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1 Hussain, M. H.; Majid, A.; Saleemi, A. R.; Mahmood, S.; Cheema, I. I.; Khan, F.; Ahmed, S. B.; Hussain, T. 1992. Baseline socio-economic survey for crop based irrigation operations in NWFP. Islamabad, Pakistan: Enterprise & Development Consulting. v, 95p. + appendices.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.1 G730 HUS Record No: H010194)
Report prepared for International Irrigation Management Institute, Lahore, 29 March 1992
2 Majid, A.; Iqbal, M. S. 1990. Improvement in rice-wheat cropping system. Rice Farming Systems Technical Exchange, 1(1):11.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 3345 Record No: H014053)
3 Khan, A. H.; Majid, A.; Hussein, M. H.; Vander Velde, E. J. 1994. Farmer-managed irrigation systems in Chitral. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI). xv, 57p. (IIMI Working Paper 029)
Irrigation systems ; Water management ; Water supply ; Water rights ; Water scarcity ; Canals ; Case studies ; Irrigated farming ; Crop production ; Farmer managed irrigation systems ; Farmer-led irrigation ; Rapid rural appraisal / Pakistan / Chitral
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IIMI 631.7.3 G730 KHA Record No: H014763)
Study of three traditional farmer-developed and -managed irrigation systems in the Chitral region of Pakistan which adds to the existing inventory of information available about indigenous irrigation institutions , technologies, performance, and development needs .
4 Mahmood, A.; Oweis, T.; Ashraf, M.; Majid, A.; Aftab, M.; Aadal, N. K.; Ahmad, I. 2015. Performance of improved practices in farmers’ fields under rainfed and supplemental irrigation systems in a semi-arid area of Pakistan. Agricultural Water Management, 155:1-10. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2015.03.006]
Agricultural practices ; Performance evaluation ; Irrigation systems ; Supplemental irrigation ; Irrigated farming ; Rainfed farming ; Farmers ; Water use ; Soil moisture ; Agricultural production ; Crop yield ; Wheat ; Groundnuts ; Farm income ; Costs ; Semiarid zones ; Intensification / Pakistan / Chakwal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047698)
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In Pakistan, like many of the developing countries, crop yields under dryland agriculture are very low. This field research aimed at investigating improving land and water productivities and farmers’ incomes through improved water management, crop intensification and diversification under rainfed and supplemental irrigation (SI) conditions. With improved packages (e.g. high yielding varieties, appropriate seed rates, time of sowing, and use of fertilizers) an average of 31% higher yields of rainfed wheat (Triticum aestivum) were obtained by farmers compared to their traditional practices. The net income under the improved package was about Rs. 70,000/ha (1 US$ = Rs. 72), almost double that under farmers’ current practices. The highest wheat yield of 5102 kg/ha obtained in small plots was 28% higher than for farmers’ current practices; followed by the raised bed yield of 4776 kg/ha. With only 20% extra cost for water used as SI for small plot sowing with improved practices, there was 47% higher wheat yield and over 60% higher net income obtained compared to farmers’ practices. Similarly, with about 10% additional cost for SI, groundnut (Arachis hypogea) yield and net income increased up to four times compared to farmers’ practices. It may be concluded that, in this environment, much of the yield gap between farmers and research may be closed by adopting simple and low cost integrated packages.
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