Water management in the paddy area in MADA

Water management is an important element in the paddy production. Water management can increase the productivity level, thereby increase the income of farmers. Water management system in MADA is divided into irrigation and drainage. The water storage under irrigation system covers three dams, namely...

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Main Authors: Baharudin, Siti 'Aisyah, Mohamed Arshad, Fatimah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15043/
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description Water management is an important element in the paddy production. Water management can increase the productivity level, thereby increase the income of farmers. Water management system in MADA is divided into irrigation and drainage. The water storage under irrigation system covers three dams, namely Pedu, Ahning and Muda reservoir. This study examined the weaknesses of irrigation and drainage system in the MADA area. Among the problems are infrastructure density, very tiny road and the distance from the irrigation to the drains. Besides, water control in these areas is insufficient due to high and low paddy field areas. Therefore, several measures were identified to increase the efficiency of water management. Among them are implementation of reticulation system for irrigation and drainage, utilisation of booster and mobile pumps, construction of bunds and good farm practices. Apart from the modernised machines, good water management should be practised by paddy farmers to ensure the efficient use of water.
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spelling upm-150432019-05-09T01:06:27Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15043/ Water management in the paddy area in MADA Baharudin, Siti 'Aisyah Mohamed Arshad, Fatimah Water management is an important element in the paddy production. Water management can increase the productivity level, thereby increase the income of farmers. Water management system in MADA is divided into irrigation and drainage. The water storage under irrigation system covers three dams, namely Pedu, Ahning and Muda reservoir. This study examined the weaknesses of irrigation and drainage system in the MADA area. Among the problems are infrastructure density, very tiny road and the distance from the irrigation to the drains. Besides, water control in these areas is insufficient due to high and low paddy field areas. Therefore, several measures were identified to increase the efficiency of water management. Among them are implementation of reticulation system for irrigation and drainage, utilisation of booster and mobile pumps, construction of bunds and good farm practices. Apart from the modernised machines, good water management should be practised by paddy farmers to ensure the efficient use of water. Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15043/1/Water%20management%20in%20the%20paddy%20area%20in%20MADA.pdf Baharudin, Siti 'Aisyah and Mohamed Arshad, Fatimah (2015) Water management in the paddy area in MADA. Economic and Technology Management Review, 10a. pp. 21-29. ISSN 1823-8149 http://etmr.mardi.gov.my/index.php/2016-01-20-08-05-03/volume-10a
spellingShingle Baharudin, Siti 'Aisyah
Mohamed Arshad, Fatimah
Water management in the paddy area in MADA
title Water management in the paddy area in MADA
title_full Water management in the paddy area in MADA
title_fullStr Water management in the paddy area in MADA
title_full_unstemmed Water management in the paddy area in MADA
title_short Water management in the paddy area in MADA
title_sort water management in the paddy area in mada
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15043/
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