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Cost Effective Interventions for Enhancing Water Productivity in Stressed Areas Outside Indus Basin of Pakistan (A Mini Pilot Project In Southern Punjab). Objectives.
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Cost Effective Interventions for Enhancing Water Productivity in Stressed Areas Outside IndusBasin of Pakistan (A Mini Pilot Project In Southern Punjab)
Objectives • Management of water resources at farm level through use of promising technologies to enhance, conveyance and application efficiencies. • Introduction of profitable and sustainable cropping pattern having highest water productivity and profitability • Create awareness and capacity building of groundwater users for its safe and efficient utilization • Provision of services related to laser land leveling and bed-furrow farming to enhance water productivity through rural entrepreneurs/agricultural service providers(ASPs)
Salient Features of Project Area • Village: Nusratwala(NawanKot), Distt. Layyah. • Location: Latitude: 31⁰ 1’ 2.65’’ N Longitude: 71⁰ 30’ 51.83’’ E • No. of Farmers: 57 • Soil Type: 90% sandy and 10% sandy loam • Topography: Undulated with sand dunes • Annual Rainfall: 40-50mm • Climate: Hot and Dry (Highly Stressed) Contd….
Contd… Salient Features of Project Area • Temperature: 18 ⁰C - 49 ⁰C • Source of Irrigation: Rain fed (79%) Groundwater(21%) • Groundwater Quality: Marginally fit • Number of Tube wells: 89 • No. of Water users: 57 • Diesel/Tractor driven: 90%/10% • Diesel Engine HP: 12-25 HP • Depth of Bore: 50-130 ft
Major Findings of Baseline Survey Cropping Intensity: 105% Cropping Pattern: Kharif: 13% Guar,Millet,Sorghum,Fodder Rabi: 87% Wheat, Gram,Fodder Crop Yield Tons/Ha Wheat : 2.5 Gram: 0.67 Guar: 0.60 Millet: 1.64
Conclusions Lack of awareness about promising technologies Scope for profitable and sustainable cropping pattern ensuring efficient utilization of land and water resources Potential for Bridging the wide yield gap of major crops Land and water productivity enhancement by Provision of timely services and supplies through farmer support units and involvement of ASPs.