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Canals and Communities: Small-Scale Irrigation Systems
Economic Geography, 1997From the mountains of South America to the deserts of northern Africa to the islands of south Asia, people have devised myriad ways of moving water to sustain their communities and nourish their crops. Many of these irrigation methods have been used over long periods of time and continue to function in diverse ecological and sociopolitical contexts ...
Neal W. Ackerly, Jonathan B. Mabry
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Transanal irrigation: best practice in the community
British Journal of Community NursingChronic constipation, which is common and often difficult to treat, has numerous origins, including neurological and other conditions, and adverse reactions to drugs, especially opioids. Chronic functional constipation lacks a clear underlying cause.
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The Impact of Tapayan Communal Irrigation System
Philippine Journal of Development, 1984This article is a product of a nine-month training and application program implemented by the micro component of the Economic and Social Impact Analysis/Women in Development (ESIA/WID) and the Food Systems Program of the East-West Center Resource Systems Institute (RSI). It discusses the irrigation system adopted by the Central Mindanao area.
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THE VISAYAS COMMUNAL IRRIGATION PROJECT [PDF]
This paper deals with the feasibility of a communal irrigation project in the Philippines where the farmer beneficiaries pay for the infrastructure cost and are responsible for the operating and maintenance cost of the irrigation system. A financial analysis from the investment, equity, and budget points of view and an economic evaluation are conducted
Glenn Jenkins +2 more
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Sustainability Science, 2017
The implications of a co-innovation project including elements of biophysical and social science are examined, particularly as they relate to conceptualisation(s) of community resilience. The framework of community resilience is used to explain how a farming region in New Zealand has increased their social, human, and environmental capital, despite a ...
Simon J. Fielke, M. S. Srinivasan
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The implications of a co-innovation project including elements of biophysical and social science are examined, particularly as they relate to conceptualisation(s) of community resilience. The framework of community resilience is used to explain how a farming region in New Zealand has increased their social, human, and environmental capital, despite a ...
Simon J. Fielke, M. S. Srinivasan
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Community Automatic Irrigation Control System Based on Zigbee
Applied Mechanics and Materials, 2013This paper designs a community automatic irrigation control system based on Zigbee aiming at the shortcomings of existing community plant irrigation and the characteristics of the community. The green space of the community is divided into a plurality of irrigation area, each irrigation area and main control module adopts distributed structure network,
Jin Li, Dong Qi Han
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Intestinal Parasitism in an Irrigated Community of Western Nebraska
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1955Conclusions and Summary The incidence of parasitism in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska approximates the estimated national average. Intestinal protozoa appear to be generally transmitted by some method other than in feces. Importation of the heavily infected Mexican laborers into the county could supply the infective material for an epidemic or a build ...
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Demonstrating communications and control systems for smart irrigation
2017 IST-Africa Week Conference (IST-Africa), 2017This paper demonstrates functionalities of a smart irrigation system using low-cost communications and control systems. In the proposed system, field information is collected by various sensors and is consequently exchanged, using Zigbee and the GSM (Global System for Mobile) communication, between the microcontroller, the farmers and a remote server ...
Robert Basomingera, Aminata A. Garba
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Indigenous community-managed irrigation in Sahelian West Africa
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 1997This paper examines the characteristics of successful, locally-sponsored development of irrigated agriculture in the Sahel, through the presentation of a detailed case study. Particular attention is given to physical and organizational characteristics, and the historical development of an indigenous channel network which was designed to convey water ...
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Issues on Communal Irrigation Systems in the Philippines
2019Despite massive efforts and funding to support irrigation development, the increase in irrigated areas has been minimal in the Philippines, particularly in Mindanao. To expand the irrigation base, new irrigable areas may be served by small-scale systems, such as the communal irrigation systems (CIS).
Roger Luyun, Dulce Elazegui
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