Optimum cropping pattern in vineyard irrigated farming is one of the vital tasks for obtaining the best irrigation water reserves of the command. In this article the linear programming model was developed for optimal use of water and land resources. The model was tested More
Optimum cropping pattern in vineyard irrigated farming is one of the vital tasks for obtaining the best irrigation water reserves of the command. In this article the linear programming model was developed for optimal use of water and land resources. The model was tested by the data from Chinangali irrigated farmland with 120 cultivated hectares found in Dodoma, Tanzania. The results show that, the savings of 16 470.40 m3 of water per annum will be observed if the planting of 14.18 hectares of Chardonnay, 27.97 hectares of Cabernet sauvignon, 56.14 hectares of Riesling and 21.39 hectares of Chenin blanc. Thus, it was recommended that 1 173 359.60 m3 of water should be released to the irrigated farmland per annum for the best irrigation planning versus the 1 189 830 m3 of water supplied currently per annum.
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