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1 de Jong, I. H.. 1989. Fair and unfair: a study into the bethma system in two Sri Lankan village irrigation systems. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Irrigation Management Institute (IIMI). v, 30p. (IIMI Working Paper 015)
Irrigated farming ; Irrigation systems ; Land ; Privatization ; Crop production ; Tank irrigation ; Farmer-agency interactions / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H005908)
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2 de Jong, I. H.. 1991. Land fragmentation and the scope of land consolidation programs in tank irrigation systems in Sri Lanka. Unpublished report. 20p.
Tank irrigation ; Land consolidation ; Land development ; Research ; Cultivation methods ; Villages / Sri Lanka
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IIMI 631.7.2 G744 DEJ Record No: H013011)
3 de Jong, I. H.. 1993. Land tenure, irrigation and drainage in a Sri Lankan village tank. In ICID. 15th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, The Hague, Netherlands, 1993: Water management in the next century. Transactions: Vol.1-F, Question 45, R30-R49, Irrigation and drainage systems management - Institutional and financial interrelationships. New Delhi, India: ICID. pp.523-531.
Tank irrigation ; Drainage ; Case studies ; Farmers' attitudes ; Land tenure / Sri Lanka / Kekirawa / Hinukkiriyawa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: ICID 631.7 G000 ICI Record No: H015649)
4 de Jong, I. H.; Arif, S. S.; Gollapalli, P. K. R.; Neelam, P.; Nofal, E. R.; Reddy, K. Y.; Rottcher, K.; Zohrabi, N. 2021. Improving agricultural water productivity with a focus on rural transformation. Irrigation and Drainage, 70(3):458-469. (Special issue: Development for Water, Food and Nutrition Security in a Competitive Environment. Selected Papers of the 3rd World Irrigation Forum, Bali, Indonesia) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2451]
Agricultural water use ; Water productivity ; Rural development ; Transformation ; Water management ; Water conservation ; Water use efficiency ; Irrigation efficiency ; Water security ; Institutions ; Policies
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050480)
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As a result of population growth, economic development and climate change, feeding the world and providing water security will require important changes in the technologies, institutions, policies and incentives that drive present-day water management, as captured in Goal 6.4 of the Millennium Development Goals. Irrigation is the largest and most inefficient water user, and there is an expectation that even small improvements in agricultural water productivity will improve water security.
This paper argues that improvements in irrigation water productivity involves a complex and comprehensive rural transformation that goes beyond mere promotion of water saving technologies. Many of the measures to improve water productivity require significant changes in the production systems of farmers and in the support provided to them.
Looking forward, water use and competition over water are expected to further increase. By 2025, about 1.8 billion people will be living in regions or countries with absolute water scarcity. Demand for water will rise exponentially, while supply becomes more erratic and uncertain, prompting the need for significant shifts of inter-sectoral water allocation to support continued economic growth. Advances in the use of remote sensing technologies will make it increasingly possible to cost-effectively and accurately estimate crop evapotranspiration from farmers’ fields.
This paper argues that improvements in irrigation water productivity involves a complex and comprehensive rural transformation that goes beyond mere promotion of water saving technologies. Many of the measures to improve water productivity require significant changes in the production systems of farmers and in the support provided to them.
Looking forward, water use and competition over water are expected to further increase. By 2025, about 1.8 billion people will be living in regions or countries with absolute water scarcity. Demand for water will rise exponentially, while supply becomes more erratic and uncertain, prompting the need for significant shifts of inter-sectoral water allocation to support continued economic growth. Advances in the use of remote sensing technologies will make it increasingly possible to cost-effectively and accurately estimate crop evapotranspiration from farmers’ fields.
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