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Improve on-farm irrigation scheduling – making water available more frequently No. Farmers would irrigate more frequently. For surface irrigation, more irrigations result in more infiltration. Unless there was a dramatic shift in management, this would happen. No No. There would be less water available for some hectares, although some hectares would be better irrigated. Maybe. It would depend upon the soil and crop type and the existing irrigation schedule. This is a wasted effort if water is not delivered with a high degree of dependability, if farmers are not accountable for volumes of water used, and if those volumes are not measured accurately. Improve the distribution uniformity of water application along individual furrows No. Less water might be applied per field, but other fields need the water. No Yes. Farmers will likely use less water or apply what they use more efficiently. Any conserved water would irrigate more land. Yes. Farmers will likely use less water or apply what they use more efficiently. This must be approached slowly in very simple terms with solutions that work. Lessons must be learned. Improve the control of water into individual furrows No. Less water might be applied per field, but other fields need the water. No. Less water might be applied per field, but other fields need the water. Yes. Farmers will likely use less water or apply what they use more efficiently. Any conserved water would irrigate more land. Yes. Farmers will likely use less water or apply what they use more efficiently. This must be approached slowly in very simple terms with solutions that work. Lessons must be learned.