir lar...