Operation and management of irrigated systems

The content of the module is divided into 5 sequences:

1) Irrigation equipment and infrastructure ;

2) Irrigation control ;

3) Socio-economic analysis, consultation methods;

4) Professional conferences ;

5) Case study: conversion of an irrigated system

1) Acquire knowledge and expertise on the various components of an individual or collective irrigation system, drawing on knowledge acquired in other specialization courses,
2) Understand the sustainable management of water resources on the scale of an agricultural territory, from different angles (water resources, agronomic, technical, socio-economic) and at different scales (from plot to watershed).

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

Examination: 50%.

Continuous assessment: 50%.

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

Irrigation techniques; consultation; irrigation schemes; hydraulic engineering; socio-economic analysis; hydraulic engineering; agronomy