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Evaluation of technical and institutional measures for the sustainable intensification of water use in irrigated agriculture on the Zayandeh-Rud River, Iran (ZAYANDEHLIFE)
Project
Project code: 2816DOKI01
Contract period: 01.01.2023
- 31.12.2025
Budget: 1,389,701 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
Decreasing precipitation and the increasing demand for water are leading to competition for water use and to production losses in irrigated agriculture in semi-arid areas of Iran. The aim of the doctoral thesis, which is supervised in cooperation between the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomics e.V. (ATB) and the Isfahan University of Technology (Iran), is to design and evaluate organisational and institutional measures that facilitate the adaptation and dissemination of innovative processes and technologies. The aim is to contribute to a sustainable intensification and increase of water productivity in agriculture. In the long term, the need for water is to be reduced and rural development is to be promoted. Results of previous work indicate that the impact of technical innovations for a sustainable intensification in agriculture is strongly influenced by institutional factors such as the participation of actors in decision-making processes. The research project will investigate the causes of barriers in the current institutional framework and governance structure of irrigated agriculture in Iran. Approaches to overcome barriers should be identified to facilitate the introduction of innovations. The results are findings and recommendations for action to promote transformation processes towards a sustainable intensification of irrigated agriculture in Iran and in general. The results should enable the various target groups, especially farmers but also other relevant actors of the water and agricultural authorities, companies and non-governmental organisations, to proactively participate in the transformation process.
Section overview
Subjects
- Plant Nutrition
- Climate Change
Funding programme
Excutive institution
Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB)
