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Название практики Water-charging irrigation for rangelands used for growing forage crops Улучшение мелиоративного состояния орошаемых земель в зоне Западно-Кармакшинского коллектора
Category Water resources Water resources
Tool Irrigation technique and technology Collector-drainage system
Field of application

• Use of water resources
• Use of land resources
  • Использование водных ресурсов
  • Использование земельных ресурсов
Usability of practice for adaptation to climate change High Moderate
Implemented by

Used by

Country: Kazakhstan

Province: Jambyl Region

District: Talas District

Other settlement: Village of Sadu Shakirov

Country: Kazakhstan

Province: Kyzylorda Region

District: Karmakshy District

Other settlement: а/о «Актобе», а/о «III интернационал»
Local specifics

The site is located in the desert foothill plain in South-ern Kazakhstan (internal drain area) at the very end of Sharuashlyk Irrigation Canal.

Объект расположен в низовьях реки Сырдарья в полосе межруслового понижения
Practice usage period

Start date: 01.05.2008

End date: 30.04.2009

Start date: 01.01.2010

End date: 31.12.2011
Problem solved through this practice

Acute water shortage; land degradation in the village of Sadu Shakirov; abandoned irrigated arable lands used only for year-round cattle grazing.

For a long time, the irrigation canal was not operation-al and, thus, became dilapidated. The situation in the area was aggravated by climate change impacts (de-creased quantity of early spring, summer and winter precipitation, increased average annual temperature, spring and autumn frost bites and summer droughts).

Усиливаются процессы вторичного засоления земель, отмечено ухудшение работ коллекторно-дренажных систем (КДС).
Tools used in the practice

Method of autumn and winter water-charging irrigation

Комплекс мер по улучшению мелиоративного состояния земель (механизированная очистка коллектора, реконструкция гидротехнических сооружений и др.).
Description of the practice and its results

Actions:
1) Reconstruction of the canal, stop-gates and field irrigation networks (rehabilitation of irrigation furrows),
2) Setting up artificial pastures with forage crops

Results:

Financial and economic:
Using water-charging irrigation for rangelands allowed increasing their productivity from 3.5 to 5 dt/ha and receiving 60 tons of herbage for cattle and sheep and goats from non-cultivated land.

Technical:
1) 12 km of the canal and 5 stop-gates to regulate water releases restored,
2) 5 km of irrigation furrows built,
3) Cultivated pastures with forage crops created (soil preparation, alfaalfa planting, coordination of irrigation norms),
4) Fields are prepared during the summer-fall period, and watered during late fall or early spring.

Мероприятия:

Необходимость капитального ремонта межхозяйственного Западно-Кармакшинского коллектора (ЗКК) вызвана тем, что существующее его состояние не обеспечивало своевременного водоотвода дренажно-сбросных вод с посевных площадей с Левобережного массива.

Результаты:

Финансово-экономические:
Увеличилась урожайность сельхозкультур – в основном риса и кормовых культур

Технические:
Улучшилось мелиоративное состояние Левобережного массива
Lessons learnt and recommendations made

Lessons learnt:
Application of water-charging irrigation allowed in-creasing water availability and, as the result, productivity of agricultural crops.

Application of water-charging irrigation demonstrated the efficiency of water use and allowed local popula-tion to go through winter without losing livestock.

Recommendations:
The method can be used in areas/communities where along with crop growing the population is also involved in livestock breeding.

Уроки:

Вклад средств в очистку КДС намного эффективней других мероприятий.

Рекомендации:

Нужно регулярно и своевременно проводить текущие и капитальные механические очистки коллекторов
Source of practice

Traditional tools transferred from generation to generation that proved their efficiency in modern conditions

Отечественные инструменты (результат разработок отечественных научно-исследовательских структур)
Readiness for implementation

1. Cost of implementation: High

2. Approximate cost of investment per 1 ha:

3. O&M costs: High

4. Expert support: Not needed

1. Cost of implementation: High

2. Approximate cost of investment per 1 ha:

3. O&M costs: Moderate

4. Expert support: Needed at O&M stage
Brief information on the project

Project title: Fall and early spring Irrigation of arable land and pastures as an adaptation mechanism of ra-tional water use in Southern Kazakhstan

Duration: May 1, 2008 – April 30, 2009

Project goal and objectives: reduce land degradation due to climate change by way of rational use of irriga-tion water. The project was implemented to prevent loss of cattle due to forage shortage during alternating droughty years.

Project beneficiaries: local population.

Project implementer: Kogal LLC
Funding source Kogal LLC Министерство сельского хозяйства Республики Казахстан
Information sources

1) UNDP Compilation “Climate change adaptation: ex-amples from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan”, Tashkent 2012;
2) pandia.org
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