Resource-centred thinking in river basins; should we revoke the crop water requirement approach to irrigation planning?

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-46

  Lankford, Bruce A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crop water requirements; Livelihoods; Planning; River basin management; Smallholder irrigation

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CROPS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RIVERS;

IRRIGATION PLANNING; PROJECT IRRIGATION REQUIREMENTS (PIR);

IRRIGATION;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; BASIN MANAGEMENT; CROP; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; RIVER BASIN; WATER DEMAND; WATER PLANNING;

EID: 2542530741     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2004.03.001     Document Type: Article

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