Improving crop water productivity
Period of Implementations
Jan 01, 2012 - Dec 31, 2018
Total budget
200,000
Project Name
Improving Crop Water Productivity in Indira Gandhi Nahar Paroyijana
About
ICARDA and CAZRI have recently concluded a 6-year research study on investigation of avenues to improve agricultural water productivity in the INGP canal command area. The study was conducted in stages I and II of the canal command area - stage I has predominantly cereal-based production systems under surface irrigation and stage II has pressurized irrigation-based cash crop production.
Impact
Goals
The overall goal of the study is to improve the crop water productivity in stages I and II of the IGNP. The improvement will lead to higher and more stable crop yields, incomes for farmers, reduce loss of nutrients to leaching, and resolve waterlogging and salinity problems.
Objectives
1. Improved water and land productivity through better water management, appropriate cropping patterns and optimal cultural practices
2. Higher control of salinity and water-logging through new options for drainage and improved water management
3. Increased surface irrigation efficiency through better land preparation and improved system parameters and design
4. Improved human capacity of local researchers and technicians
Impact pathways
Measurement of physical and economic water productivity of presently predominant cropping systems will give insights into choices of cropping systems to choose from. Modeling the growing season cropping system data can help calibrate and validate models which can help understand the soil-water and nutrient movement dynamics. These well-calibrated models can then be employed for running long-term simulation scenarios to predict ideal interactions between water and nutrients to maximize the physical and economic water productivity in the stages I and II of the IGNP. The recommendation packages will be tested and validated by the state government in order to get their endorsement for promoting them as their recommendations to the farmers of the state.
Locations
India
20, 77
Project Management
Vinay Nangia
Manager
Hicham Chao
Co-ManagerDonors
Partners
Central Arid Zone Research Institute - CAZRI
Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University - SKRAU
