Irrigation Management Dynamics in the Jordan Valley under Drought Conditions

Shatanawi, Muhammad; Al-Zu’bi, Y.; Al-Jayoussi, O.

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“…Irrigated lands are primarily located in the Jordan Valley, and account for a relatively small area, comprising about 16 per cent of the total cultivated lands in the country (Shatanawi et al , 2003). Rain fed lands is primarily located in the hilly areas, and account for the remainder of the cultivated lands (Shatanawi et al , 2003). In fact, less than 8 per cent of the land area of Jordan is arable, agriculture was the occupation of the majority of the population until 1946.…”

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Cropping systems as water harvesting techniques for barley production in arid and semi‐arid areas in Jordan

Abu‐Nukta¹,

Sertyeşilışık

Alkhaddar

2009

Journal of Facilities Management

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the application of water harvesting techniques as a sustainability measure of the cropping system for barley production in the Fa'a farming area located in the Northern part of Jordan.Design/methodology/approachUsually, the farmers plant barley to feed their animals. The climate of the area is semi‐arid to arid. Annual average rainfall in the area is not enough for the survival of barley and farmers are usually grassing barley instead of harvesting. Overgrazing and mismanagement contribute to land degradation in the area, which affect the production system in the area.FindingsThe paper investigates the runoff collection system which is framed with two different sizes in three different land uses: cultivated with barley; fallow and rangeland. Data are collected in all of five stormy events. The total soil sediment is measured for these land uses. The amount of water collected from runoff is also measured for the same areas. The ploughing against the slope with planting barley can reduce the runoff and soil sediment increasing soil moisture and reducing soil erosion. The barley production as biomass is highest using strip cropping as opposed to zero ratio control site or conventional cultivation. The plants' lengths were also higher in strip cropping ranging between 26 and 28 centimetres in the different strip cropping ratios compared to 23 centimetres in the conventional cropping system.Originality/valueBy using the results from this new research to such an area, surface runoff from the uncultivated land can be used to supplement the rainfall to the cultivated land. This increases the share of runoff on the cultivated land to the degree where barley can be harvested.

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“…Irrigated lands are primarily located in the Jordan Valley, and account for a relatively small area, comprising about 16% of the total cultivated lands in the country (Shatanawi, et al, 2003). Rain fed lands is primarily located in the hilly areas, and account for the remainder of the cultivated lands (Shatanawi, et al, 2003).…”

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Cropping systems as water harvesting techniques for barley production in arid and semi‐arid areas in Jordan

Abu‐Nukta¹,

Sertyeşilışık

Alkhaddar

2009

Journal of Facilities Management

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“…It is clear that water consumption is heavily dependent on groundwater where approximately 80 x 10 6 m 3 of it comes from non-renewable resources and about 440 x 10 6 m 3 comes from the already-exploited renewable groundwater aquifers. The rate of abstraction from these aquifers is 160 x 10 6 m 3 above their safe yield which is estimated at 280 x 10 6 m 3 (Shatanawi et al, 2003). Surface water resources in Jordan come from different sources such as the Yarmouk River flow, the flow of the side wadies, release of the dams, and the River Jordan.…”

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Multicriteria Analysis For Water Productivity in the Jordan Valley

Al-Zu’bi

Al-Kharabsheh

2003

Water International

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Multiple variables associated with agricultural sector, including crop water consumption, salinity tolerance, marketing, evapotranspiration and other factors related to industrial sector, were incorporated into a multi-criteria analysis (MCA). The MCA utilized Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) which resulted in the prioritization of water use for management in the Jordan Valley. The inputs to the MCA were generated through metrological variables for the Jordan Valley for the period 1980 to 1999. Soil data and crop data were evaluated using the EVAPOT program, the KCISA program, and the ISAREG model to estimate reference evapotranspiration, crop coefficiency, crop water requirement, and calculations of water productivity for agricultural and industrial sectors. The results of the MCA make recommendations for enhancing long-term sustainability of water resources in the Jordan Valley, while allowing for water utilization and economic growth. The MCA ranked the date palm as the highest priority crop with respect to the goal of sustainable agricultural use of water. Apparel manufacturing was the most sustainable industry. Overall, the industrial sector seems to perform better with regards to water productivity than the agricultural sector. It can be concluded that the MCA tool and ISAREG model are potentially positive contributions to the process of decision-making for selection and ranking of alternatives for help in solving problems that include conflicting criteria.

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“…The soil is considered to be one of the main factors for the plant environment, especially in unusual circumstances that cannot be treated by ploughing, irrigation and chemical fertilizers (Baker and Harza, 1953). The soil is also important for environment scientists because of the links between soil and plants (Shatanawi et al, 2003). Fig.…”

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Irrigation Management Dynamics in the Jordan Valley under Drought Conditions

Cited by 9 publications

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Cropping systems as water harvesting techniques for barley production in arid and semi‐arid areas in Jordan

Cropping systems as water harvesting techniques for barley production in arid and semi‐arid areas in Jordan

Multicriteria Analysis For Water Productivity in the Jordan Valley

Effect of irrigation water on agricultural soil in Jordan valley: An example from arid area conditions

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