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Valuing water in irrigated agriculture and reservoir fisheries: A multiple-use irrigation system in Sri Lanka

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  • Renwick, Mary E.

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Although irrigation projects often provide water for more than crop irrigation, water allocation and management decisions often do not account for nonirrigation uses of water. Failure to account for the multiple uses of irrigation water may result in inefficient and inequitable water allocation decisions. Decision-makers often lack information on the relative economic contributions of water in irrigation and nonirrigation uses. This report addresses this problem. It examines the relative economic contributions of irrigated agriculture and reservoir fisheries in the Kirindi Oya irrigation system, located in southeastern Sri Lanka. The results of the analysis indicate the importance of both irrigated paddy production and reservoir fisheries to the local economy. They also demonstrate significant potential financial and economic gains to irrigated agriculture from improvements in water management practices.

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  • Renwick, Mary E., 2001. "Valuing water in irrigated agriculture and reservoir fisheries: A multiple-use irrigation system in Sri Lanka," IWMI Research Reports 44569, International Water Management Institute.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:iwmirr:44569
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.44569
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    1. Kadigi, Reuben M.J. & Mdoe, Ntengua S.Y. & Ashimogo, Gasper C. & Morardet, Sylvie, 2008. "Water for irrigation or hydropower generation?--Complex questions regarding water allocation in Tanzania," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 95(8), pages 984-992, August.
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    3. World Bank, 2010. "Sri Lanka - Valuation of Environmental Services in Sri Lanka : A Case Study of Soil and Watershed Benefits in the Southern Province," World Bank Publications - Reports 12488, The World Bank Group.
    4. Hossain, Istiaque & Alam, Md. Mahmudul & Siwar, Chamhuri & Bin Mokhtar, Mazlin, 2019. "Measurement of Water Productivity in Seasonal Floodplain Beel Area," SocArXiv q3ayc, Center for Open Science.
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    10. Ziolkowska, Jad R., 2018. "Profitability of Irrigation and Value of Water in the Southern High Plains," 2018 Annual Meeting, August 5-7, Washington, D.C. 274355, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.

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