The practice of continuous flooding of rice fields in the national irrigation systems has attendant issues, including the inefficient use of water, unequal distribution of water along the irrigation canals, and greenhouse gas emissions. An ex-ante analysis was conducted to evaluate alternative policy options in the Upper Pampanga River Integrated...
Economic Analysis of Irrigation Policy Options for Methane and Nitrous Oxide Emission Reduction from Rice Cultivation in Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Rice production contributes a significant amount of greenhouse gases (GHG) from agriculture. The study analyzes policy options for water management in the national irrigation system for reducing GHG emissions from rice cultivation in Division 1 of the Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation System (UPRIIS) in Nueva Ecija, Philippines. These options...