Download or read book Water and Salinity Balances for Irrigated Agriculture in Pakistan written by J. W. Kijne and published by IWMI. This book was released on 1996 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes a streamlined approach to calculating water and salinity balances in three different irrigated areas of Pakistan where salinity is a major problem. Explores the impact of current irrigation and agronomic practices on salinity and suggests corrective measures.

Download or read book Water and Salinity Balances for Sustainable Irrigated Agriculture in Pakistan written by J. Kijne and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Irrigation Management in Relation to Waterlogging and Salinity written by Jacob W. Kijne and published by IWMI. This book was released on 1989 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Use of Saline Waters for Crop Production written by J. D. Rhoades and published by Artabras. This book was released on 1992 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Indus Basin of Pakistan written by Winston H. Yu and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2013 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study, Indus basin of Pakistan: the impacts of climate risks on water and agriculture was undertaken at a pivotal time in the region. The weak summer monsoon in 2009 created drought conditions throughout the country. This followed an already tenuous situation for many rural households faced with high fuel and fertilizer costs and the impacts of rising global food prices. Then catastrophic monsoon flooding in 2010 affected over 20 million people, devastating their housing, infrastructure, and crops. Damages from this single flood event were estimated at US dollar 10 billion, half of which were losses in the agriculture sector. Notwithstanding the debate as to whether these observed extremes are evidence of climate change, an investigation is needed regarding the extent to which the country is resilient to these shocks. It is thus timely, if not critical, to focus on climate risks for water, agriculture, and food security in the Indus basin of Pakistan.

Download or read book How to Manage Salinity in Irrigated Lands written by J. W. Kijne and published by IWMI. This book was released on 1998 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acronyms; Glossary; Abstract; Introduction; Problems; Chemical processes involved in salinization; Physical processes involved in salinization; Impact of irrigation-induced salinity on plant growth; Remedial management actions; Farmers response to salinity; Discussion; Conclusions.

Download or read book Strategies for the Management of Conjunctive Use of Surface Water and Groundwater Resources in Semi arid Areas written by Asad Sarwar Qureshi and published by IWMI. This book was released on 2004 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Due to inadequate rainfall, groundwater has acquired a vital role in the development of Pakistan's agricultural economy. However, a lack of awareness concerning the use of groundwater, either by itself or combined with canal water, has added large amounts of salt to the soil. As a result, large tracts of irrigated lands are already salinized, while many others are under threat. This report presents the results of a modeling study carried out to evaluate the long-term effects of a different quality of irrigation water on root zone salinity. The simulations were performed for the Rechna Doab (sub basin of the Indus Basin) in Pakistan, by using 15 years of actual rainfall and climatic data.

Download or read book Salinity management alternatives for the Rechna Doab Punjab Pakistan Volume one Principal findings and implications for sustainable irrigated agriculture written by and published by IWMI. This book was released on with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Overview of Irrigation in Pakistan written by and published by IWMI. This book was released on with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Strategies to Mitigate Secondary Salinization in the Indus Basin of Pakistan written by Aslam, M., Prathapar, S. A. and published by IWMI. This book was released on 2006 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ThisThis report discusses the nature and causes of secondary salinization, reviews strategies developed and tested within IBIS to mitigate salinization, and identifies areas requiring further investigation.

Download or read book Salinity management alternatives for the Rechna Doab Punjab Pakistan Volume two History of irrigated agriculture written by and published by IWMI. This book was released on with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Study of water and salt balances for eight sample watercourse commands in chishtian sub division punjab Pakistan written by E.G. van Wayjen and published by IWMI. This book was released on 1996 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Irrigation Water Salinity and Crop Production written by and published by UCANR Publications. This book was released on 2002 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is reference sheet 9.10 in the Farm Water Quality Planning series. All irrigation water contains dissolved mineral salts, and these can have a profound effect on crop performance. This publication helps you understand the basics of this relationship.

Download or read book Improving Salinity and Agricultural Water Management in the Indus Basin of Pakistan written by Michael Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Waterlogging and salinisation are major impediments to the sustainability of irrigated agriculture and livelihoods of farming families across the Indus Basin of Pakistan. About 6.3 million ha in Pakistan are affected by different levels and types of salinity. Nearly half of this area is under irrigated agriculture. The drive for higher cropping intensities coupled with the lack of adequate surface water supplies has caused farmers to use poor-quality groundwater as a supplemental source of irrigation. The large scale exploitation of poor quality groundwater has increased the risks of soil salinisation and sodicity. About 4.5 million ha are already affected by secondary salinisation of which about half are located in irrigated areas. Another 1 million ha is affected by water logging (Qureshi et al., 2008). In Punjab, about 20% of the land suffers from salinity and another 20 to 30% has high groundwater levels, due to over application of surface water. Soil salinity problems are particularly serious in Sindh province where some 70 to 80% of the soil is classified as moderately or severely saline (Smedema, 2000). The southern districts of Lower Sindh, Thatta and Badin are particularly vulnerable to salinity due to waterlogging and seawater intrusion in coastal agricultural areas. A holistic approach that incorporates the social, environmental, technical and economic aspects of salinity management is needed in Pakistan. Such an approach offers better prospects for identifying and exploring adaptation measures and building resilience for communities affected by salinity. This SRA has established the need for a holistic approach to salinity and water management, and has laid the basis for developing a shared understanding of the risks and opportunities for farming and coastal communities in salinity affected areas of the Indus Basin of Pakistan. Central to this is an understanding of the spatial and temporal dimensions of salinity in the landscape."--Website.

Download or read book Sustaining surface and groundwater resources proceedings of the International Workshop on Conjunctive Water Management for Sustainable Irrigated Agriculture in South Asia Lahore Pakistan April 16 17 2002 written by Jehangir, W. A and published by IWMI. This book was released on 2002-04-16 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Institutional development / Farm income / Water scarcity / GIS / Remote sensing / Salinity control / Pumping / Rain / Water quality / Supplementary irrigation / Environmental sustainability / Sustainable agriculture / Water table / Water balance / Water requirements / Crop production / Models / Groundwater / Surface water / Conjunctive use / Water resource management

Download or read book Allocative inefficiency and farm level constraints in irrigated agriculture in Pakistan written by Sanval Nasim and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this paper, we estimate the allocative inefficiency of groundwater in Pakistani agriculture and compare it across a set of farm-level constraints, using a panel dataset of rural households. The farm-level constraints include tenure, farm size, access to surface water and location on a watercourse. We use a stochastic approach, based on a system of equations to estimate both the technical efficiency of farms and the allocative efficiency of groundwater use. The allocation of surface irrigation water in Pakistan is fixed per unit of land, so its allocative inefficiency cannot be estimate. Therefore, we will treat surface water as a fixed factor and focus mainly on groundwater. The analysis sheds light on the utilization of irrigation water across a set of farm-specific characteristics. It also provides a basis for a psssible redesign of water policy. The results in this paper constitute the empirical basis for policy work that we will focus on in our future work.

Download or read book Salinity management alternatives for the Rechna Doab Punjab Pakistan Volume 2 History of irrigated agriculture written by and published by IWMI. This book was released on with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: