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1 Klein, K. K.; Kulshreshtha, S. N.. 1989. Economic impact of small-scale irrigation under drought conditions in Northwestern Saskatchewan: An application of the agricultural drought impact evaluation model. Agricultural Systems, 30(3):205-215.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H05641)
The agricultural drought impact evaluation model is used in this paper to evaluate the economic impact of a drought mitigating strategy-development of small scale irrigation. The area selected for the study was the north -western region Saskatchewan. A total of 16000 irrigated acres, distributed as 400 plots of 40 acres each, were developed as forage plots. This resulted in higher yields and release of some land for other dry land crop production. Increase in net farm income was $51 per irrigated acre under no drought, and reduced slightly to $48 per irrigated acre under a one year drought but increased to $61 per irrigated acre under a two year drought. There was a gain of $1.7 to $2.5 million in terms of gross domestic product under no drought to a two year drought. Thus small scale irrigation development provides a stabilizing effects on existing livestock operations during years of drought.
2 Klein, K. K.; Kulshreshtha, S. N.; Klein, S. A. 1989. Agricultural drought impact evaluation model: Description of components. Agricultural Systems, 30(2):117-138.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H05640)
3 Kulshreshtha, S. N.; Klein, K. K. 1990. Drought mitigation through large scale intensive irrigation projects- A case study of the South Saskatchewan River Project. In ICID, Fourteenth International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Transactions. New Delhi, India: ICID. Vol.1C - Q43 (R1-R31):13-27.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: ICID 631.7 G000 ICI Record No: H08748)
4 Kulshreshtha, S. N.; Tewari, D. D. 1991. Value of water in irrigated crop production using derived demand functions: A case study of South Saskatchewan River Irrigation District. Water Resources Bulletin, 27(2):227-236.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H011210)
5 Brown, W. J.; Roy, R. G.; Kulshreshtha, S. N.. 1993. The farm level effectiveness of selected irrigation policy measures. Water Resources Bulletin, 29(2):169-178.
Farm management ; Irrigation management ; Economic aspects ; Policy ; Irrigated farming ; Risks / Canada / Saskatchewan
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H013448)
6 Kulshreshtha, S. N.; Brown, W. J. 1993. Role of farmers' attitudes in adoption of irrigation in Saskatchewan. Irrigation and Drainage Systems, 7(2):85-98.
Farmers' attitudes ; Technology transfer ; Water management ; Irrigation practices / Canada / Saskatchewan
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H013681)
Adoption of a new technology, such as irrigation, is a complex phenomenon. Several factors of economic and social nature contribute to the farm-level decisions affecting adoption. In this study, the role played by attitudes of potential adopters towards irrigation and its subsequent adoption on their farm unit was estimated. Two models were estimated, one incorporating only adopters' socio-economic characteristics, and the other, only their attitudes towards irrigation. Results suggest that adopters' attitude, particularly with respect to economic and environmental effects of irrigation, were significant determinants of their decision to proceed with adoption of irrigation, and have a role to play in adoption of irrigation over and above that explained by socio-economic characteristics. In particular, these results suggest that negative perceptions with respect to economics of irrigation and those related to its detrimental impacts on environmental quality, particularly through soil salinity, may be significant deterrents for adoption of irrigation. The study suggests that planning of large scale water development projects, particularly those involving irrigation, must be cognizant of attitudes of potential adopters. Furthermore, during the planning stages, more attention should be paid to the development of proper educational programs, as well as extension packages, to ensure that potential adopters formulate correct attitudes towards the new technology.
7 Kulshreshtha, S. N.. 1991. Project evaluation in the context of planning irrigation projects. In ICID, The Special Technical Session: Proceedings, Beijing, China, April 1991. Vol.1-A: Irrigation planning. New Delhi, India: ICID. pp.11-22.
Irrigation programs ; Project appraisal ; Economic evaluation ; Cost benefit analysis ; Regional development ; Environmental effects
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: ICID 631.7 G000 ICI Record No: H014887)
8 Kulshreshtha, S. N.. 1998. A global outlook for water resources to the year 2025. Water Resources Management, 12(3):167-184.
Water resources ; Water availability ; Water use ; Forecasting ; Water shortage ; Sensitivity analysis ; Water supply
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H022656)
9 Kulshreshtha, S. N.; Schaly, D.; Russell, K. D. 1993. Economic input-output model analysis. Report prepared for the Alberta Irrigation Projects Association. 101p.+ Appendix A-D. (Irrigation impact study volume 4 of 7)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 5855 Record No: H028845)
10 Russell, K. D.; Craig, K. R.; Kulshreshtha, S. N.. 1993. Regional development. Report prepared for the Alberta Irrigation Projects Association. 54p. (Irrigation impact study volume 5 of 7)
Development projects ; Irrigation effects ; Irrigated farming ; Water allocation ; Benefits / Canada
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 5856 Record No: H028846)
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