irrigation infrastructure

collocation in English

meaningsofirrigationandinfrastructure

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irrigation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌɪr.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɪr.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
the practice of supplying land with water so that crops and plants ...
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infrastructure
noun[C usually singular]
uk
/ˈɪn.frəˌstrʌk.tʃər/us
/ˈɪn.frəˌstrʌk.tʃɚ/
the basic systems and services, such as transport and power supplies, that a country or organization uses in order to ...
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(Definition ofirrigationandinfrastructurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The imposed modernization of theirrigationinfrastructurehas reduced the effectiveness of collective action and contributions to the maintenance of the irrigation system.
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The outcomes have been deterioration in theirrigationinfrastructure(canals, etc.) and the inability of remaining authorities to enforce rules.
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A series of community workshops was held, leading to the recognition that the utilisation of abandoned farmland andirrigationinfrastructurewas the only viable option.
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Another important effect of increasingirrigationinfrastructureis the generation of new possible system states.
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Vulnerability to floods would increase with increased dependence on well-functioningirrigationinfrastructure.
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Finally,irrigationinfrastructureis sensitive to floods.
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Private landowners, on the other hand, enjoyed the benefits of federally subsidizedirrigationinfrastructureand guaranteed market prices.
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Some small scale industrial development also occurred during this time along with the expansion ofirrigationinfrastructure.
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Greater investment inirrigationinfrastructureand advanced farming methods will follow from the consolidation of fragmented holdings.
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It provided them with equipment, livestock,irrigationinfrastructure, and expert guidance.
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At the global scale, 2,788,000 km (689 million acres) of fertile land was equipped withirrigationinfrastructurearound the year 2000.
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The yield issue that can be addressed by buildingirrigationinfrastructureand adoption of better crop technologies.
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The state gets a lot of rain, but its soil is porous andirrigationinfrastructurevery inadequate; this has affected it crop yield and reliability.
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Improvedirrigationinfrastructureprojects have also had a positive economic impact by reducing fluctuations in expected yield.
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A total of 62,000 km (15.3 million acre) count withirrigationinfrastructure(22.9% of the total cultivated area), 55,000 km (13.6 million acres) of which are actually irrigated.
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Turkmenistansirrigationinfrastructureand water-use policies have not responded efficiently to this need.
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There is a lot of unexploited farming plains in the area, more so than in the rest of the province, due to a lack ofirrigationinfrastructure.
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It involved the development of high-yielding varieties of cereal grains, expansion ofirrigationinfrastructure, modernization of management techniques, distribution of hybridized seeds, synthetic fertilizers, and pesticides to farmers.
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Theirrigationinfrastructureis deteriorating.
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