Abstract
In recent years there has been a steadily growing awareness that to increase agricultural output, the efficiency and productivity of irrigation water at the on-farm level must be increased. The author visited India in January- February 1982, as Chief of Party for a team of specialists invited by the India Mission, U.S. Agency for International Development and the Central Water Commission, Ministry of Irrigation, to advise on the development of a long-term irrigation water management special studies and training project.
From his study in India, he concludes that if new and existing irrigation projects must succeeld, then the operation and management of total irrigation systems must improve. This requires training inputs in irrigation engineering and basic agricultural sciences for all concerned personnel and also training in system management skills. It is in this that the state training centres and Indian management institutes will be of help.
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