ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PADDY PRODUCTION WITH DRIP IRRIGATION: CASE STUDY OF DARDANELLES-TURKEY

In traditional paddy production, large water losses may occur due to drainage, evaporation and deep percolation(groundwater is highly polluted). In addition, while production costs increase, it also decreases in production areas. Thisstudy has been researched together with the usability of the drip irrigation method (DI) to reduce the global footprint ofwater in paddy production and its economic analysis. In the experiment, two irrigation intervals (2 and 4 days), fourirrigation water levels (75, 100, 125 and 150% of cumulative Class A Pan values) and three different paddy genotypes(Baldo, Osmancik and Ronaldo) were investigated. In the research, irrigation water between 513-820 mm was applied tothe treatments. Actual Evapotranspiration (ETa) values are 565-855 mm; The Crop Water Productivity (CWP) rangedfrom 0.84-1.35 kg ha-1 m-3 and the Irrigation Water Use Efficiency (IWUE) ranged between 0.95-1.49 kg ha-1 m-3.Economical water productivity (EWP) was calculated between 0.79-1.24 $ m-3 and the cost-benefit (B/C) ratio wascalculated between 1.11-2.33. When the traditional cultivation method, the ponding method in the pan, is compared tothe province, it has been determined that water savings are between 70-81%. Yield according to branches was measuredas 4882-10305 kg ha-1. According to the results of the research, up to 29% yield increase was achieved under the conditionof applying 150% of the cumulative evaporation every 2 days.