 | Small Scale Irrigation Systems: A Training Manual (Peace Corps, 1983, 82 p.) |
 |  | (introduction...) |
| | Introduction |
| | General program objectives |
| | Training guides |
| | Materials needed for workshop project |
| | Using the manual |
|  | PART A: Workshop sessions, objectives and methodology |
| | SESSION I--Opening Statements and Introduction 30 Minutes |
| | SESSION II--Climate Setting 3 Hours |
| | SESSION III--Soil Classification 4 Hours |
| | SESSION IV--Irrigation Safety and Health Practices 1 Hour |
| | SESSION V--Topographic Surveying and Land Mapping 3 Hours |
| | SESSION VI --Topographic Surveying and Land Mapping 4 Hours |
| | SESSION VII--Making Topographic Map 4 Hours |
| | SESSION VIII--Making a Topographic Map 1 Hour |
| | SESSION IX--Calculation of Irrigation Ditch Size 3 Hours |
| | SESSION X-- Designing an Irrigation Ditch 2 Hours |
| | SESSION XI--Water Source Measurement and Development 2 Hours |
| | SESSION XII--Water Source Measurement 4 Hours |
| | SESSION XIII--Social Factors Affecting Change & Community Action 3 Hrs |
| | SESSION XIV--Measuring Water Flow & Seepage Loss 1 Hour in an Irrigation Channel |
| | SESSION XV--Measuring Water Flow in an Irrigation Channel 3 Hours |
| | SESSION XVI--Review of the Week Activity 1 Hour |
| | SESSION XVII--Review & Preview 1 Hour |
| | SESSION XVIII--Development of Water Sources for 3 Hours |
| | SESSION XIX--Climatic Effect on Water Availability and Crop Use Hours 4 |
| | SESSION XX--Resources Necessary for Irrigation 1 Hour |
| | SESSION XXI--Planning and Designing an Irrigation System 3 Hours |
| | SESSION XXII--Planning and Designing the Class Irrigation Project 4 Hrs. |
| | SESSION XXIII--Designing the Class Irrigation System 4 Hours |
| | SESSION XXIV--Layout of the Class Irrigation System 4 Hours |
| | SESSION XXV--Review of Class Project - 1 Hour |
| | SESSION XXVI--Agronomic Practices under Irrigation Agriculture 3 Hours |
| | SESSION XXVII--The Economics of Irrigation 3 Hours |
| | SESSION XXVIII--Review of 'cork Group Objectives 1 Hour |
| | SESSION XXIX--Irrigation Laws and Regulations 1 Hour |
| | SESSION XXX--Surface and Subsurface Drainage 1 Hour |
| | SESSION XXXI--Workshop Review 2 Hours |
| | SESSION XXXII--Workshop Evaluation 1 Hour |
| | SESSION XXXIII--Closing Ceremony 1 Hour |
| | PART B: Instructional units |
| | General Objective: Soil classification |
| | General Objective: Irrigation safety and health practices |
| | General Objective: Topographic surveying and land mapping |
| | General Objectives: Water source measurement and development |
| | General Objectives: Social factors that affect change and community cooperation |
| | General Objectives: Climate and its effect on stream flow and other water sources and seasonal water requirements of crops. |
| | General Objective: Resource identification |
| | General Objective: Irrigation system planning and design |
| | General Objectives: Agronomic practices for irrigation |
| | General Objective: Economic Evaluation and Feasibility |
| | General Objectives: Irrigation laws and regulations |
| | General Objectives: Identifying and correcting drainage problems |
General program objectives
Given that the Peace Corps Volunteer is not an irrigation engineer and further that a two-week training program will not make the PCV an irrigation engineer. The following general objectives are identified:
At the completion of the training program, the PC will:
· be able to identify the principle components of a simple irrigation system
· have the basic skills necessary to establish a simple irrigation system
· be able to consult with a farm family and help them evaluate the potential for an economically viable irrigation system given the particular constraints of their situation
· be able to find the necessary information relating to the legal constraints on irrigation in the local community
· be able to identify and locate the resources needed to support an irrigation program
· understand the health and safety factors involved in developing an irrigation system ~
· have developed additional skills and confidence to work with a farm family or rural community to help them identify their needs, establish priorities and, if appropriate, help them to construct, operate and maintain a simple irrigation system.
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