Report of the FAO/UNDP Regional seminar on effective use of irrigation water at the farm level FAO

1. Introduction to the subject of the seminar. 1.1 The role of effective irrigation water management at the farmers field / H.M.Horning. 1.2 Water use in irrigation projects in the Syrian Arab Republics / Dr. Noureddine Rifai. 2. Crop water requirements. 2.1 General remarks. 2.2 Summary and discussions on item 1: Crop water requirements / Selim Sarraf, Lebanon. 2.2.1 Importance and objectives of water requirement data. 2.2.2 Basic principles and concepts. 2.2.3 Evapotranspiration formula. 2.2.4 Measured evapotranspiration. 2.2.5 Field experiments. 2.2.6 Water-yield relationship. 2.2.7 Radiation equipment. 2.3Crop water requirements / Antoine Abukhaled. 2.4 Determination of crop water requirements for field projects / P.J.Slabbers 2.5 Determination of water requirements in irrigation projects / Alemko Marasovic. 2.6 Water balance studies / Y.Barrada. 2.7 Radiation equipment and the principles involved in its use / Y.Barrada. 2.8 Evapotranspiration by cotton as affected by the depth of watertable / M.A Barakat. 2.9 Study of water consumption of cotton in the Euphrates valley / Imre Petrasovic. 2.10 Water requirement of crops / H.Siadat. 2.11 Results of experiments on irrigation water requirements of cotton and different irrigation methods, Syria (Summary) / Sayed Farrag. 2.12 Water requirements studies in Egypt 1968-71(summary) / Sayed Farrag. 2.13 Water requirements investigation in Sudan (Faculty of agriculture, University of Khartoum) (summary) / A.H El Nadi. 2.14 Crop water requirements in Tunisia (summary) / R.Combremont. (Irrigation specialist) 3. Irrigation application and water distribution. 3.1 General remarks. 3.2 Summary and discussions related to chapter 3: Irrigation applications and water distribution /A.N Zien EL Abidin. 3.2.1 Surface methods of water application and their selection. 3.2.2 Water management and irrigation practices. 3.2.3 Soil and water conservation. 3.2.4 Drainage as an integral part of irrigation. 3.2.5 Field tests and applied research. 3.2.6 Conditioners. 3.3 Water distribution systems. 3.3.1 Distribution on a rotational basis. 3.3.2 Continuous supply. 3.3.3 The demand method. 3.3.4 Sprinkler irrigation systems. 3.3.5 Measurement of variables involved in the design of sprinkler irrigation. 3.3.6 Recent development in water distribution. 3.4 Surface irrigation methods and practices / A.Arar. 3.5 Technical aspects of water conveyance and distribution systems / I.Nugteren. 3.6 Recent developments in water distribution and application of irrigation water by the Cyprus delegation. 3.7 Investigation on surface irrigation methods in the Euphrates basin/ I.Petrasovic. 3.8 Irrigation practices / H.Siadat. 3.9 Remedial measures and management practices and with respects to salt affected soils / A.I. El Shabassy. 3.10 Premilinary investigation for drainage and design in Wadi Al Fayd(summary) / L.Lovas. 3.11 Methods of surface water application / S.Djelouli. 3.12 Demonstrations on proper application of irrigation water / Cyprus delegation . 3.13 Irrigation practices in Tunisia / R.Combremont. 3.14 Irrigation studies in the Gezira scheme (Sudan) / A.H.El Rayah. 3.15 The saline soils of the Euphrates valley / A.N Zein El- Abdin. 4. Organization, information and research. 4.1 General remarks. 4.2 Summary and discussions related to organization information and research / Yiannakis Nicolaou. 4.2.1 Irrigation institutions, scope and role. 4.2.2 Water charges. 4.2.3 Types of organizations. 4.2.4 Basic principles in organizations irrigation institutions. 4.2.5 Training and extension for effective use of irrigation water 4.2.6 Extension services. 4.2.7 Water management training centers. 4.2.8 The Near East applied research programme for land and water development. 4.3 Irrigation organizations / J.A.Sagardoy 4.4 Training and extension for effective use of irrigation water / Wajih D.Maalouf. 4.5 Near East applied research programe for land and water development / L.T.Kadry. 5. Recommendations submitted by the participants and adopted by the seminar

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