Irrigation & Drainage Systems Engineering

Michael AW

Publications

• Theory
  Performance Assessment of Community Managed Irrigation Practices in the Wesha Small-Scale Irrigation Project, Southern Ethiopia
  Author(s): Awel SM, Tena Alamirew T and Michael AWAwel SM, Tena Alamirew T and Michael AW
  
  Field assessment to evaluate the performance of small-scale irrigation projects plays a vital role in improving the existing projects and assist engineers in designing new systems so that irrigation practice becomes sustainable. This study was initiated to investigate the causes of under-performance of the Wesha small-scale irrigation project. The performance indicators that were used to evaluate the irrigation project are technical that directly or indirectly affect water deliveries and water spreading effects. Seven technical performance indices used; namely, conveyance efficiency, application efficiency, water storage efficiency, water distribution uniformity, deep percolation fraction, runoff ratio and sustainability. The evaluation was done using nine irrigation events on three representative farmers’ fields (selected from the head, mi.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2168-9768.1000219

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