Water conservation is essential to prevent salinity and land degradation in Central Asia. Therefore, field-testing and evaluation of water conservation methods, i.e. laser land leveling in new farming systems of Central Asia is important task. This in mind the International Water Management Insti...
Abdullaev, Iskandar
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Ul-Hassan, Mehmood
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Jumaboev, Kahramon
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[Water saving and economic impacts of land leveling: the case study of cotton production in Tajikistan]
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Water saving and economic impacts of land leveling: the case study of cotton production in Tajikistan
Cotton water productivity was studied in Fergana Valley of Central Asia during the years of 2009, 2010 and 2011. Data was collected from 18 demonstration fields (13 in Uzbekistan, 5 in Tajikistan). The demonstration field farmers implemented several improved agronomic and irrigation water managem...
Reddy, J. M.
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Muhammedjanov, S.
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Jumaboev, Kahramon
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Eshmuratov, Davron
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[Analysis of cotton water productivity in Fergana Valley of Central Asia.]
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Analysis of cotton water productivity in Fergana Valley of Central Asia.
Reddy, Junna Mohan
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Jumaboev, Kahramon
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Bobojonov, Ihtiyor
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Carli, C.
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Eshmuratov, Davron
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[Yield and water use efficiency of potato varieties under different soil-moisture stress conditions in the Fergana Valley of Central Asia]
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Yield and water use efficiency of potato varieties under different soil-moisture stress conditions in the Fergana Valley of Central Asia
The Ferghana Valley Project, initiated in 2001, has promoted institutional change in the post-Soviet irrigation sector in this part of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. This paper presents the short-term (5-year) impacts of integrated water resources management project activities focused on ...
Abdullaev, Iskandar
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Kazbekov, Jusipbek S.
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Jumaboev, Kahramon
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Manthrithilake, Herath
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[Adoption of integrated water resources management principles and its impacts: lessons from Ferghana Valley]
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Adoption of integrated water resources management principles and its impacts: lessons from Ferghana Valley
The primary objective of an irrigation organization is to provide efficient and effective management of water resources to achieve enhanced agricultural production. Performance assessment studies provide a tool to evaluate and promote this objective. The study examines the existing planning proce...
Kazbekov, Jusipbek S.
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Abdullaev, Iskandar
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Manthrithilake, Herath
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Qureshi, Asad Sarwar
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Jumaboev, Kahramon
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[Evaluating planning and delivery performance of water user associations (WUAs) in Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan]
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Evaluating planning and delivery performance of water user associations (WUAs) in Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan
This paper examines the recent emerging informal Water Users Groups (WUGs) on the Ferghana Valley for managing of the water at the former collective farm level and potential for strengthening of the weak Water Users Associations (WUAs) through replication of WUGs formation. Due to the collapse of...
Abdullaev, Iskandar
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Kazbekov, Jusipbek S.
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Manthrithilake, Herath
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Jumaboev, Kahramon
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[Water user groups in Central Asia: emerging form of collective action in irrigation water management]
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Water user groups in Central Asia: emerging form of collective action in irrigation water management
After the independence of Central Asian countries, many international projects have been launched to promote water users' inclusion into the water management at different levels. The aim of such projects is to achieve sustainable water management through inclusion of interests of different groups...
Abdullaev, Iskandar
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Kazbekov, Jusipbek S.
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Manthrithilake, Herath
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Jumaboev, Kahramon
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[Participatory water management at the main canal: a case from South Ferghana canal in Uzbekistan]
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Participatory water management at the main canal: a case from South Ferghana canal in Uzbekistan
A 'farmer-centric' innovative institutional mechanism, a public-private partnership, was created and strengthened, in the Fergana valley of Central Asia, for facilitating communication between farmers and researchers, and to disseminate knowledge on improved agronomic and irrigation management pr...
Jumaboev, Kahramon
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Reddy, Junna Mohan
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Muhammedjanov, S.
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Anarbekov, Oyture
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Eshmuratov, Davron
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[An innovative public-private partnership for irrigation extension in Fergana Valley of Central Asia]
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An innovative public-private partnership for irrigation extension in Fergana Valley of Central Asia
The performance of furrow irrigation systems in terms of application efficiency, runoff ratio, and water requirement efficiency were evaluated at nine different sites within the Provinces of Fergana (6 sites) and Andijon (3 sites) in Uzbekistan. A total of 46 irrigation events were evaluated duri...
Reddy, Junna Mohan
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Jumaboev, Kahramon
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Matyakubov, Bakhtiyar
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Eshmuratov, Davron
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[Evaluation of furrow irrigation practices in Fergana Valley of Uzbekistan]
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Evaluation of furrow irrigation practices in Fergana Valley of Uzbekistan