Operation and management of irrigated systems

The module content is divided into five sections:

1) Irrigation equipment and infrastructure;

2) Irrigation management;

3) Socio-economic analysis, consultation methods;

4) Professional conferences;

5) Case study: conversion of an irrigated system

1) Acquire knowledge and expertise on various components of the functioning of an irrigated system, whether individual or collective, by drawing on the knowledge acquired in other courses in the specialization,
2) Understand sustainable water resource management at the level of an agricultural area, from different perspectives (water resources, agronomy, technology, socio-economics) and at different scales (from the plot to the watershed).

EU Field camp (data acquired on site); water and plant production; hydraulics

Examination: 50%

Continuous assessment: 50%

Assessment based on a final exam (1 hour) and continuous assessment (case studies).

Irrigation techniques; consultation; irrigated areas; hydraulic developments; socio-economic analysis; hydraulic engineering; agronomy