Valuing water in irrigated agriculture and reservoir fisheries: a multiple-use irrigation system in Sri Lanka
Although irrigation projects often provide water for more than crop irrigation, water allocation and management decisions often do not account for nonirrigation uses of water. Failure to account for the multiple uses of irrigation water may result in inefficient and inequitable water allocation deci...
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International Water Management Institute
2001
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| author | Renwick, M.E. |
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| description | Although irrigation projects often provide water for more than crop irrigation, water allocation and management decisions often do not account for nonirrigation uses of water. Failure to account for the multiple uses of irrigation water may result in inefficient and inequitable water allocation decisions. Decision-makers often lack information on the relative economic contributions of water in irrigation and nonirrigation uses. This report addresses this problem. It examines the relative economic contributions of irrigated agriculture and reservoir fisheries in the Kirindi Oya irrigation system, located in southeastern Sri Lanka. The results of the analysis indicate the importance of both irrigated paddy production and reservoir fisheries to the local economy. They also demonstrate significant potential financial and economic gains to irrigated agriculture from improvements in water management practices. |
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| spelling | CGSpace398382025-11-07T08:42:26Z Valuing water in irrigated agriculture and reservoir fisheries: a multiple-use irrigation system in Sri Lanka Renwick, M.E. irrigation management water management irrigation programs irrigated farming rice production costs income economic evaluation water allocation water delivery fisheries reservoirs productivity crop production models family labor Although irrigation projects often provide water for more than crop irrigation, water allocation and management decisions often do not account for nonirrigation uses of water. Failure to account for the multiple uses of irrigation water may result in inefficient and inequitable water allocation decisions. Decision-makers often lack information on the relative economic contributions of water in irrigation and nonirrigation uses. This report addresses this problem. It examines the relative economic contributions of irrigated agriculture and reservoir fisheries in the Kirindi Oya irrigation system, located in southeastern Sri Lanka. The results of the analysis indicate the importance of both irrigated paddy production and reservoir fisheries to the local economy. They also demonstrate significant potential financial and economic gains to irrigated agriculture from improvements in water management practices. 2001 2014-06-13T14:29:31Z 2014-06-13T14:29:31Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39838 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Renwick, M. E. 2001. Valuing water in irrigated agriculture and reservoir fisheries: a multiple-use irrigation system in Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). v, 34p. (IWMI Research Report 051) |
| spellingShingle | irrigation management water management irrigation programs irrigated farming rice production costs income economic evaluation water allocation water delivery fisheries reservoirs productivity crop production models family labor Renwick, M.E. Valuing water in irrigated agriculture and reservoir fisheries: a multiple-use irrigation system in Sri Lanka |
| title | Valuing water in irrigated agriculture and reservoir fisheries: a multiple-use irrigation system in Sri Lanka |
| title_full | Valuing water in irrigated agriculture and reservoir fisheries: a multiple-use irrigation system in Sri Lanka |
| title_fullStr | Valuing water in irrigated agriculture and reservoir fisheries: a multiple-use irrigation system in Sri Lanka |
| title_full_unstemmed | Valuing water in irrigated agriculture and reservoir fisheries: a multiple-use irrigation system in Sri Lanka |
| title_short | Valuing water in irrigated agriculture and reservoir fisheries: a multiple-use irrigation system in Sri Lanka |
| title_sort | valuing water in irrigated agriculture and reservoir fisheries a multiple use irrigation system in sri lanka |
| topic | irrigation management water management irrigation programs irrigated farming rice production costs income economic evaluation water allocation water delivery fisheries reservoirs productivity crop production models family labor |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39838 |
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