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Mismanagement of irrigation schemes
Name(s):
Unmanaged irrigation potential
Insufficient irrigation knowledge
Deterioration of irrigation systems
Unregulated crop water
Uncoordinated water projects
Underdeveloped agricultural water management
Broader
Agricultural mismanagement
Undeveloped irrigation system
Inappropriate management of development projects
Narrower
Over-watering during irrigation
Uncontrolled installation of water plumbing
This problem is a member of 5 aggravating loops
Aggravates
Soil salinization
Water salinization
Rising water table
[in 1 loop]
Limited water for farming
Conflicting uses of water
Inappropriate irrigation schemes
[in 4 loops]
Declining area of irrigated land
Threatened irrigated land wetland habitats
Health hazards from water development schemes
Aggravated by
Lack of water conservation
Limited agricultural advice
Unethical practice of hydrology
Deteriorating rural community cooperation
Uncoordinated international river basin development
Strategy(ies)
Investigating interaction between agriculture and environment
Managing degraded river basins
Improving farm irrigation systems
Reference(s)
Adams, W M: Wasting the Rain: rivers, people and planning in Africa
Repetto, Robert: Skimming the Water: rent seeking and the performance of public irrigation systems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems