6.4. METHODS FOR IMPROVING CANAL IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT Irrigation management is an interdisciplinary system process with a built-in learning mechanism to improve system performance by adjusting physical, technological, and institutional inputs to achieve the desired levels of output (14). Canal irrigation is a complex process involving physical, bio-economic, and human activities which are interrelated and vary widely over space and time. As such, canal irrigation management demands special methods. Every management problem requires to be analysed in detail and then solved accordingly. Nevertheless, there are some aspects which, if considered properly at different stages, can help significantly in the improvement of canal irrigation. These aspects have been briefly dealt with in the following.
