Improving canal irrigation performance with on-farm water storage: evidence from the Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojana Project in India

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dc.creatorAmarasinghe, Upali A.
dc.creatorKuppannan, Palanisami
dc.creatorSingh, Om Prakash
dc.date2012-10
dc.date2013-11-21T05:02:59Z
dc.date2014-02-02T16:39:50Z
dc.date2013-11-21T05:02:59Z
dc.date2014-02-02T16:39:50Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:35:28Z
dc.descriptionOn-farm water storage (OFWS) is a farmers' response to mitigating inadequate and variable water supply in canal commands in the Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojana project in Rajasthan, India. This paper assesses the impact of OFWS on on-farm performance, based on a sample of farms with and without storage tanks. OFWS facilitated the use of sprinklers, and the use of both together contributed to an improved level of on-farm water control and timing of inputs, which resulted in an increase in gross irrigated area and crop yields. As a result, the average net value of output per hectare is 56% higher in farms with the new infrastructure. This is a financially viable intervention for farms with an irrigable area larger than 5 ha, with a benefit?cost ratio of 2.2 and internal rate of return of 35%. OFWS can be a catalyst for rejuvenating canal irrigation schemes with low on-farm performance.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/34572
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/160246
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceAmarasinghe, Upali; Palanisami, Kuppannan; Singh, O. P. 2012. Improving canal irrigation performance with on-farm water storage: evidence from the Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojana Project in India. Irrigation and Drainage, 61(4):427-435. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.689
dc.subjectirrigation
dc.subjectirrigation canals
dc.subjectwater storage
dc.subjectwater tanks
dc.subjectrajasthan
dc.subjectwater management
dc.subjectcanals
dc.subjectfarm storage
dc.subjectirrigation programs
dc.subjectsprinkler irrigation
dc.subjectwater supply
dc.subjectimpact assessment
dc.subjectcost benefit analysis
dc.subjectcrop yield
dc.titleImproving canal irrigation performance with on-farm water storage: evidence from the Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojana Project in India
dc.typeJournal Article

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