Performance of Locally Managed Irrigation in Turkey: Gediz Case Study |
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Authors: | D. Hammond Murray-Rust Mark Svendsen |
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Affiliation: | (1) International Water Management Institute, P.O. Box 2075, Colombo, Sri Lanka;(2) Consultant and IWMI Fellow, Philomath, Oregon, USA |
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Abstract: | Performance indicators for locally managedirrigation systems in the Gediz Basin,Turkey, show that during the first fouryears after management transfer there wasbeen a continued improvement in irrigationperformance. While the area cropped usingsurface water has only marginally improved,yields and water productivity have shownsignificant increases. These benefits canbe attributed in part to favorable marketconditions for cotton and grapes, but alsoto a management system that values level ofservice so that farmers are not constrainedby uncertainties in water deliveries. Individual systems are managed quitedifferently within the Gediz Basin showingthat there is scope for considerablediversity in Irrigation Associationspractices without affecting the resultingperformance of systems. |
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Keywords: | drought Gediz irrigation fees irrigation management irrigation management transfer level of service performance assessment water productivity Turkey |
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