Research Article
Estimating Conveyance Efficiency and Maize Productivity of Traditional Irrigation Systems in Usa River Catchment, Tanzania
Table 3
Irrigation schedule, hours, water quantity, farm size, and crop water productivity.
| Zones | Irrigation schedule | Water (L/s) | Time (hrs) | Volume (m3) | Size of farm (ha) | Yield (kg) | Water productivity (kg/m3) | Crop productivity (kg/ha) |
| Downstream | 1 | 53 | 3 | 572.4 | 1.045 | | | | 2 | 52 | 3 | 561.6 | 1.045 | | | | 3 | 45 | 2.5 | 405 | 1.045 | | | | 4 | 42 | 4 | 604.8 | 1.045 | | | | 5 | 51 | 3 | 550.8 | 1.045 | | | | Average | 48.6 | 3.1 | 2694.6 | 1.045 | 1102 | 0.41 | 1054.545 |
| Midstream | 1 | 68 | 5.5 | 1346.4 | 0.9996 | | | | 2 | 57 | 6 | 1231.2 | 0.9996 | | | | 3 | 58 | 5 | 1044 | 0.9996 | | | | 4 | 51 | 4 | 734.4 | 0.9996 | | | | 5 | 53 | 3 | 572.4 | 0.9996 | | | | 6 | 52 | 4 | 748.8 | 0.9996 | | | | 7 | 57 | 2.5 | 513 | 0.9996 | | | | Average | 56.6 | 4.3 | 6190.2 | 0.9996 | 892 | 0.15 | 892.357 |
| Upstream | 1 | 47 | 6 | 1015.2 | 0.801 | | | | 2 | 50 | 5.5 | 990 | 0.801 | | | | 3 | 47 | 6 | 1015.2 | 0.801 | | | | 4 | 48 | 4.5 | 777.6 | 0.801 | | | | 5 | 45 | 7 | 1134 | 0.801 | | | | 6 | 50 | 6 | 1080 | 0.801 | | | | 7 | 45 | 6 | 972 | 0.801 | | | | 8 | 59 | 5 | 1062 | 0.801 | | | | Average | 48.9 | 5.8 | 8046.0 | 0.801 | 701 | 0.09 | 875.156 |
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