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Alternate wet/dry irrigation in rice cultivation: a practical way to save water and control malaria and Japanese encephalitis?

More irrigated land is devoted to rice than to any other crop. A method to save water in irrigated rice cultivation is the intermittent drying of the rice fields, known as alternate wet/dry irrigation (AWDI). This report reviews previous studies in AWDI, with a focus on mosquito vector control, wate...

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Main Authors: Hoek, Wim van der, Sakthivadivel, Ramaswamy, Renshaw, M., Silver, J.B., Birley, M.H., Konradsen, Flemming
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: International Water Management Institute 2001
Subjects:
water management
water scarcity
water use efficiency
water conservation
irrigated farming
waterborne diseases
rice
malaria
disease vectors
productivity
flood irrigation
environmental control
climate
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39834
Summary:More irrigated land is devoted to rice than to any other crop. A method to save water in irrigated rice cultivation is the intermittent drying of the rice fields, known as alternate wet/dry irrigation (AWDI). This report reviews previous studies in AWDI, with a focus on mosquito vector control, water saving, and rice yields. Examples are provided from a number of countries.

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