Valuing water in irrigated agriculture and reservoir fisheries: a multiple-use irrigation system in Sri Lanka

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dc.creatorRenwick, M.E.
dc.date2001
dc.date2014-06-13T14:29:31Z
dc.date2014-06-13T14:29:31Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:26:56Z
dc.descriptionAlthough irrigation projects often provide water for more than crop irrigation, water allocation and management decisions often do not account for nonirrigation uses of water. Failure to account for the multiple uses of irrigation water may result in inefficient and inequitable water allocation decisions. Decision-makers often lack information on the relative economic contributions of water in irrigation and nonirrigation uses. This report addresses this problem. It examines the relative economic contributions of irrigated agriculture and reservoir fisheries in the Kirindi Oya irrigation system, located in southeastern Sri Lanka. The results of the analysis indicate the importance of both irrigated paddy production and reservoir fisheries to the local economy. They also demonstrate significant potential financial and economic gains to irrigated agriculture from improvements in water management practices.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/39838
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/156180
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Water Management Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceRenwick, M. E. 2001. Valuing water in irrigated agriculture and reservoir fisheries: a multiple-use irrigation system in Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). v, 34p. (IWMI Research Report 051)
dc.subjectirrigation management
dc.subjectwater management
dc.subjectirrigation programs
dc.subjectirrigated farming
dc.subjectrice
dc.subjectproduction costs
dc.subjectincome
dc.subjecteconomic evaluation
dc.subjectwater allocation
dc.subjectwater delivery
dc.subjectfisheries
dc.subjectreservoirs
dc.subjectproductivity
dc.subjectcrop production
dc.subjectmodels
dc.subjectfamily labor
dc.titleValuing water in irrigated agriculture and reservoir fisheries: a multiple-use irrigation system in Sri Lanka
dc.typeReport

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