Название практики | Water-charging irrigation for rangelands used for growing forage crops | Using low-pressure impulse mist irrigation system for watering agricultural crops |
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Category | Water resources | Water resources |
Tool | Irrigation technique and technology | Sprinkling system |
Field of application | • Use of water resources |
Use of water resources |
Usability of practice for adaptation to climate change | High | High |
Implemented by | Sh. Shotemur Tajik Agrarian University |
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Used by |
Country: Kazakhstan Province: Jambyl Region District: Talas District Other settlement: Village of Sadu Shakirov |
Country: Tajikistan Province: Districts of Republican Subordination District: Rudaki |
Local specifics | The site is located in the desert foothill plain in South-ern Kazakhstan (internal drain area) at the very end of Sharuashlyk Irrigation Canal. |
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Practice usage period |
Start date: 01.05.2008 End date: 30.04.2009 |
Start date: 01.04.2012 End date: 31.10.2013 |
Problem solved through this practice | Acute water shortage; land degradation in the village of Sadu Shakirov; abandoned irrigated arable lands used only for year-round cattle grazing. For a long time, the irrigation canal was not operation-al and, thus, became dilapidated. The situation in the area was aggravated by climate change impacts (de-creased quantity of early spring, summer and winter precipitation, increased average annual temperature, spring and autumn frost bites and summer droughts). |
Surface irrigation is associated with considerable water losses, uneven root zone moistening, increasing irrigation-induced soil erosion, low labor productivity of irrigators, low irrigation system efficiency, etc. |
Tools used in the practice | Method of autumn and winter water-charging irrigation |
Low-pressure impulse mist irrigation system |
Description of the practice and its results | Actions: Results: Financial and economic: Technical: |
Actions: - Construction of low-pressure impulse mist irrigation system (procurement of polyethylene piping, pumping unit, cassette filter); Results: Financial and economic: rational use of irrigation water; enhanced efficiency of water and land resources use; low cost ($4,164/ha) compared to the basic option ($4,326/ha). Ecological: no damage to atmosphere, water and soil and production of ecologically clean agricultural produce. Technical: the system operates under low pressure enough to ensure sufficient mist sprinkling irrigation (high-quality artificial rain) creating the necessary microclimate stimulating proper plant growth and development, ensuring even and highly uniform soil moistening; the system is easy to assemble and operate. Social: reduced irrigation costs on behalf of water users due to smaller volume of consumed irrigation water; increased profitability of farms due to higher crops productivity. |
Lessons learnt and recommendations made | Lessons learnt: Application of water-charging irrigation demonstrated the efficiency of water use and allowed local popula-tion to go through winter without losing livestock. Recommendations: |
Lessons learnt: Low-pressure impulse mist irrigation system allows improving the overall conditions in greenhouses and/or lemon tree nurseries – rain-like water distribution curbs irrigation-induced soil erosion and unproductive water losses in the course of irrigation. Recommendations: It is necessary to widely deploy low-pressure impulse mist sprinkling systems with the aim of irrigation automation and saving irrigation water. |
Source of practice | Traditional tools transferred from generation to generation that proved their efficiency in modern conditions |
Domestic tools (outcomes of research by domestic R&D organizations) |
Readiness for implementation |
1. Cost of implementation: High 2. Approximate cost of investment per 1 ha: 3. O&M costs: High 4. Expert support: Not needed |
1. Cost of implementation: High 2. Approximate cost of investment per 1 ha: 3. O&M costs: High 4. Expert support: Not needed |
Brief information on the project | Project title: Fall and early spring Irrigation of arable land and pastures as an adaptation mechanism of ra-tional water use in Southern Kazakhstan Duration: May 1, 2008 – April 30, 2009 Project goal and objectives: reduce land degradation due to climate change by way of rational use of irriga-tion water. The project was implemented to prevent loss of cattle due to forage shortage during alternating droughty years. Project beneficiaries: local population. Project implementer: Kogal LLC |
Project title: Low-pressure impulse mist sprinkling system for greenhouses and/or lemon tree nurseries. Project duration: Apr 2012-Oct 2013. Project goal and objectives: development and deployment of new low-pressure impulse mist irrigation system for greenhouses and lemon tree nurseries in the context of acute water shortage to ensure even distribution of irrigation water, exclude irrigation-induced soil erosion and unproductive irrigation water losses, thus, leading to water and power saving. Project beneficiaries: “Ziroatkor” Farm. Project implementer: Sh. Shotemur Tajik Agrarian University |
Funding source | Kogal LLC | “Tajikistan Water Partnership” NGO |
Information sources | 1) UNDP Compilation “Climate change adaptation: ex-amples from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan”, Tashkent 2012; |
Report by Tajikistan Water Partnership, Dushanbe, 2012, 18 p. |
Contacts of a person, who filled this form | SIC ICWC |
SIC ICWC |
Form submission date | 29.03.2018 | 02.04.2018 |