Discipline: Agricultural Research
The study was conducted to evaluate the performance of Burgos Small Water Impounding Project (SWIP) in Cabarroguis, Quirino. The study made use of structured questionnaire to gather the socio-demographic profile and to determine the water productivity of the SWIP to the farmer-beneficiaries. Most of the farmer-beneficiaries are males, 40-59 years old, married, have below four household members, Roman Catholic, high school graduates and some are members of cooperatives. They are rice farmers, and have attended one to two training courses related to farming and own 1.00 to 1.99 hectares farm. The SWIPs have positive impact as confirmed by the increase in the annual mean yield and in the annual gross income of the farmer-beneficiaries. It contributed a significant increase of 2.14 tons/year in the mean yield generating an additional income of Php 32,113.64. However, despite the benefits derived, Burgos SWIP is far behind other SWIPs previously evaluated in terms of output per unit command area, output per unit water consumed by evapotranspiration and water per unit irrigation supply. The result of this study will provide strategic information to policy makers of agricultural and irrigation agencies on the existing weaknesses of irrigation systems in the country and to determine in a more quantifiable terms level of potential improvement and investment targets.
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