scholarly journals Management and Utilization Strategy of Water Resources for Rice Production

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-50
Author(s):  
MB Hossain ◽  
M Maniruzzaman ◽  
AKMS Islam ◽  
MU Salam ◽  
MS Kabir
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
Rice Cultivation ◽  
Land Productivity ◽  
North West ◽  
South Central ◽  
West Region ◽  
Boro Rice

Declination of available water resources is threatening the dry season crop production in Bangladesh. Sustainable water management is crucial need to meet future food production. This study was aimed to determine futuristic water management strategy for rice cultivation. Both surface and groundwater is getting scarce in north-west region, whereas abundant of fresh surface water creating opportunities to irrigate dry season crops in south-central region. This study has outlined irrigation management for rice cultivation and groundwater utilization in water scarce area of north-west region. More than 75% of annual rainfall occurred during monsoon and crops other than monsoon often faced water shortage. Timely establishment of T. Aus rice on 01 May accounted average 183 mm supplemental irrigation for north-west and south-west region. Transplanting of T. Aman rice before 24 July found the low risk period of drought and gave about 1 t ha-1 yield advantage than late transplanting after 15 October. Supplemental irrigation in drought year gave up to 26% yield advantage than the rain-fed condition of T. Aman rice in experimental plot. Over exploitation of groundwater by famers for crop cultivation makes the groundwater status worsen. Farmers used 38% excess water than the actual requirement for Boro rice cultivation. For that annual groundwater withdrawal was higher than annual recharge causing groundwater level depletion in most of the districts. Groundwater table went below suction limit of shallow tubewell (STW) during dry season and thus it become unable to operate. Improved distribution system with plastic pipe, buried pipe could save about 25% of irrigation water. Alternate wetting and drying (AWD) irrigation method saved 20-25% water than farmer’s practice. Application of these on-farm water management technologies in Boro rice reduced water demand and made the groundwater balance positive as well as reduced the groundwater withdrawal pressure. On the contrary, irrigation with less saline surface water resources in river and canals of south central regions could expand Boro production and increased land productivity. Intervention of low lift pump with plastic pipe distribution in non-saline tidal areas could increase land productivity. Besides, trapped freshwater in to the canals inside the polders and re-excavation of these canals would make crop intensification. Thus, additional food production could help to achieve sustainable development goal and sustained food security. Bangladesh Rice J. 25 (1) : 37-50, 2021

scholarly journals Effect of Nitrogen and Water Management on Methane Emission of Boro Rice Cultivation in Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 06 (07) ◽  
pp. 90-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Israt Zahan ◽  
Shahadat Hossen ◽  
Akhter Hossain Chowdhury ◽  
Abdul Baten
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Methane Emission ◽  
Rice Cultivation ◽  
Boro Rice

scholarly journals Evaluation of different fertilizer management guidelines for boro rice cultivation in south central coastal region of Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 466-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.A.A. Mamun ◽  
M.M. Haque ◽  
M.A. Saleque ◽  
Q.A. Khaliq ◽  
A.J.M.S. Karim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Region ◽  
Rice Cultivation ◽  
Fertilizer Management ◽  
Management Guidelines ◽  
South Central ◽  
Boro Rice

scholarly journals Water Management for Sustainable Food Production

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 778
Author(s):  
Narayanan Kannan ◽  
Aavudai Anandhi
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Irrigation Water ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Rainwater Harvesting ◽  
Population Increase ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Sustainable Food Production

The agricultural community has a challenge of increasing food production by more than 70% to meet demand from the global population increase by the mid-21st century. Sustainable food production involves the sustained availability of resources, such as water and energy, to agriculture. The key challenges to sustainable food production are population increase, increasing demands for food, climate change, and climate variability, decreasing per capita land and water resources. To discuss more details on (a) the challenges for sustainable food production and (b) mitigation options available, a special issue on “Water Management for Sustainable Food Production” was assembled. The special issue focused on issues such as irrigation using brackish water, virtual water trade, allocation of water resources, consequences of excess precipitation on crop yields, strategies to increase water productivity, rainwater harvesting, irrigation water management, deficit irrigation, and fertilization, environmental and socio-economic impacts, and irrigation water quality. Articles covered several water-related issues across the U.S., Asia, Middle-East, Africa, and Pakistan for sustainable food production. The articles in the special issue highlight the substantial impacts on agricultural production, water availability, and water quality in the face of increasing demands for food and energy.

scholarly journals Yield, profitability, and prospects of irrigated Boro rice cultivation in the North-West region of Bangladesh

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. e0250897
Author(s):  
Mohammed Mainuddin ◽  
Md. Mahbubul Alam ◽  
Md. Maniruzzaman ◽  
Md. Jahangir Kabir ◽  
Mohammad A. Mojid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Irrigation Water ◽  
Hybrid Rice ◽  
Market Price ◽  
Rice Production ◽  
Rice Cultivation ◽  
Total Production ◽  
Rice Varieties ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
Boro Rice

The North-West (NW) region of Bangladesh is pivotal for the country’s agricultural development, mainly in producing irrigated Boro rice. However, increasing cost of irrigation water, fertilizers, labour and other inputs, and the spatio-temporal variation in actual yield, market price and profitability of rice, have added uncertainty to the sustainability of Boro rice cultivation. In this study, we evaluated the productivity, profitability, and prospect of Boro rice production using comprehensive field data collected directly from 420 farmers’ fields over two consecutive seasons (2015–16 and 2016–17), across seven geographically distributed locations in the NW region. We also analyzed the risk and return trade of popular Boro rice cultivars using Monte-Carlo simulation. The results show that there were significant (p≤0.05) variations in rice yield between sites, irrigation pump-types, and rice varieties, with Hybrid rice and BRRI dhan29 producing highest yields (6.0–7.5 t/ha). Due to different pricing systems, the cost of irrigation water varied from site to site and from year to year, but always comprised the highest input cost (20–25% of total production). The total paid-out cost, gross benefit, and gross income of rice significantly (p≤0.05) differed between sites, type of irrigation pumps, rice varieties, transplanting dates, and two cropping years. The variations in observed yield and profitability reveal considerable scope to improve rice production systems. Market variation in the price of rice affected overall profitability significantly. Probability and risk analysis results show that Minikit and BRRI dhan29 are the most stable varieties for yield and profitability. Hybrid rice, which has the maximum attainable yield among the cultivated rice varieties, also has the risk of negative net income. Based on the analysis, we discussed ways to improve yield and profitability and the prospect of Boro rice cultivation in the region. The study provides valuable information for policy-makers to sustain irrigated rice cultivation in both the NW region and nationally.

scholarly journals Characterizing the Potential for Drought Action from Combined Hydrological and Societal Perspectives

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Towler ◽  
Heather Lazrus ◽  
Debasish PaiMazumder
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Water Availability ◽  
Feedback Loop ◽  
Yield Data ◽  
Sustainable Water Management ◽  
South Central ◽  
Local Stakeholders ◽  
Water Uses

Abstract. Drought is a function of both natural and human influences, but fully characterizing the interactions between human and natural influences on drought remains challenging. To better characterize parts of the drought feedback loop, this study combines hydrological and societal perspectives to characterize and quantify the potential for drought action. For the hydrological perspective, we examine historical groundwater data, from which we determine the decadal likelihoods of exceeding hydrologic thresholds relevant to different water uses. Stakeholder interviews yield data about how people rate the importance of water for different water uses. We combine these to quantify the Potential Drought Action Index (PDAI). The PDAI is demonstrated for a study site in south-central Oklahoma, where water availability is highly influenced by drought and management of water resources is contested by local stakeholders. For the hydrological perspective, we find that the historical decadal likelihood of exceedance for a moderate threshold associated with municipal supply has ranged widely: from 23 % to 75 %, which corresponds well with natural drought variability in the region. For the societal perspective, stakeholder interviews reveal that people value water differently for various uses. Combining this information into the PDAI illustrates that potential drought action increases as the hydrologic threshold is exceeded more often; this occurs as conditions get drier and when water use thresholds are more moderate. The PDAI also shows that for water uses where stakeholders have diverse views of importance, the PDAI will be diverse as well, and this is exacerbated under drier conditions. The variability in stakeholder views of importance is partially explained by stakeholders' cultural worldviews, pointing to some implications for managing water when drought risks threaten. We discuss how the results can be used to reduce potential disagreement among stakeholders and promote sustainable water management, which is particularly important for planning under increasing drought.

Declining trends of water requirements of dry season Boro rice in the north-west Bangladesh

2017 ◽  
Vol 180 ◽  
pp. 148-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tapos Kumar Acharjee ◽  
Gerardo van Halsema ◽  
Fulco Ludwig ◽  
Petra Hellegers
Keyword(s):  
Dry Season ◽  
Water Requirements ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
Boro Rice

Water management and food production in China and India: a comparative assessment

Water Policy ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 643-663 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ximing Cai ◽  
Mark W. Rosegrant
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Crop Yields ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Comparative Assessment ◽  
The Other ◽  
China And India ◽  
Common Problems

China and India have different climatic and hydrologic features, which characterize their agricultural production; they have experienced different water resources development in supporting their agriculture. In this paper, we try to indicate diversified water management strategies for China and India based on comparisons between the two countries. We also address their common problems and perspectives in water management and agriculture. This paper concludes that China's major challenge is to improve irrigation by more efficient use of water. On the other hand, India may have a greater potential in irrigating more land, improving rainfed crop yields, as well as creating efficient use of water.

scholarly journals Water Management in Agricultural Production, the Economy, and Venezuelan Society

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Alejandra Moreno-Pizani
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Surface Water Resources ◽  
Production Processes ◽  
Influence Of Water ◽  
Main Production

The availability of water resources has a direct impact on the economy of a country and the development of the main production processes, from agriculture, irrigation, and food production, to energy generation and water supply. The regional economic and social development is influenced by an adequate management of water resources because it stimulates the economy by expanding and ability to provide water for multiple uses, directly impacting on the generation of employment the improving the quality of life of the population. Venezuela has abundant surface water resources in the large basins. The northern part of Venezuela, where the highest percentage of the population and the main economic activities are based, face a severe water scarcity. Irrigation systems under public sector administration are characterized by large budgetary restrictions, with works for rehabilitation, operation, and maintenance generally carried out with inefficient results, due to lack of adequate technical supervision. There is a gap of official information that allows highlight the crisis that the agricultural sector has faced in the last decade. Another, very important aspect is Venezuela's severe energy crisis which began to present a deficit of electric power generation that has been alarmingly evident since 2009, which has worsened for more than a decade, causing the lack of electricity supply in large regions of the country for periods of time exceeding 100 h, contributing to aggravate the country's economic crisis. Due to the situation described, Venezuelan food systems have been seriously affected mainly by the advanced deterioration of irrigation infrastructure and the water availability on production processes. This paper explores and analyses the influence of water management on production Venezuelan economics and society, focus in three pillars representing the qualitative and quantitative relationships of water management and its impact on the system considering the aspects related to the sustainability of Venezuelan agri-food systems, analyzing the fundamental aspects for food production, main indicators related to the national economy, addressing the challenges to ensure food security.

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