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Current problems and efficiency of water resources usage in agriculture

Mehman Rzayev Agarza, doctor of agrarian sciences

rzayevm@yahoo.com

22914 ­ ­ AZ ­ ­ 31. Januray 2020 ­ ­­ ­ water resources irrigated agriculture environmental sustainability irrigation and reclamation systems climate change economic efficiency complex measures

The limited resources of water resources in the Republic of Azerbaijan and the growing tendency of its decrease due to the climate change, makes it necessary its efficient usage in the agriculture. Measures to conserve water resources consumed by the irrigation should be based on the results of an assessment of the current situation. The current article is devoted to the discussion of this problem and the ways to increase the economic and environmental efficiency of the irrigation water use in agriculture. The main factors affecting to the efficiency of water use is analyzed. The main conclusion is that the solution of the basic problems of irrigation water usage requires a comprehensive approach, including management, determination of the investment needs, institutional strengthening measures of the Water User’s Unions, enhancement of farming culture among the farmers and the application of the number of the stimulus tools.

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Lotanna. Emediegwu

Department of Economics, The University of Manchester, UK | Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Ilorin, Nigeria | Department of Economics, Policy and International Business, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

   

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Arastun. Jalilov

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Vahid. Abbasov

Head of the Department of Economics, Baku State University

  prof, dr  

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Ceyran. Babirova

Ph.D. student Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)

   

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Bagish. Ahmadov

Deputy Director of the Agricultural Economics Research Center

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Mushfiq. Tukanov

Ph.D. student of the Agricultural Research Center

   

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Tamraz. Temrazov

Vegetable Research Institute

   

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Abrehet. Mehari

Lecturer in Ethiopia Civil Service University, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa; Ph.D. candidate in Azerbaijan State University of Economics

   

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Fuad. Ibrahimov

Economic issues expert of the Center for Socio-Economic and Ecological Research Public Union

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Najiba. Hajiyeva

Baku State University

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Eldar. Guliyev

Agricultural Economics Research Center

  Ph.D., docent  

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Zakir. Guliyev

Baku Business University

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Sevil. Maharramova

PhD student of the Scientific Research Institute of Agromechanics

   

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Fuad. Rzayev

Ph.D. student of the Azerbaijan Technical University

   

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Akif. Aghbabali

Baku State University

   

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Turan. Hajiyeva

Specialist of the Agricultural Research Center