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Current problems and efficiency of water resources usage in agriculture

Mehman Rzayev Agarza, doctor of agrarian sciences

rzayevm@yahoo.com

29935 ­ ­ 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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Savalan. Seyfaddinov

Senior researcher at the Scientific Research Institute of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan

  Ph.D. in Agrarian Sciences  

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Gulnar. Bashirova

Master of Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)

   

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Lala. Jabbarlı

Ph.D. student of the Agricultural Economics Research Center

   

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Agshin. Huseynzade

Master of Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)

   

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Nizami. Gafarov

Doctor of Science Program of Agro Researches Center

  Ph.D., docent  

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Esmira. Latifova

Director Adviser, Agricultural Economics Research Center

   

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Arzu. Huseyn

Azerbaijan Tourism and Management University

  Ph.D., docent  

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Aygun. Salimova

Student of Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)

   

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Ceyran. Babirova

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

   

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Nigar. Gasimova

Agricultural Research Center, senior specialist

   

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Nazrin. Ramazanova

Master of Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)

   

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Nijat. Muradov

Ph.D. student of the Institute of Economics, Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan

   

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Bagish. Ahmadov

Deputy Director of the Agricultural Economics Research Center

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Abdulrahim. Dadashov

Ph.D. candidate of UNEC, Agricultural Economics Research Center

   

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Azer. Gurbanzadeh

Azerbaijan Cooperation University

  Ph.D., docent  

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Okiemua. Okoror

Department of Economics, University of Benin, Nigeria | Department of Economics, University of Reading, UK