14.01.2016.

PROGRAM OF IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA FOR THE PERIOD 2015-2020

INTRODUCTION

Pronounced unevenness of rainfall in a longer series of previous years causes immeasurable damage in agriculture devaluing exerted work by significant reduction in yield. After a series of drought years there were three flood years culminating in the preceding year whereupon a marked shortage of precipitation with all the characteristics of severe drought has occurred again  in the current year. Agricultural production in our country, primarily in its northern part, is limited by the volume and distribution of water precipitation. Also all other activities which depend on orderliness of water regime which should be in accord with the requirements of economy and population are hindered in their normal development due to successive floods and droughts. Water balance of the Republic of Serbia shows that it is an arid region with distinct seasonal water balance deficits.

The current drought year imposes unavoidable need for irrigation to be included in one of the national priorities and long-term and concrete measures taken for the regulation of water usage, as well as complete regulation of protection against waters.

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