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dc.contributorAhmed, Mohameden_US
dc.contributorShideed, Kamelen_US
dc.contributorAw-Hassan, Aden A.en_US
dc.contributorAl-Shater, Tameren_US
dc.contributorAl-Atwan, Sammanen_US
dc.creatorYigezu, Yigezuen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-05T19:42:27Z
dc.date.available2017-01-05T19:42:27Z
dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/dspace/limiteden_US
dc.identifier.citationYigezu Yigezu, Mohamed Ahmed, Kamel Shideed, Aden A. Aw-Hassan, Tamer Al-Shater, Samman Al-Atwan. (30/6/2013). Implications of a shift in irrigation technology on resource use efficiency: A Syrian case. Agricultural Systems, 118, pp. 14-22.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/5279
dc.description.abstractThe absence of adequate land leveling coupled with the ill designed traditional furrow irrigation systems and the poor condition of drainage structures in most Syrian farms are leading to over-irrigation. A stochastic production frontier and inefficiency model has been estimated to measure the farm level inefficiency in irrigation water use. The results show that in Syria, the typical wheat farm is 28% less efficient in irrigation water use than the best farmer. It is also found that on average, these farms can achieve the current level of yield with 9% less irrigation water only by replacing the traditional surface canal irrigation schemes with sprinklers. This shift however results in only 2% improvement in a measure that combines both cost and technical efficiencies of irrigation water – a possible reason for 43% of the farms to continue using the traditional system despite government support for the purchase of sprinklers. Even among sprinkler users, there is 25% inefficiency in irrigation water use that needs to be curbed. These results suggest that farmer education and the introduction of water user charges that will increase the cost efficiency of sprinklers relative to the traditional methods may enhance water conservation through wider adoption and more efficient use of sprinklers.en_US
dc.formatPDFen_US
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Massonen_US
dc.sourceAgricultural Systems;118,(2013) Pagination 14-22en_US
dc.subjectwater use efficiencyen_US
dc.subjectstochastic frontieren_US
dc.subjectsprinkleren_US
dc.subjectsurface canalen_US
dc.subjecttranslog production functionen_US
dc.titleImplications of a shift in irrigation technology on resource use efficiency: A Syrian caseen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dcterms.available2013-03-25en_US
dcterms.extent14-22en_US
dcterms.issued2013-06-30en_US
cg.creator.idYigezu, Yigezu: 0000-0002-9156-7082en_US
cg.creator.idShideed, Kamel: 0000-0002-2822-1097en_US
cg.creator.idAw-Hassan, Aden A.: 0000-0002-9236-4949en_US
cg.creator.idAl-Shater, Tamer: 0000-0002-0698-689Xen_US
cg.subject.agrovocirrigationen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.centerFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - FAOen_US
cg.contributor.centerUniversity of Damascusen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems - DSen_US
cg.contributor.funderInternational Fund for Agricultural Development - IFADen_US
cg.contributor.projectEnhanced small-holder wheat-legume cropping systems to improve food security under changing climate in the drylands of West Asia and North Africaen_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.date.embargo-end-dateTimelessen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Asiaen_US
cg.coverage.countrySYen_US
cg.contacty.yigezu@cgiar.orgen_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2013.02.003en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
dc.identifier.statusTimeless limited accessen_US
mel.project.openhttps://mel.cgiar.org/projects/46en_US
mel.impact-factor2.867en_US
cg.issn0308-521Xen_US
cg.journalAgricultural Systemsen_US
cg.volume118en_US


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