Assessment of management transfer of Kahramanmaras irrigation system
Keywords:
Irrigation, irrigation management, irrigation system performance, water use efficiency.Abstract
In this study, the program of management transfer of the Kahramanmaras Irrigation Scheme was evaluated. The
result of effects on water use and agricultural effectiveness were determined using appropriate performance
indicators and the opinions of farmers. According to the results, the transfer process was not profitable for
farmers; on the other hand, governmental expenditures were decreased. Farmers had insufficient knowledge of
the transfer of irrigation management. Farmers did not understand the transfer of management, which indicates
that one of the major aims of the transfer program - farmer participation - failed. Thus, the transfer program had
no effect on indicators of water use efficiency such as sufficiency, equality, and irrigation time; it had negative
effects on maintenance and operation of irrigation and drainage channels.
