Good quality surface water and groundwater resources are limited furthermore they are
shrinking because of the urbanization, contamination, and climate change impacts. In this …

A non-linear optimization model for deficit irrigation is proposed in the present study to
maximize the net financial return within the available resource constraints. The deficit levels …

The world population is increasing continuously and is expected to reach the 9.5 billion
mark in 2050 from the current 7.1 billion. The importance of the groundwater resources is …

This paper reports on an experiment undertaken in the Office du Niger irrigation scheme
(100,000 ha) in Mali, where the unprecedented development of irrigation driven by large …

Water has become increasingly scarce in northwestern China due to climate change,
economic growth and burgeoning population. Improving agriculture water use efficiency is of …

This study assessed the equity in irrigation water uses and its impacts on paddy yield and
water productivity among rice farmers in the Kano River Irrigation Project. Two hundred and …

This three‐year study was undertaken to investigate the groundwater and soil salinity
variation in a canal‐irrigated area. Water and soil samples were collected along 54 tertiary …

Alternative delivery scheduling approaches were tried to overcome the problem of low
efficiency in eastern Indian irrigation projects. The features of the existing delivery schedules …

The canal command of the Hirakud multipurpose major irrigation project of Orissa in eastern
India is under severe threat of waterlogging in the monsoon season and acute shortage of …

Recently, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems have become widely
used in agricultural applications, particularly in conjunction with irrigation management …