 | Irrigation Training Manual: Planning, Design, Operation and Management of Small-Scale Irrigation Systems (Peace Corps, 1994, 151 p.) |
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| | Preface and acknowledgments |
|  | Introduction to the irrigation manual |
| | Purpose of this manual |
| | The training sessions |
| | The irrigation reference manual |
| | Overview of the training sessions |
| | Irrigation principles and practices |
| | The experiential learning approach |
| | The trainer's role in experiential learning |
| | Timing, location, and trainee preparedness |
| | Implementing the irrigation training sessions |
| | Training session |
| | Section 1: Introduction to irrigation principles and practices |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Exam: Section 1 - Math skills assessment |
| | Section 2: Community organization and mobilization |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Exam: Section 2 - Community participation |
| | Section 3: Inventorying the physical and biological resource base |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Exam: Section 3 - Field measurements |
| | Section 4: Developing water sources |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Exam: Section 4 - Developing water sources |
| | Section 5: Assessing irrigation water requirements |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Exam: Section 5 - Calculating water requirements |
| | Section 6: Farm water delivery systems |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Exam: Section 6 - Designing system requirements |
| | Section 7: Farm water management |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Exam: Section 7 - Farm water management |
| | Section 8: Waterlogging and salinity |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Exam: Section 8 - Assessing field problems and solutions |
| | Section 9: Project planning and development |
Overview of the training sessions
While short-term, intensive training in irrigation principles and practices cannot be expected to produce professional irrigation specialists, it can provide Volunteers with sufficient background and confidence to serve well as irrigation technicians. After completing the activities included in the training sessions, Volunteers should be capable of confronting and successfully solving a wide variety of problems related to the application of irrigation practices. They should also be fully aware of the complexity of applying and managing irrigation systems and be prepared to continue their learning efforts throughout their Peace Corps service.
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