USAID report Energy in irrigation in developing countries
Smerdon, E.T.; Hiler, E.A.
Energy in Agriculture 1(1): 99-107
1981
DOI: 10.1016/0167-5826(81)90009-7Document Number: 566831
Data are provided on the general magnitude of energy requirements for various types of irrigation systems supplied from surface water or groundwater resources. It is concluded that in developing countries when soil and topographic conditions permit and when the system is well designed and managed, the use of surface irrigation is the best choice on both energy and monetary cost grounds. Although alternative renewable energy sources now serve irrigation in developing countries, many technical and economic problems remain to be solved before widespread use of alternative energy sources can be expected.
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