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1 Seagreaves, J. A.; Easter, K. W. 1982. Pricing for irrigation water. St. Paul, Minnesota, USA: Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics. University of Minnesota. i, 33 p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.4 G000 SEA Record No: H0956)
2 Neghassi, H. M.; Seagreaves, J. A.. 1978. Efficiency in the use of water for irrigation: The role of prices and regulations. Natural Resources Forum, 3:53-72.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 1414 Record No: H01002)
Efficiency in the use of water for irrigation is normally defined in a physical sense - engineering and agronomic; and it is often assumed that higher efficiency is desirable. However, an economic sense, there is an optimum range in the level of physical efficiency. It can be said that as water prices increase, it becomes more rational to increase physical efficiency by selecting and adopting improved methods of controlling, measuring and applying water, and to design systems of pricing and regulations that will promote optimal allocation and efficient use. However, the value of water is often low, in which case there may be little economic incentive to improve physical efficiency unless forced by physical factors that affect production and productivity such as soil characteristics, water logging or nutrient leaching. The combination of regulations and prices that are used to allocate irrigation water reflect the conflicting goals of redistribution of income in favour of agriculture and needs to encourage efficient use of water, the dependability of supplies, systems of delivery and the extent to which flows can be regulated. Using examples in case studies, this paper discusses physical and economic efficiencies and their interrelationships. It emphasizes the role of pricing and regulations and provides general guidelines.
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