Estimating Conveyance Efficiency and Maize Productivity of Traditional Irrigation Systems in Usa River Catchment, Tanzania

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dc.creatorHaymale, Humuri
dc.creatorNjau, Karoli
dc.creatorKahimba, Frederick
dc.date2020-08-11T09:21:38Z
dc.date2020-08-11T09:21:38Z
dc.date2020-07-30
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-25T09:24:49Z
dc.date.available2022-10-25T09:24:49Z
dc.descriptionThis research article published by Hindawi, 2020
dc.descriptionEstimating the conveyance efficiency of traditional irrigation schemes systems is very important. It is because of understanding the volume of water lost along with the transportation facility, enhancing water usage and productivity, hence making better decisions about the utilization of water resources. (e objective of the study was to determine water abstraction permit compliances and estimate conveyance efficiency and crop and water productivity of traditional irrigation systems in northern Tanzania. (e task involved measurement of irrigation water flows to determine the amount of water abstraction, inflow (head) and outflow (tail) between the canals to determine the conveyance efficiency of the main, secondary, and tertiary canals of the traditional irrigation systems. Moreover, water and yield obtained at the farm level were determined. Results indicate that approximately 72% of water transported reaches the destined farm which produced maize (Zea mays L) yields of 1054.5 kg/ha, 892.4 kg/ha, and 875.156 kg/ha at downstream, midstream, and upstream which equals 0.41 kg/m3, 0.15 kg/m3, and 0.09 kg/m3, respectively, while about 28% of water is lost along the canals through evaporation, seepage, and deep percolation and overtopping. Consequently, water measured at furrow intakes in total was 3, 500 L/s, equal to 23% more than the permitted amount of 2856.14 L/s at Usa River Catchment. Interventions to minimize water losses starting at the furrow’s intakes are urgently required in the current trend of the increasing demand for water resources for food production and schemes performance. Subsequently, more effective conveyance technologies and water management strategies other than canal lining are required.
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dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1155/2020/7065238
dc.identifierhttps://dspace.nm-aist.ac.tz/handle/20.500.12479/864
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/95803
dc.languageen
dc.publisherHindawi
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::NATURAL SCIENCES
dc.titleEstimating Conveyance Efficiency and Maize Productivity of Traditional Irrigation Systems in Usa River Catchment, Tanzania
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