On-farm Irrigation Efficiency for Small Scale Farming (15 February – 2 March 2018)

Concerns about scarcity of water have focused attention on irrigation, the largest water user sector worldwide, which is widely seen as a low-value, wasteful and ‘‘inefficient’’ user of water and in times of scarcity we all have a responsibility to use water wisely, efficiently and productively.
Objectives:

1. Bringing young professionals (YPs) in contact with the experts in the field;
2. Expose YPs to new accounting terms and allow a clearer definition of the issues and options faced in irrigated agriculture;
3. Highlight the views of YPs in Irrigation and Drainage regarding on-farm irrigation systems and their efficiency in use; and
4. Discuss the issues of water productivity and water saving.

Expected outcomes: