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	=== '''<span style="color: rgb(135, 150, 55);">Glossary</span>''' ===		=== '''<span style="color: rgb(135, 150, 55);">Glossary</span>''' ===

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 | style="width: 548px;" | Lowering of level of water in a well due to pumping.
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-| style="width: 200px;" | '''Drip irrigation'''
+| style="width: 200px;" | '''Drip Irrigation'''
 | style="width: 548px;" | Water is applied to the soil surface at very low flow rates (drops or small streams) through emitters. Also known as trickle or micro-irrigation.
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 | style="width: 548px;" | Position in balance sheet which represents what a company owns.<br/>
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-| style="width: 200px;" | '''Capital expenditures (CAPEX)'''<br/>
+| style="width: 200px;" | '''Capital Expenditures (CAPEX)'''<br/>
 | style="width: 548px;" | Are one-time expenses. Normally they are long-term investments in non-consumable parts of the business, for example money that is spent on pump, panels, machines, etc.<br/>
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 | style="width: 548px;" | Property or other assets that a borrower offers a lender to secure a loan.<br/>
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-| style="width: 200px;" | '''Conveyance loss'''
+| style="width: 200px;" | '''Conveyance Loss'''
 | style="width: 548px;" | Loss of water from a channel or pipe during transport, including losses due to seepage, leakage, evaporation, and other losses.
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 | style="width: 548px;" | Sales made without receiving cash.<br/>
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-| style="width: 200px;" | '''Crop coefficient'''
+| style="width: 200px;" | '''Crop Coefficient'''
 | style="width: 548px;" | Ratio of the actual crop evapotranspiration to its potential (or reference) evapotranspiration. It is different for each crop and changes over time with the crop's growth stage.<br/>
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 | style="width: 548px;" | Investment made in fixed assets (e.g. machinery).<br/>
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-| style="width: 200px;" | '''Friction loss'''<br/>
+| style="width: 200px;" | '''Friction Loss'''<br/>
 | style="width: 548px;" | The loss of pressure due to flow of water in pipe. It depends on the pipe size (inside diameter), flow rate, and length of pipe. It is determined by consulting a friction loss chart available in an engineering reference book or from a pipe supplier. [m]<br/>
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 | style="width: 548px;" | The Gross Irrigation Water Requirement (GIWR) is used to express the quantity of water that is required in the irrigation system. [mm]<br/>
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-| style="width: 200px;" | '''Global solar radiation (G)'''<br/>
+| style="width: 200px;" | '''Global Solar Radiation (G)'''<br/>
 | style="width: 548px;" | The energy carried by radiation on a surface over a certain period of time. The global solar radiation is locations specific as it is influenced by clouds, air humidity, climate, elevation and latitude, etc. The global solar radiation on a horizontal surface is measured by a network of meteorological stations all over the world and is expressed in kilowatt hours per square meter [kWh/m²].<br/>
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-| style="width: 200px;" | '''Gravity flow'''<br/>
+| style="width: 200px;" | '''Gravity Flow'''<br/>
 | style="width: 548px;" | The use of gravity to produce pressure and water flow, for example when a storage tank is elevated above the point of use, so that water will flow with no further pumping required.<br/>
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 | style="width: 548px;" | Current Assets minus Current Liabilities.<br/>
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-| style="width: 200px;" | '''Operating expenses (OPEX)'''<br/>
+| style="width: 200px;" | '''Operating Expenses (OPEX)'''<br/>
 | style="width: 548px;" | Are the ongoing costs for running a business that are related with the operation and maintenance. They are the expenses related to the production activity of the business and they are divided into fixed and variable costs.<br/>
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 | style="width: 548px;" | Irrigation is the controlled application of water to respond to crop needs.<br/>
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-| style="width: 200px;" | '''Irrigation efficiency'''<br/>
+| style="width: 200px;" | '''Irrigation Efficiency'''<br/>
 | style="width: 548px;" | Proportion of the irrigation water that is beneficially used to the irrigation water that is applied. [%]<br/>
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-| style="width: 200px;" | '''Irrigation head'''
+| style="width: 200px;" | '''Irrigation Head'''
 | style="width: 548px;" | Control unit to regulate water quantity, quality and pressure in an irrigation system using different types of valves, pressure regulators, filters and possibly a chemigation system.
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 | style="width: 548px;" | The seed capital is the capital used to start a business activity.<br/>
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-| style="width: 200px;" | '''Set up fee'''<br/>
+| style="width: 200px;" | '''Set Up Fee'''<br/>
 | style="width: 548px;" | A set-up fee is an initial fee requested by a Financial Institution (FI) in order to setup an account.<br/>
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-| style="width: 200px;" | '''Solar panel efficiency'''<br/>
+| style="width: 200px;" | '''Solar Panel Efficiency'''<br/>
 | style="width: 548px;" | Solar panel efficiency is the ratio of light shining on the panel, versus the amount of electricity produced. It is expressed as a percentage. Most systems are around 16% efficient, meaning 16% of the light energy is converted into electricity.
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-| style="width: 200px;" | '''Suction lift'''<br/>
+| style="width: 200px;" | '''Suction Lift'''<br/>
 | style="width: 548px;" | Vertical distance from the surface of the water to the pump. This distance is limited by physics to around 7 meters and should be minimized for best results. This applies only to surface pumps.
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-| style="width: 200px;" | '''Surface irrigation'''<br/>
+| style="width: 200px;" | '''Surface Irrigation'''<br/>
 | style="width: 548px;" | Irrigation method where the soil surface is used to transport the water via gravity flow from the source to the plants. Common surface irrigation methods are:<br/>Furrow irrigation- water is applied to row crops in small ditches or channels between the rows made by tillage implements;<br/>Basin irrigation- water is applied to a completely level area surrounded by dikes, and<br/>Flood irrigation- water is applied to the soil surface without flow controls, such as furrows or borders.<br/>
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 | style="width: 548px;" | Receivables occurring from past credit sales.<br/>
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-| style="width: 200px;" | '''Deep percolation'''<br/>
+| style="width: 200px;" | '''Deep Percolation'''<br/>
 | style="width: 548px;" | Movement of water downward through the soil profile below the root zone. This water is lost to the plants and eventually ends up in the groundwater. [mm]
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 | style="width: 200px;" | '''Life Cycle Costing'''<br/>
 | style="width: 548px;" | A technique for evaluating total cost of ownership to compare different alternatives.<br/>
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 | style="width: 200px;" | '''Material Stocks'''<br/>
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 | style="width: 200px;" | '''Salinity (Saline)'''<br/>
 | style="width: 548px;" | Salinity refers to the amount of salts dissolved in soil water.<br/>
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 | style="width: 548px;" | Application of fertilizers through the irrigation system. A form of chemigation.
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-| style="width: 200px;" | '''Financial viability'''<br/>
+| style="width: 200px;" | '''Financial Viability'''<br/>
 | style="width: 548px;" | The ability to generate sufficient income to meet operating expenditure, financing needs and, ideally, to allow profit generation. It is usually assessed using the Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR) approaches together with estimating the sensitivity of the cost and revenue elements (See Module '''[[SPIS Invest|FINANCE]]'''). Both NPV and IRR are the most commonly used decision criteria of a cost-benefit analysis.<br/>
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 | style="width: 200px;" | '''Finished Good Stock'''<br/>
 | style="width: 548px;" | An inventory of final products ready for sale.<br/>
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 | style="width: 200px;" | '''Fixed Investment'''<br/>
 | style="width: 548px;" | Investment made in fixed assets (e.g. machinery).<br/>
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 | style="width: 200px;" | '''Head'''<br/>
-| style="width: 548px;" | Value of atmospheric pressure at a specific location and condition. [m]:<br/>Head, total (dynamic ) Sum of static, pressure, friction and velocity head that a pump <br/>works against while pumping at a specific flow rate.[m];<br/><br/>Head loss Energy loss in fluid flow. [m]<br/>
+| style="width: 548px;" | Value of atmospheric pressure at a specific location and condition. [m]:<br/>Head, total (dynamic ) Sum of static, pressure, friction and velocity head that a pump<br/>works against while pumping at a specific flow rate.[m];<br/><br/>Head loss Energy loss in fluid flow. [m]<br/>
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 | style="width: 200px;" | '''Income'''<br/>

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 | style="width: 200px" | '''Financial viability'''<br/>
-| style="width: 548px" | The ability to generate sufficient income to meet operating expenditure, financing needs and, ideally, to allow profit generation. It is usually assessed using the Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR) approaches together with estimating the sensitivity of the cost and revenue elements (See Module '''[[SPIS_Finance|FINANCE]]''').<br/>
+| style="width: 548px" | The ability to generate sufficient income to meet operating expenditure, financing needs and, ideally, to allow profit generation. It is usually assessed using the Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR) approaches together with estimating the sensitivity of the cost and revenue elements (See Module '''[[SPIS Invest|FINANCE]]''').<br/>
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 | style="width: 200px" | '''Power (P)'''<br/>
-| style="width: 548px" | Power is the rate at which energy is transferred by an electrical circuit expressed in watts.&nbsp; Power depends on the amount of current and voltage in the system.&nbsp; Power equals current multiplied by voltage (P=I x V). [W]<br/>
+| style="width: 548px" | Power is the rate at which energy is transferred by an electrical circuit expressed in watts. Power depends on the amount of current and voltage in the system. Power equals current multiplied by voltage (P=I x V). [W]<br/>
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 | style="width: 200px" | '''Photosynthesis'''<br/>
-| style="width: 548px" | Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy into chemical energy that can later be released to fuel the organisms' activities (energy transformation).<br/>
+| style="width: 548px" | Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy into chemical energy that can later be released to fuel the organisms' activities (energy transformation).
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 | style="width: 200px" | '''Pressure'''
-| style="width: 548px" | <span style="font-size: 13.6px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The measurement of force within a system. This is the force that moves water through pipes, sprinklers and emitters. Static pressure is measured when no water is flowing and dynamic pressure is measured when water is flowing. Pressure and flow are affected by each other. [bars, psi, kPa]</span><br/>
+| style="width: 548px" | The measurement of force within a system. This is the force that moves water through pipes, sprinklers and emitters. Static pressure is measured when no water is flowing and dynamic pressure is measured when water is flowing. Pressure and flow are affected by each other. [bars, psi, kPa]
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 | style="width: 200px" | '''Solar panel efficiency'''<br/>
-| style="width: 548px" | Solar panel efficiency is the ratio of light shining on the panel, versus the amount of electricity produced. It is expressed as a percentage. Most systems are around 16% efficient, meaning 16% of the light energy is converted into electricity.&nbsp;<br/>
+| style="width: 548px" | Solar panel efficiency is the ratio of light shining on the panel, versus the amount of electricity produced. It is expressed as a percentage. Most systems are around 16% efficient, meaning 16% of the light energy is converted into electricity.
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 | style="width: 200px" | '''Suction lift'''<br/>
-| style="width: 548px" | Vertical distance from the surface of the water to the pump. This distance is limited by physics to around 7 meters and should be minimized for best results. This applies only to surface pumps.<br/>
+| style="width: 548px" | Vertical distance from the surface of the water to the pump. This distance is limited by physics to around 7 meters and should be minimized for best results. This applies only to surface pumps.
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 | style="width: 200px" | '''Surface irrigation'''<br/>
-| style="width: 548px" | Irrigation method where the soil surface is used to transport the water via gravity flow from the source to the plants. Common surface irrigation methods are:<br/>''Furrow irrigation''- water is applied to row crops in small ditches or channels between the rows made by tillage implements;<br/>''Basin irrigation''- water is applied to a completely level area surrounded by dikes, and<br/>''Flood irrigation''- water is applied to the soil surface without flow controls, such as furrows or borders.<br/>
+| style="width: 548px" | Irrigation method where the soil surface is used to transport the water via gravity flow from the source to the plants. Common surface irrigation methods are:<br/>Furrow irrigation- water is applied to row crops in small ditches or channels between the rows made by tillage implements;<br/>Basin irrigation- water is applied to a completely level area surrounded by dikes, and<br/>Flood irrigation- water is applied to the soil surface without flow controls, such as furrows or borders.<br/>
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 | style="width: 200px" | '''Transpiration'''<br/>