2 CREDIT UNITS
Year: 2012/2013 Season
Lecturer: M. K. Othman (B.Eng, M.Sc (Agric. Eng), M.Phil (Hydrology/ DEA, National
d’Hydrologie: Science de l’Eau et de l’Env. Cont.) France, PhD (Agric. Eng), Adv. Dip.( French Lang), MNIAE, MNSE, FL)
Office: NAERLS, Block A, Room A215
COURSE OUTLINES
& LECTURE NOTES
1. Review of Irrigation
2. Design of Irrigation Systems: Border, Furrow, Basin, Sprinkler and
Trickle
3. Mitigating Irrigation Problems:
Seepage and Channel Lining, quality of irrigation water, salinity, sodicity and
leaching requirements, reclamation of saline and sodic lands, and general
problems of existing schemes in Nigeria. Farmer Participation in system
management, aspects of feasibility studies for irrigation schemes.
Term Paper
General problems of existing scheme in Nigeria
(Choose a site, make use of references
such as Proceedings of NIAE, National Irrigation Seminar, NICID (1999),
Published and unpublished articles on Nigerian Irrigation schemes, interview of
key actors in Irrigation sectors (if possible), internet
(htt://search.epnet.com User ID:
s4087538, Password: password,
AGORA www.aginternetwork.org Username: Ag-nga040, Password: PfUgfKk or any suitable web site)
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