Evaluating the impact of ponds in sustaining crop production: a case of Zhanghe irrigation system in China
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Article Title | Evaluating the impact of ponds in sustaining crop production: a case of Zhanghe irrigation system in China |
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ERA Journal ID | 22311 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Mushtaq, Shahbaz (Author), Khan, Shahbaz (Author) and Hafeez, Mohsin (Author) |
Journal Title | Water Policy |
Journal Citation | 11 (2), pp. 236-249 |
Number of Pages | 14 |
Year | 2009 |
Place of Publication | London, United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1366-7017 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2009.019 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.iwaponline.com/wp/01102/wp011020236.htm |
Abstract | Ponds are small reservoirs located in irrigated areas that allow farmers to capture rainfall, store surplus water We evaluated the impact of ponds in sustaining agricultural production, specifically the impact of ponds on cost of irrigation, crop area and production. Multivariate regression models were developed to assess the impact of ponds. The results of an assessment of the impact of access to pond water indicated that it reduces the total cost of irrigation. However, the effect is not statistically significant, whereas access to pond water had some positive but non significant impact on rice area and yield. The results did not show any significant increase in yield and rice area because of the similar quality of ponds and the ZIS canal water; the ZIS contributes around 20% to pond water. However, comparing yield using pond water and rainfed agriculture may show a significant impact of pond water. We envision that ponds will continue to play vital roles in sustaining agricultural production. |
Keywords | economic impact; multivariate regression models; sustainable agriculture; water ponds |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 300210. Sustainable agricultural development |
410406. Natural resource management | |
380304. Microeconomic theory | |
380202. Econometric and statistical methods | |
300202. Agricultural land management | |
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Byline Affiliations | Charles Sturt University |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9z269/evaluating-the-impact-of-ponds-in-sustaining-crop-production-a-case-of-zhanghe-irrigation-system-in-china
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