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Alternative irrigation: the promise of runoff agriculture
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barrow, Christopher J., Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Soil conservation.
- Runoff irrigation.
- Water conservation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 172 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] Earthscan 1999
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Runoff agriculture uses surface and subsurface water which is often otherwise overlooked and wasted. It enables small farmers as well as commercial agriculturalists to improve yields and security of harvest, even in harsh and remote environments." "The author introduces the techniques and strategies, as well as the challenges and the potential of this crucial approach, which can contribute so much to reducing land degradation and improving conservation and sustainability." "This book is an essential tool for teaching and research, as well as for practical application by agricultural and development organizations and workers.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- ISBN:
- 1-135-04834-7
- 1-84977-401-3
- 0-585-37676-X
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