Open AccessAssessment of the Role of Reclamation Activities on Newly Irrigated Lands
Author(s) -
N.E. Pashayev
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bûlletenʹ nauki i praktiki
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2414-2948
DOI - 10.33619/2414-2948/60/18
Subject(s) - land reclamation , irrigation , agriculture , hectare , forage , productivity , geography , environmental science , agroforestry , irrigation management , agronomy , water resource management , biology , archaeology , macroeconomics , economics
Article is devoted to the study of the role of land reclamation and water management works to increase the productivity of agricultural crops cultivated on the irrigated lands of the Khizi, Siazan, and Shabran districts located in the area of the Samur-Absheron canal reconstruction project. In the region, the total area of land under agricultural crops is 57501.0 hectares. Of these, 29,700.8 ha, or 51.7% are non-saline, and 27,800.2 ha are saline to varying degrees, and 32651.8 ha or 56.8% is salines to one degree or another. Among the cultivated agricultural crops, there is a significant proportion of grain and forage crops. In the conclusion of the study of the irrigation system in the region, it is concluded that comprehensive work is needed to establish the existing and further construction of irrigation canals.