TY - BOOK AU - Safadi, Raed AU - Plusquellec, Hervé L AU - Plusquellec, Hervé L ED - Banco Mundial TI - Research on irrigation and drainage technologies : : fifteen years of World Bank experience T2 - World Bank discussion papers SN - 0821318918 U1 - 333.913 PY - 1991/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - World Bank KW - RIEGO KW - DRENAJE KW - INVESTIGACION AGRICOLA KW - PROYECTOS AGRICOLAS KW - BANCO MUNDIAL KW - PAISES EN DESARROLLO KW - BIRF KW - TERCER MUNDO N1 - Incluye bibliografía; Abstract -- Preface -- Introduction -- Relevance of investments in agricultural research -- Agricultural research: the World Bank experience -- World Bank support for IDT research -- Country specific experience with IDT research -- Summary of the important findings -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Illustrations -- Annex 1 -- Annex 2 -- Annex 3 N2 - The objective of this paper is to identify and review the scope and extent of agricultural research components in general and research on irrigation and drainage technologies in particular in Bank-supported irrigation projects. It is based on an extensive review of the Appraisal Reports of the 256 Irrigation and Drainage Projects that were approved during the period FY74-90. The report contains detailed country-by-country as well as regional statistics on the levels, trends and patterns of investments in research on irrigation and drainage technologies. It does not include any assessment of the effectiveness of these research components ER -