NIA BOOK

A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF IRRIGATION IN THE PHILIPPINES

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
IRRIGATION IN HISTORY AND THE RICE TERRACES
THE SPANISH REGIME
RAPID GROWTH-THEN DORMANCY
RICE PROGRAMS AND IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT, 1945-1962
ADVENT OF NIA
FINEST IRRIGATION AGENCY
FULFILLMENT OF MANDATE
1986 AND BEYOND
THE MAKING OF IRRIGATION PROJECTS
FOREST DEGRADATION AND WATER POLLUTION
FARMERS' PARTICIPATION IN IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT
FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND COOPERATION
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3601
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 552

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