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Current problems and efficiency of water resources usage in agriculture

Mehman Rzayev Agarza, doctor of agrarian sciences

rzayevm@yahoo.com

41048 ­ ­ AZ ­ ­ 31. Januray 2020 ­ ­­ ­ water resources irrigated agriculture environmental sustainability irrigation and reclamation systems climate change economic efficiency complex measures

 

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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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Vahid. Abbasov

Head of the Department of Economics, Baku State University

  prof, dr  

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Ramil. Asgarov

Doctoral student of Azerbaijan State Agrarian University

   

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Galib. Sharifov

Head of the Department of Quality Management of "Agro Procurement and Supply" OJSC, ISO standards expert

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Khayala. Guliyeva

Ph.D. student of the Agricultural Research Center

   

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Gurban. Mirzayev

Azerbaijan State Agrarian University

   

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Yusif. Akhundov

Ph.D. student of the Agricultural Research Center

   

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Farman. Karimov

Research Institute of Plant Protection and Technical Plants

   

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Sarvan. Jafarov

Ph.D. student of the Agricultural Economics Research Center

   

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Hamza. Khalilov

Agricultural Economics Research Center, Advisor to the director

  prof, dr  

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. Hikmat

Ph.D. in agrarian sciences, docent H.N. Nasibov

   

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Natig. Javadov

Azerbaijan State Agrarian University

  prof, dr  

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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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Rovshan. Guliyev

Azerbaijan State Economic University (UNEC)

  prof, dr  

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Gabil. Kazimov

Research Institute of Crop Husbandry

   

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Rena. Musayeva

Department of “Economic Regulation” of Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)

   

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Vagif.

Center for Local Economic Reforms

  Ph.D., docent