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The Cost of Irrigation Water in the Jordan Valley

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dc.contributor.authorAl Nimer, Sana Kh. H. Agha
dc.contributor.authorvan den Berg, Caroline
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-01T20:37:03Z
dc.date.available2016-04-01T20:37:03Z
dc.date.issued2016-03-31
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to determine the financial cost of irrigation water in the Jordan Valley and the corresponding impact of higher water prices on farming. The analysis shows that JVA needs significant tariff increases to be able to attain a more financially sustainable footing. In case JVA wants to at least cover its operating and maintenance costs in 2013, it will require JD 0.108 per m3 - assuming that the current cross-subsidies and current inefficiency levels remain unchanged. Yet, if the JVA would be able to reduce its billing and collection inefficiencies, the required irrigation water tariff drops to JD 0.066 per m3. The more efficient JVA becomes in providing irrigation water, the smaller the required tariff increases. The JVA can improve its efficiency by (i) changing billing and collection practices; (ii) change in the revenue policies; and (iii) efficiency gains in the delivery of JVA services. The impact of tariff increases on farmers’ incomes is in general very moderate because water costs make up only a small part of the total cost of farming. Certain cropping patterns will be much more affected by the tariff increases than others. It is especially crops that tend to consume large volumes of water (citrus), that will feel the impact of the irrigation water tariffs. Because the agricultural sector in Jordan is under stress, any government policy to rationalize irrigation water subsidies should where possible try to increase the resilience of farmers. The farmer survey found that 17 percent of the survey respondents could be classified as poor for which specific measures may be needed to help them cope with the effect of higher water prices.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/K8697
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/23997
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectWATER PRICING
dc.subjectCOST RECOVERY
dc.subjectWATER USE
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectIMPACT OF IRRIGATION
dc.subjectPRICE INCREASES
dc.subjectJORDAN VALLEY
dc.titleThe Cost of Irrigation Water in the Jordan Valleyen
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okr.crossref.titleThe Cost of Irrigation Water in the Jordan Valley
okr.date.disclosure2016-03-31
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/K8697
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/K8697
okr.identifier.internaldocumentumK8697
okr.identifier.report104504
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okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.countryJordan
okr.topicWater Resources::Water and Industry
okr.topicAgriculture::Agricultural Sector Economics
okr.topicAgriculture::Agricultural Irrigation and Drainage
okr.topicWater Resources::Irrigation and Drainage
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