FINAL REPORT

Four households supported the reconstruction of the headwork at Janjin Boolt and two
households did not -explaining that too much had been talked about the reconstruction since
many years without any results (see Fig. 67).
Concerning the question “Would you agree to pay a water fee if the irrigation facility is
reconstructed and other irrigation systems are maintained?” two households agreed to pay and
fouranswered that it is too early to talk about water fees or that they could not afford (see Fig.
68).
14.2.4 Perceptions on the Physical Environment of the Buyant River Delta
According to experienced farmers, farm land degradation has been observed over the past 15
years such as:
• rapid decrease of soil fertility
• seed quality is worsening resulting in poor harvest
• same type of crops are being cultivated for many years without letting the fields rest -
thus harming soil fertility and yields
Concerningclimate change the following issues were observed:
• sudden temperature drops and increasing tendency of windy and stormy days
• less precipitation
14.2.5 Important Issues for Improving Crop Farming, Expectations from a Development
Project Supporting Irrigated Agriculture and additional Ideas and Questions Asked
from the Research Team
The farmers consider the following issues important for improving crop farming:
• applying various soil protection measures
• irrigating farmlands in autumn for the next cultivation period and applying fertilizer
• renew obsolete seeds
The following responses were given to the question of “What would you expect from an
irrigation project implemented in Khovd aimag?”
• resolve water access issues
• convert present haphazard channels and ditches into a proper irrigation system
• supportseed renewing
• support small production enterprise development
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