Economic evaluation of different irrigation systems for wheat production in Rechna Doab, Pakistan
Water productivity (WP) is reported lower in Pakistan when compared to the rest of the world. This paper investi-gates the factors responsible for low water productivity and demonstrates various irrigation techniques farmers could use for its improvement. A comprehensive questionnaire was designed,...
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| author | Bakhsh, A. Ashfaq, M. Hussain, M. Rasool, G. Haider, Z. Faraz, R.H. |
| author_browse | Ashfaq, M. Bakhsh, A. Faraz, R.H. Haider, Z. Hussain, M. Rasool, G. |
| author_facet | Bakhsh, A. Ashfaq, M. Hussain, M. Rasool, G. Haider, Z. Faraz, R.H. |
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| description | Water productivity (WP) is reported lower in Pakistan when compared to the rest of the world. This paper investi-gates the factors responsible for low water productivity and demonstrates various irrigation techniques farmers could use for its improvement. A comprehensive questionnaire was designed, and 230 farmers were interviewed in a cotton-wheat area (Samundri-site I), a mixed crop area (Chiniot-site II), and a rice-wheat area (Hafizabad-site III) in Rechna Doab, Punjab, Pakistan. This survey found that the majority of farmers expressed major concerns about shortages of canal water, energy, and fertilizer. These issues were the main factors affecting their land and water productivity. Field experiments were conducted at the above mentioned sites. The results indicated that drip irrigation was the most efficient irrigation technique, which produced a maximum WP of 2.26 kg m-3 for wheat. Drip irrigation was 98% efficient, and water savings were 40% better when compared with that under conventional irrigation. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1513792025-11-06T05:19:56Z Economic evaluation of different irrigation systems for wheat production in Rechna Doab, Pakistan Bakhsh, A. Ashfaq, M. Hussain, M. Rasool, G. Haider, Z. Faraz, R.H. irrigation land use productivity wheat water use Water productivity (WP) is reported lower in Pakistan when compared to the rest of the world. This paper investi-gates the factors responsible for low water productivity and demonstrates various irrigation techniques farmers could use for its improvement. A comprehensive questionnaire was designed, and 230 farmers were interviewed in a cotton-wheat area (Samundri-site I), a mixed crop area (Chiniot-site II), and a rice-wheat area (Hafizabad-site III) in Rechna Doab, Punjab, Pakistan. This survey found that the majority of farmers expressed major concerns about shortages of canal water, energy, and fertilizer. These issues were the main factors affecting their land and water productivity. Field experiments were conducted at the above mentioned sites. The results indicated that drip irrigation was the most efficient irrigation technique, which produced a maximum WP of 2.26 kg m-3 for wheat. Drip irrigation was 98% efficient, and water savings were 40% better when compared with that under conventional irrigation. 2015-03-19 2024-08-01T02:56:58Z 2024-08-01T02:56:58Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151379 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Bakhsh, A.; Ashfaq, M.; Hussain, M.; Rasool, G.; Haider, Z.; Faraz, R.H. 2015. Economic evaluation of different irrigation systems for wheat production in Rechna Doab, Pakistan. PSSP Working Paper 28. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151379 |
| spellingShingle | irrigation land use productivity wheat water use Bakhsh, A. Ashfaq, M. Hussain, M. Rasool, G. Haider, Z. Faraz, R.H. Economic evaluation of different irrigation systems for wheat production in Rechna Doab, Pakistan |
| title | Economic evaluation of different irrigation systems for wheat production in Rechna Doab, Pakistan |
| title_full | Economic evaluation of different irrigation systems for wheat production in Rechna Doab, Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | Economic evaluation of different irrigation systems for wheat production in Rechna Doab, Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Economic evaluation of different irrigation systems for wheat production in Rechna Doab, Pakistan |
| title_short | Economic evaluation of different irrigation systems for wheat production in Rechna Doab, Pakistan |
| title_sort | economic evaluation of different irrigation systems for wheat production in rechna doab pakistan |
| topic | irrigation land use productivity wheat water use |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151379 |
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