Performance Evaluation of Irrigation Projects - Practices of Irrigation and On-farm Water Management - page 137

Relevant Journals
- Agricultural Water Management
- Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Division, ASCE
- Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers
- Irrigation and Drainage System
- Irrigation Science
- ICID Bulletins
Relevant FAO Papers/Reports
- FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper 45 (Guidelines for designing and evaluating
surface irrigation systems, 1989)
- FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper 59 (Performance analysis of on-demand
pressurized irrigation systems, 2000)
Questions
(1) What is meant by “irrigation efficiency”? Explain different types of irrigation
efficiencies.
(2) What do you mean by “performance evaluation of an irrigation project?”
Describe the objectives, purposes, and benefits of performance evaluation of
irrigation systems.
(3) What is “performance indicators?” Name the indicators under Engineering,
Field water use, Crop and water productivity, and Socioeconomic category.
(4) Define and write down the equations for different types of performance indices.
(5) Write down the principles and procedures of performance evaluation.
(6) Briefly discuss the principles of evaluating a pumping plant.
(7) Discuss specific considerations and procedures for the following irrigation
systems: (a) border, (b) basin, (c) furrow, (d) sprinkler and (e) drip.
(8) How can the performance of an irrigation system be improved?
References
Ali MH (2001) Technical performance evaluation of Boyra Deep Tube-Well - a case study. J Inst
Eng Bangladesh 28/AE(1):33-37
ASCE (1978) Describing irrigation efficiency and uniformity. ASCE J Irrig Drainage 104(IR1):
35-42
Bos MG et al (1993) Methodologies for assessing performance of irrigation and drainage man-
agement. Paper presented to workshop of the working group on irrigation and drainage
performance, 15th congress of the international commission on irrigation and drainage, The
Hague, The Netherlands