Drip irrigation in Pakistan: status, challenges and future prospects

Khan Muhammad Usman, Tayyab Muhammad, Majeed Majid, Shariati Mohammad Ali, Rashidzadeh Shilan, Mohammadlou Alireza and Plygun Sergey
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Khan Muhammad Usman: Department of Energy Systems Engineering, University of Agriculture
Tayyab Muhammad: Punjab Bio-Energy Institute (PBI), University of Agriculture
Majeed Majid: National Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture
Rashidzadeh Shilan: Saei Nonprofit Institute
Mohammadlou Alireza: Saei Nonprofit Institute

Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, 2016, vol. 56, issue 8, 114-126

Abstract: Efficient use of water for agriculture production is highly emphasized by the Government of Pakistan due to limited available water resources to meet the growing need of ever increasing population. With the passage of time water resources are depleting and becoming limited for food production. The freshwater that can be taped is only 0.007% of the total available water. About 95% of the water is used for agriculture in Pakistan and produces more than 90% food from irrigated agricultural land. Huge water competition problems have to face by farming community in irrigated agricultural areas in the form of low crop yields, water logging and salinity, lack of reservoirs, population pressure, etc. Drip irrigation system can help to use the scarce available water more efficiently. The potential areas for drip irrigation system are; areas of water shortage and valuable crops, fringe areas, sandy areas, etc. There is a need to develop energy and water efficient irrigation systems to reduce the cost of micro-irrigation systems. The training of the farmers regarding installation, operation and maintenance is of vital importance in the success of these systems.

Keywords: POPULATION; FOOD PRODUCTION; FRESHWATER; YIELDS; DRIP IRRIGATION; ENERGY; MICRO IRRIGATION SYSTEM (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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