Central Bank of Nigeria Library

Irrigation economics in poor countries :

Hazlewood, Arthur.

Irrigation economics in poor countries : illustrated by the Usangu Plains of Tanzania / - Oxford ; New York : Pergamon Press, 1982. - viii, 144 p. :

Includes index.

This book examines issues in irrigation from the viewpoint of the economist. Topics covered include: The calculation of irrigation potential; The demand for water; The supply of water; The economics of water storage; Analysing the economic structure of a river basin; Assessing production potential and social structure; The economics of smallholder irrigation; irrigation and integrated rural development and economics and technology.

008027451X :


Avid regions
Underdeveloped areas---Irrigation
Irrigation---Economic aspects


Developing countries

HD1714 / .H35 1982

333.91'3'091724 / HAZ