scholarly journals Irrigation water pricing in Awash River Basin of Ethiopia: Evaluation of its impact on scheme-level irrigation performances and willingness to pay

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 554-565 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayana Mekonen ◽  
Teklay Gebremeskel ◽  
Abate Mengistu ◽  
Eshetu Fasil ◽  
Mada Melkamu
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Irrigation Water ◽  
Water Pricing ◽  
Awash River Basin ◽  
Irrigation Water Pricing

Irrigation water pricing policy for water demand and environmental management: a case study in the Weihe River basin

Water Policy ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 816-829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fanus Asefaw Aregay ◽  
Zhao Minjuan ◽  
Zahra Masood Bhutta
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Irrigation Water ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Water Demand ◽  
Water Pricing ◽  
Pricing Policy ◽  
Weihe River ◽  
Weihe River Basin ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Irrigation Water Pricing

Irrigated agricultural production is the backbone of the Chinese agricultural sector, but the increasing demand for irrigation water, its inefficient utilization and overuse of chemical inputs, accompanied by the short supply of water resources have endangered the nation's agricultural and environmental sustainability. The Chinese government has proposed a water pricing policy with the expectation of improving the efficiency of utilizing irrigation water and fertilizer, to mitigate these problems. With the main objective of this paper being to assess the impact of this policy on water demand and environmental sustainability, a positive mathematical programming model was adopted to simulate different irrigation water pricing scenarios based on farm-level primary data from three irrigation districts along the Weihe River basin. The main parameter for assessing water demand was the change in total water consumption relative to the base year, while change in fertilizer consumption and water demand was determined to evaluate the impact of pricing policy on environment sustainability. According to the results, irrigation water demand and fertilizer consumption were mostly price inelastic to water pricing. This implies that water pricing policy can have only a minor role in regulating the water demand and environment in the region even when the base-year water price is doubled.

scholarly journals Smallholder willingness to pay and preferences in the way irrigation water should be managed: a choice experiment application in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Water SA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (3 July) ◽  
Author(s):  
U Chipfupa ◽  
E Wale
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Irrigation Water ◽  
Choice Experiment ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Water Pricing ◽  
Sustainable Utilization ◽  
Irrigation Intensity ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
The Way

Efficient and sustainable utilization of irrigation water is the key to realizing the objective of enhancing agricultural productivity and commercializing smallholder irrigation farming. Valuing and recognizing the scarcity of irrigation water is essential for its sustainable use. Using cross-sectional data from 328 smallholders in and around Makhathini and Ndumo-B irrigation schemes in KwaZulu-Natal Province, the study aimed to assess smallholder farmers’ preferences for the way irrigation water resources should be managed and their willingness to pay for irrigation water. This was done employing a choice experiment method. The results suggest the need for irrigation water pricing to reflect irrigation intensity. They also show that improving agricultural production and productivity, with market access can enhance farmers’ willingness and ability to pay for irrigation water. The need to consider multiple uses of irrigation water for sustainable utilization of water resources is evident, while supporting women smallholders will have a positive impact on their willingness to pay for irrigation water. The paper recommends a shift towards on-farm volumetric water pricing in the irrigation schemes. The schemes should also have clearly defined boundaries and enforceable rules on collective use of water. The design of irrigation infrastructure should integrate other uses of irrigation water such as domestic and livestock purposes. Consequently, there is a need for further research to ensure that irrigation water prices reflect the marginal value of irrigation water use. Policies should address factors that inherently result in gender differences in terms of access to productive resources which negatively affect sustainable water utilization.

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