Demand Based Irrigation System (DBIS)

It is the most efficient system in which water from any source; a pond, hill torrent, reservoir, small dam, canal or even a tube well could be judiciously routed from source to to its end use limiting conveyance losses and ensuring maximum water use efficiency.

This water distribution system could be programed by community management by establishing water user associations and its use is flexible to a variety of cropping patterns.

This system, depending on the water availability in the water source ensures its availability for crop production, year round.

Imagine you have farms at an higher elevation than the river stream and you cant irrigate. Its only DBIS which makes this water available for your farm.

Please share your thoughts and find out more about the such systems put on the ground.

Culturable wastelands with water harvesting reservoirs

Culturable wastelands, which otherwise could be cultivated with small water harvesting reservoirs could provide a sustainable means of raising low delta orchards, like citrus, almonds, pomegranates, guava, and also olives.

Why High Efficiency Irrigation System

Starting from areas where irrigation is dependent on power: electric or diesel, High Efficiency Irrigation Systems (HEIS) not only cut the energy costs to half but also help increase the area (double) with the expense of same amount as with flood irrigation.

Capital investment is high but one can gradually bring more area under HEIS. If the system life is a minimal 10 years, one can divide the cost by ten and add as an input cost per season/ crop or annum. For example, if the cost is $500, then per annum cost would be merely $50!