Case Studies of Laoag-Vintar and Nazareno-Gamutan Irrigation Systems

TitleCase Studies of Laoag-Vintar and Nazareno-Gamutan Irrigation Systems
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1973
AuthorsOngkingco PS
JournalPhilippine Agriculturalist
Volume59
Issue9-10
Pagination374-389
Source DocumentAccessible with appropriate permission
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Laoag-Vintar government irrigation system, Laoag City and Vintar municipality, Ilocos Norte, Philippines

Case
The Laoag-Vintar Irrigation System (LVIS), a government-owned system, serves the areas of Laoag City and the municipality of Vintar in Ilocos Norte, Philippiness. It is bounded by the Vintar-Bacarra River in the north, hills on the east, Laoag River on the south, and the China Sea on the west. The resource appropriated is water for irrigation serving about 2400 ha in the rainy season and 1200 ha during the dry season. There are 2501-5000 total appropriator teams. At the beginning of the period...
09 Aug 2016

Nazareno-Gamutan communal irrigation system

Case
The Nazareno-Gamutan system is a communal irrigation system that appropriates water for rice cultivation in Misamis Occidental Province, Philippines. It is composed of canals that deliver water from the Langaran River and the Dokaling Creek to roughly 1200 hectares of nearby farmlands within the municipality of Plaridel. There are an estimated 2500 rice farmers who appropriate water from the system. The communal Nazareno Gamutan Irrigation System (NGIS), owned by Nazareno Gamutan Agricultural...
09 Aug 2016