In search of a water revolution: questions for managing canal irrigation in the 1980s

This paper is concerned with the main system operation of large and medium-size canal irrigation in South and Southeast Asia. The argument and the conclusions are designed to complement and support the many initiatives — including improved design and construction, physical improvements to delivery systems, field layout and leveling, agronomic and hydrological research, and community-level organization — that are being undertaken or contemplated to improve large and medium-size irrigation systems.