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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.; 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)
4 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)
5 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.
6 Curtin, D.; Steppuhn, H.; Mermut, A. R.; Selles, F. 1995. Sodicity in irrigated soils in Saskatchewan: Chemistry and structural stability. Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 75(2):177-185.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 4415 Record No: H019986)
7 Gan, T. Y. 2000. Reducing vulnerability of water resources of Canadian Prairies to potential droughts and possible climatic warming. Water Resources Management, 14(2):111-135.
Water resource management ; Planning ; Climate ; Simulation models ; Drought ; Natural disasters ; Irrigated farming ; Stream flow ; Water storage ; Water conservation / Canada / Prairies / Manitoba / Saskatchewan / Alberta
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H026901)
8 Kellow, R. L. 1999. The Prairie Provinces Water Board: A partnership for the management of interprovincial waters in Western Canada. In Johnston, J. R.; Allen, R. G.; Anderson, S. S. (Eds.), River basin management to meet competing needs: Proceedings from the USCID Conference on Shared Rivers, Park City, Utah, October 28-31, 1998. Denver, CO, USA: USCID. pp.215-227.
Water resource management ; Institution building ; Water quality ; Groundwater / Canada / Alberta / Saskatchewan / Manitoba
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 JOH Record No: H028194)
9 Kulshreshtha, S. 2002. Water pricing under joint benefits: A case study of accounting for positive externalities. Water International, 27(1):105-118.
Water resource management ; Water rates ; Pricing ; User charges ; Cost recovery ; Case studies ; Water supply ; Water use / Canada / Saskatchewan
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H029979)
10 Wu, L.; Elshorbagy, A.; Helgason, W. 2023. Assessment of agricultural adaptations to climate change from a water-energy-food nexus perspective. Agricultural Water Management, 284:108343. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2023.108343]
Climate change ; Water productivity ; Energy consumption ; Food security ; Nexus approaches ; Sustainable development ; Agronomic practices ; Crop yield ; Wheat ; Rapeseed ; Peas ; Agricultural production ; Crop production ; Water use ; Soil water ; Drought stress ; Food production ; Water demand ; Irrigation water ; Water supply ; Water availability ; Water power ; Evapotranspiration / Canada / Manitoba / Saskatchewan
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051919)
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Adapting agriculture to climate change without deteriorating natural resources (e.g., water and energy) is critical to sustainable development. In this paper, we first comprehensively evaluate six agricultural adaptations in response to climate change (2021–2050) through the lens of the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus in Saskatchewan, Canada, using a previously developed nexus model—WEF-Sask. The adaptations involve agronomic measures (early planting date, reducing soil evaporation, irrigation expansion), genetic improvement (cultivars with larger growing degree days (GDD) requirement), and combinations of individual adaptations. The results show that the selected adaptations compensate for crop yield losses (wheat, canola, pea), caused by climate change, to various extents. However, from a nexus perspective, there are mixed effects on water productivity (WP), total agricultural water (green and blue) use, energy consumption for irrigation, and hydropower generation. Individual adaptations such as early planting date and increased GDD requirement compensate for yield losses in both rainfed (0–60 %) and irrigated (18–100 %) conditions with extra use of green water (5–7 %), blue water (2–14 %), and energy for irrigation (2–14 %). Reducing soil water evaporation benefits the overall WEF nexus by compensating for rainfed yield losses (25–82 %) with less use of blue water and energy consumption for irrigation. The combination of the above three adaptations has the potential to sustain agricultural production in water-scarce regions. If irrigation expansion is also included, the combined adaptation almost fully offsets agricultural production losses from climate change but significantly increases blue water use (143–174 %) and energy consumption for irrigation while reducing hydropower production (3 %). This study provides an approach to comprehensively evaluating agricultural adaptation strategies, in response to climate change, and insights to inform decision-makers.
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