🌾Agriculture
Irrigation & Land Reclamation Engineer
Brings water to fields and protects them from drought
Designs and maintains irrigation and water supply systems that bring water to fields in an arid climate.
What they do
- ▹Designs field irrigation and drainage systems
- ▹Maintains canals, pump stations and reservoirs
- ▹Oversees the fair distribution of water between farms
- ▹Assesses the impact of irrigation on soil condition and yield
Skills you need
- ▹Engineering thinking and knowledge of hydraulics
- ▹Understanding of soil science and agriculture
- ▹Organizational skills for allocating water
- ▹Willingness for fieldwork in a hot climate
- ▹Working with surveying and measuring equipment
Focus on these subjects at school
PhysicsMathematicsGeography
Where they work
- ▹The land reclamation and irrigation agency
- ▹State canal operations departments
- ▹International irrigation projects (World Bank, Asian Development Bank)
- ▹Farmer water-user associations
- ▹Water resources design institutes
Pros
- + Critically important work for Tajikistan's agriculture
- + Steady demand in agricultural regions and with international donor support
Challenges
- − A lot of fieldwork in a hot climate and at remote sites
- − Responsible for supplying water to entire farming communities and mediating water disputes between them
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