Evaluation of the program of transfer of irrigation in the Kahramanmaras Irrigation Scheme
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.
