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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-2759-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-2759-2022
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25 May 2022
Research article |  | 25 May 2022

A framework for irrigation performance assessment using WaPOR data: the case of a sugarcane estate in Mozambique

Abebe D. Chukalla, Marloes L. Mul, Pieter van der Zaag, Gerardo van Halsema, Evaristo Mubaya, Esperança Muchanga, Nadja den Besten, and Poolad Karimi

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New techniques to monitor the performance of irrigation schemes are vital to improve land and water productivity. We developed a framework and applied the remotely sensed FAO WaPOR dataset to assess uniformity, equity, adequacy, and land and water productivity at the Xinavane sugarcane estate, segmented by three irrigation methods. The developed performance assessment framework and the Python script in Jupyter Notebooks can aid in such irrigation performance analysis in other regions.
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