Open AccessAnalyzing the Effectiveness of Modern Irrigation Methods in Iraq
Author(s) -
Ismail I. AOthman,
Redvan Ghasemlounia
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of engineering and management research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2394-6962
pISSN - 2250-0758
DOI - 10.31033/ijemr.11.3.6
Subject(s) - irrigation , christian ministry , agriculture , water scarcity , water resources , environmental science , farm water , water resource management , irrigation statistics , scarcity , water conservation , geography , economics , political science , ecology , archaeology , law , biology , microeconomics
Iraq is one of the countries that have water scarcity problem. Many reasons have made this problem to be more complex. The modern irrigation methods have used as one solution to the water problem in Iraq. This paper investigates the effectiveness of modern irrigation methods in Iraq. The paper tests the impact of using modern irrigation methods on the amount of water used for irrigation. The study uses Liner Regression Model (LRM) as a statistical estimation model. The study data were taken from the ministry of water resources, and the ministry of agriculture in Iraq.This study uses weekly time series data from 2000 -2010. The results show that using modern irrigation methods in Iraq has negative and insignificant impact on the total amount of irrigation water. The results shows that temperature (climate effect) has positive and significant impact on total irrigation water. The results shows that stored water has positive and significant impact on irrigation water.