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Approaches to Improving Irrigation Performance and Water Use
Ian W MakinVice President (ICID)Lead Specialist - Irrigation (IWMI)
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Indian Irrigation Forum (7 April 2016) – New Delhi
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OVERVIEW
• Context of irrigated agriculture• Key messages• Innovations • Conclusions
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Context of Irrigated Agriculture
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Why performance of irrigation and agriculture is important.
Growing population – changing dietsRural:Urban transition – increasing food and energy demands, rural labour shortagesFalling contribution of agriculture to employment and GDPChanging role of agriculture in many HH livelihoods (ageing farmers, changing roles of women)Agriculture is largest user and consumer of H2O; climate changeMultiple and Competing uses of water Growing water constraints (quantity and quality)
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SECTOR CONTRIBUTION TO GDP (%) & EMPLOYMENT
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Agriculture Industry Services
http://planningcommission.gov.in/data/datatable/data_2312/DatabookDec2014%202.pdf
GDP contribution (%)Agricultural employment (%)
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ARUN JAITLEY - 2016 INDIAN BUDGET SPEECH
“We need to think beyond ‘food security’ and give back to our farmers a sense of ‘income security’. Government will, therefore, reorient its interventions in the farm and non-farm sectors to double the income of the farmers by 2022. Our total allocation (FY 2016/17) for Agriculture and Farmers’ welfare is INR 35,984 crore (USD 5.42 bln).”
Arun Jaitley Minister of Finance February 29, 2016
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Different farmers have different needs
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Improving I&D services will impact the rural community – not just farmers –support for transformation must include increasing off-farm employment.
Farm SizeFarmer orientation
Subsistence Semi-commercial Commercial
Small XXX X XMedium XXX XX
Large XX XXX
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Definitions
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Definitions: Irrigation Efficiency:Defined: estimated water requirement (m3) relative to water applied or withdrawn
(m3) from a source. Application: to assess “losses” in the distribution, conveyance, and application of irrigation water.Appropriate for: oFarm-scale irrigation investment and management decisionsoDesign of irrigation conveyance and application systemso“real-time” M&E of irrigation system operational performanceLimitations:oDoes not account for the capture and reuse of water within broader hydrologic
systems (e.g., basins)oCan lead to incorrect water allocation and investment decisions, faulty public policy
at the basin scale
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Definitions: Irrigation Efficiency:Defined: estimated water requirement (m3) relative to water applied or withdrawn
(m3) from a source. Application: to assess “losses” in the distribution, conveyance, and application of irrigation water.Appropriate for: oFarm-scale irrigation investment and management decisionsoDesign of irrigation conveyance and application systemso“real-time” M&E of irrigation system operational performanceLimitations:oDoes not account for the capture and reuse of water within broader hydrologic
systems (e.g., basins)oCan lead to incorrect water allocation and investment decisions, faulty public policy
at the basin scaleHow leaky is my syste
m?
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Defined: Output (in kg, $, or kcal) in relation to water use (in terms of water withdrawn, applied or consumed).
Application: To assess water allocation including accounting for:o Multiple sources of water o Multiple scales o Multiple, sequential (re)use within a basin.
Appropriate for: o Water allocation decisions between uses (basin and farm scale)o Post-season performance assessment of irrigated agriculture
Limitations:o Not applicable for operational management decisionso More complex to evaluate
Definitions: Water productivity:
Molden 1997
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Defined: Output (in kg, $, or kcal) in relation to water use (in terms of water withdrawn, applied or consumed).
Application: To assess water allocation including accounting for:o Multiple sources of water o Multiple scales o Multiple, sequential (re)use within a basin.
Appropriate for: o Water allocation decisions between uses (basin and farm scale)o Post-season performance assessment of irrigated agriculture
Limitations:o Not applicable for operational management decisionso More complex to evaluate
Definitions: Water productivity:
Molden 1997
How well is irr
igated
agriculture performing?
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OBJECTIVES OF IRRIGATION: Simply:
i. provide essential moisture and transport of essential nutrients for plant growth, and
ii. leach and/or dilute salts in the soil
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MODERNIZATION IS THE:
“Process of upgrading infrastructure, operations and management of irrigation and drainage systems to sustain the water delivery service requirements of farmers and optimize production and water productivity.”
Source: - Lance Gore, Arnaud Cauchois (ADB), Beau Freeman, Mike Chegwin (Lahmeyer), Ian Makin (IWMI), September 2015
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MODERNIZATION
• Understand the real constraints – before investing– MASCOTTE – FAO guidelines on modernization of irrigation service:
• What level of water delivery service does the system currently provide?• What hardware (infrastructure) and software (operational procedures, institutional setup, etc.)
features affect this level of service?• What improvements in the various components could make a significant difference in service
delivery to users?
• Manage Irrigation Assets for long-term performance– Current practice tends towards deferred maintenance (build-ignore-
rehabilitate-ignore)• Expand use of ICT to improve information and decision making
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Innovations
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Key messageImproving agricultural performance in irrigation requires:
• Capacity at farms and fields; • Technologies to improve operation
of canals and drains;• Enhanced management of irrigation
services• Leadership and integrated actions
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INNOVATIONS – FARM AND FIELD
• Surface irrigation often performs poorly, but:– Improved farmer knowledge and simple tools work;– Laser grading and levelling can transform performance
and reduce energy costs;– Sprinkler, drip and trickle systems can reduce labour,
fertilizer and water requirements.• On-farm storage and/or access to groundwater
enables farmers to get better performance from irrigation services
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INNOVATIONS – FARM AND FIELD
• Surface irrigation often performs poorly, but:– Improved farmer knowledge and simple tools work;– Laser grading and levelling can transform performance
and reduce energy costs;– Sprinkler, drip and trickle systems can reduce labour,
fertilizer and water requirements.• On-farm storage and/or access to groundwater
enables farmers to get better performance from irrigation services
Capacity building for farmers is essential
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Laser levelling
Zero tillage
BUT IMPACTS OF TECHNOLOGY ARE NOT HOMOGENOUSDifferent farms – different benefits
Ahmad et al., 2007
Different technologies – different benefits
Water Labor Fertilizer
SMALL MEDIUM LARGE ALL FARMS
Cropping intensity (%) before and after adoption of conservation agriculture
Crop
ping
Inte
nsity
Lesson: When examining water productivity’s contributions to broader development objectives, we must look not only at the overall benefits but also their distribution and trade-offs.
176 %
198 %
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INNOVATIONS – SYSTEM OPERATIONS
Technology can:• Provide real-time data• Remote operations • Improved access to
information• Offer new tools for
manual system operations
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INNOVATIONS – SYSTEM OPERATIONS
Technology can:• Provide real-time data• Remote operations • Improved access to
information• Offer new tools for
manual system operations
But is unlikely to replace manual
operations in the short-term
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MODERNIZING IRRIGATION SERVICES
Time
Man
agem
ent e
ffort
Simple flood irrigation:
• Construct channels• Flood land
Supply orientated management:• Fix cropping at design stage• Enforce designed cropping pattern• Control by level, maintain FSL in main canals
Modern management:• Agree cropping pattern with water users at
start of season based on available water supply
• Schedule to match demands• Measure and monitor allocations• Assess performance
Additional effort required to move from one level to the next
Burton, Martin. 2011. Water Management in India: Options for Change. Presentation at the 2011 FAO Investment Days Meeting, December 15-17.
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IMPROVING IRRIGATION PERFORMANCE
• Requires:– strengthening links between main system
and farmers' fields. – problems identified by Chambers, Cernea in
1980s -Still is an issue– Results
• Expansion of groundwater use and local storage• Poor cost recovery, etc, etc
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IMPROVING IRRIGATION PERFORMANCE
• But the solutions are not isolated in system O&M, but require:– Leadership to:
• Set and support clear objectives for system managers and operators
• Provide timely resources for operations, maintenance and repairs
• Rewards for performance
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Conclusions
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Improving irrigation performance:will not automatically and/or substantially reduce (& may increase) agricultural water consumption! should enable reduced diversions from water bodies – reducing impacts on flow-regimeswill reduce return flows and agricultural pollution (lost agrichemicals)must increase farmers livelihoods and food security
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