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  1. Irrigated Agriculture
    1. Irrigation System Selection and Design Guidelines
      1. Step 1 - What do I want to achieve?
      2. Step 2 - What are my farm's features and constraints?
      3. Step 3 - What irrigation options should I consider?
      4. Step 4 - What needs to be considered in my design and management, and what will it cost?
      5. Step 5 - What option best meets my goals?
      6. Irrigation Water Use Efficiency Benchmarking
      7. Publications
      8. Irrigation Technology
      9. Maize Water Use Efficiency
      10. Sustainable Irrigation Program Research and Development Project Factsheets

Table 3.2 - Relative options for my situation

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Table 3.2 - Relative options for my situation

Key factors to consider
Option 1

(……..……)
Option 2

(……..……)
Option 3

(……..……)
Comments
Further information needed
Are these options favourable to what I want to achieve?



Farm features
- Topography
- Soil type
- Land size
- Shape of the land
- Trees on farm
(remnant vegetation)
Crop to grow
- Summer crop
- Winter crop
- Hay making
Water considerations
- supply
- availability
- quality
Catchment obligation
Planning permits required:
- earthworks
- remnant veg. removal
- farm effluent management
Management considerations
- Accessibility on farm
- Irrigation scheduling
- Labour availability
- Grazing management
Cost considerations
- Capital cost
- Operational cost
- Financial viability of irrigation investigation
Do I want more information on the planning, design, cost and management of different systems?
This process should help you match the capabilities of the irrigation systems under consideration to your goals and farm features. This should help move you towards Step 4, which looks at the detailed planning, design and cost of two of the options.
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