Develi Plain Irrigation Association Performance Analysis

This study was conducted at the Develi Plain Irrigation Association, which operates in the province of Kayseri, covering the period from 2020 to 2024. The Association’s performance was evaluated using certain performance indicators proposed by the International Program for Irrigation and Drainage Research and Development (IPTRID). The performance evaluation used the following indicators: amount of irrigation water distributed per unit of irrigated area, irrigation rate, sustainable irrigation area ratio, irrigation network density, water supply ratio, irrigation fee collection rate, and irrigation network personnel density. According to the performance evaluation results, the amount of irrigation water distributed per unit of irrigated area ranged from 3797.2 m3/ha to 6276.8 m3/ha, irrigation rates ranged from 97.1% to 100%, the sustainable irrigation area ratio ranged from 0.83 to 1.03, irrigation network density ranged from 115.7 to 189. 7 ha/km, the water supply ratio was between 0.59 and 1.08, and the irrigation fee collection rate ranged from 89.1% to 97.2%. The irrigation network personnel density was determined to be 1.82 km/personnel, as there was no change in the number of employees. With the drought experienced in recent years and the current high demand for water, the effective use of every drop of water is an inevitable necessity in the agricultural sector, which is the largest consumer of water. In this regard, performance analysis in irrigation associations, which are the planners and distributors of water, plays an important role in sustainability.