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Economic evaluation of different irrigation systems for wheat production in Rechna Doab, Pakistan:

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  • Bakhsh, A.
  • Ashfaq, M.
  • Hussain, M.
  • Rasool, G.
  • Haider, Z.
  • Faraz, R.H.

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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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  • 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 papers 28, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    • Handle: RePEc:fpr:psspwp:28
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    1. Imran, Muhammad Ali & Ali, Asghar & Ashfaq, Muhammad & Hassan, Sarfraz & Culas, Richard & Ma, Chunbo, 2019. "Impact of climate smart agriculture (CSA) through sustainable irrigation management on Resource use efficiency: A sustainable production alternative for cotton," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 88(C).
    2. Muhammad Ali Imran & Asghar Ali & Muhammad Ashfaq & Sarfraz Hassan & Richard Culas & Chunbo Ma, 2018. "Impact of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Practices on Cotton Production and Livelihood of Farmers in Punjab, Pakistan," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(6), pages 1-20, June.
    3. Jamil, Ihsan & Jun, Wen & Mughal, Bushra & Waheed, Junaid & Hussain, Hadi & Waseem, Muhammad, 2021. "Agricultural Innovation: A comparative analysis of economic benefits gained by farmers under climate resilient and conventional agricultural practices," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 108(C).
    4. Fang, Qin & Zhang, Xiying & Shao, Liwei & Chen, Suying & Sun, Hongyong, 2018. "Assessing the performance of different irrigation systems on winter wheat under limited water supply," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 196(C), pages 133-143.

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