Sustainable Irrigation Management, Technologies and Policies

10.2495/si06 ◽  
2006 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Irrigation Management ◽  
Sustainable Irrigation

Sustainable irrigation management and farmers' knowledge in South Khorasan, Iran

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 318
Author(s):  
Azadeh Bakhshi ◽  
Lucio Cecchini ◽  
Mansour Ghanian ◽  
Bahman Khosravi Pour ◽  
Fabio Maria Santucci
Keyword(s):  
Irrigation Management ◽  
Sustainable Irrigation ◽  
South Khorasan

scholarly journals Water Use in the Irrigation Zone and Current Environmental Challenges

2013 ◽  
pp. 28-43
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Climate Changes ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Irrigation Management ◽  
Arid Zones ◽  
Global Climate Changes ◽  
Irrigation Water Use ◽  
New Construction ◽  
Sustainable Irrigation

This article focuses on the problems of irrigation water use in the Kur – Araz lowland of the Azerbaijan Republic. Based on the analysis of the current condition of the irrigation management, it has been proposed the ways of its improvement, taking into account the peculiarities of arid zones of the country with consideration of the ongoing global climate changes and connected with the latter the necessity of optimization of water resources use and environmental protection of the irrigated areas. Importance of climate changes’ consideration in the process of reconstruction and new construction of waterwork facilities in order to ensure the condition for the sustainable irrigation systems operation, allowing improving water use efficiency through the rational use of the available water resources and achieving of the high cropyield has been substantiated.

scholarly journals Sustainable Irrigation Management in Paddy Rice Agriculture: A Comparative Case Study of Karangasem Indonesia and Kunisaki Japan

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1180
Author(s):  
Scott Jansing ◽  
Mahichi ◽  
Dasanayake
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Water Demand ◽  
Irrigation Management ◽  
Paddy Rice ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Rice Agriculture ◽  
Sustainable Irrigation

Irrigated paddy rice agriculture accounts for a major share of Asia Pacific’s total water withdrawal. Furthermore, climate change induced water scarcity in the Asia-Pacific region is projected to intensify in the near future. Therefore, methods to reduce water consumption through efficiency measures are needed to ensure the long-term (water) sustainability. The irrigation systems, subak of Karangasem, Indonesia, and the tameike of Kunisaki, Japan, are two examples of sustainable paddy rice irrigation. This research, through interviews and an extensive survey, comparatively assessed the socio-environmental sustainability of the two irrigation management systems with special reference to the intensity and nature of social capital, equity of water distribution, water demand, water footprint, and water quality, etc. The prevailing social capital paradigm of each system was also compared to its overall managerial outcomes to analyze how cooperative action contributes to sustainable irrigation management. Both systems show a comparable degree of sustainable irrigation management, ensuring an equitable use of water, and maintain relatively fair water quality due to the land-use practices adapted. However, the systems differ in water demand and water efficiency principally because of the differences in the irrigation management strategies: human and structural. These findings could help devise mechanisms for transitioning to sustainable irrigation management in the commercially-oriented paddy rice agricultural systems across the Asia-Pacific region.

scholarly journals Growth and yield traits of pickling cucumber plants to measure the impact of different irrigation management practices

2021 ◽  
pp. 271-277
Author(s):  
Fernando Soares de Cantuário ◽  
Leandro Caixeta Salomão ◽  
Carmen Rosa da Silva Curvêlo ◽  
João de Jesus Guimarães ◽  
José Magno Queiroz Luz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Irrigation Management ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Cucumis Sativus L ◽  
Pickling Cucumber ◽  
Family Based ◽  
Sustainable Irrigation ◽  
Cucumber Yield ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Irrigation Levels

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L) is mostly cultivated by family-based farmers worldwide and processed to pickles by small to mid-sized industries generating employment and income. But irrigation management needs better investigation for adapting adequate sustainable practices. The rational use of irrigation water still has been neglected nowadays, but can improve cucumber production. The objective was to evaluate different irrigation levels on growth and yield parameters of the Amour F1 cucumber hybrid through time under greenhouse. Treatments consisted of five irrigation levels (amounts of water applied of 62, 93, 124, 155 and 186 mm), ranging from water stress to excess water. The experimental design was randomized blocks, with four replications. Vegetative growth and yield showed different responses to the irrigation levels. Plant height and internode length were less influenced by the irrigation levels, throughout the time, than stem diameter and root length. Cucumber yield was low with 62 mm and 93 mm, higher with 124 mm irrigation, and delayed in time at 155 mm and 186 mm. Water excess (186 mm) was not beneficial for pickling cucumber plants, and the amount of 124 mm was satisfactory for their development and yield. The results of this study may allow adoption of sustainable irrigation practices with no waste of agricultural water, a scarce resource worldwide

Assessing farmers’ irrigation practices under drought conditions in semi-arid area: Combining remote sensing data and agro-hydrological modeling

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adnane Labbaci ◽  
Youssef Brouziyne ◽  
Jamal Hallam ◽  
Lahoussaine Bouchaou
Keyword(s):  
Hydrological Modeling ◽  
Irrigation Management ◽  
Condition Index ◽  
Irrigation Scheduling ◽  
Irrigated Agriculture ◽  
Landsat 8 ◽  
Soil Pressure ◽  
Swap Model ◽  
Sustainable Irrigation ◽  
Irrigation Practices

<p>Drought is a serious natural hazard with far-reaching impacts including modification of biodiversity and other ecosystem functions, economic disruption, and a threat to human livelihoods and health through food systems alteration. Climate models project robust increases in drought and dryness in the Mediterranean region because of changing climate conditions.  Despite the scarcity of water, irrigated agriculture plays a major socio-economic role in groundwater-dependent irrigated regions of Morocco. Strategic sectors such as citrus rely on irrigation to maintain or even increase production and citrus stakeholders put sustainable irrigation management at the top priorities. This study aims to assess seasonal drought severity in the Souss plain, the largest citrus’ growing area in Morocco, using VCI (Vegetation Condition Index), TCI (Temperature Condition Index), and VHI (Vegetation Health Index) based on Sentinel-2 and Landsat 8 data. We explored the benefits of using the Soil Water Atmosphere Plant (SWAP) agro-hydrological model to optimize irrigation water management of a citrus orchard. The SWAP model was applied over three growing seasons from 2016 to 2019 to optimize seasonal water supply based on different criteria (e.g., critical soil pressure head and allowable daily stress), particularly during the drought episodes. The VHI was estimated and classified into five classes: extreme, severe, moderate, mild, and no drought. Key outputs of the SWAP model show that the farmers’ irrigation practices did not compensate for the lack of rainfall in the spring, which led to long-term unavailable water during crop development. The SWAP predictive model determined the optimal amount of water and irrigation scheduling systems to make efficient use of while maintaining appropriate yields. The developed algorithm simulation uses the minimal sufficient seasonal amount of water. The designed approach helps prevent critical stress in citrus orchards together with sustainable water distribution in accordance with best agronomic practices.</p><p><strong>Keywords</strong>: Citrus, drought, water scarcity, sustainable irrigation management, VHI, VCI, TCI, SWAP, Souss plain</p>

Sustainable irrigation management and farmers' knowledge in South Khorasan, Iran

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 318
Author(s):  
Fabio Maria Santucci ◽  
Mansour Ghanian ◽  
Bahman Khosravi Pour ◽  
Azadeh Bakhshi ◽  
Lucio Cecchini
Keyword(s):  
Irrigation Management ◽  
Sustainable Irrigation ◽  
South Khorasan
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