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DYNAMICS OF SIMULATED EFFECTS OF IRRIGATION OVER DRYLAND FARMING IN SASKATCHEWAN 1
Author(s) -
Schoney R. A.,
Brown W. J.,
Kulshreshtha S. N.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1990.tb01389.x
Subject(s) - irrigation , agriculture , subsidy , diversification (marketing strategy) , irrigated agriculture , irrigation statistics , irrigation management , water resource management , agricultural economics , environmental science , business , agroforestry , geography , economics , deficit irrigation , agronomy , archaeology , marketing , market economy , biology
Irrigation development in Saskatchewan was initiated as an instrument to bring forth regional stability through drought proofing and diversification in the agricultural sector. This development has been surrounded by controversies. Particularly, some critics questioning its economic value to the farmer. In this study, irrigation on a farm is compared as a growth alternative to the expansion of dryland farming. Under relatively conservative machine replacement policies, modest family withdrawals, government subsidized irrigation loans, and relatively favorable gross operating margins, irrigation can be a profitable undertaking in the South Saskatchewan River Basin.