Water pricing and valuation in Indonesia: case study of the Brantas River Basin

The increasing demand for water and limited degree of cost recovery for irrigation water delivery are important challenges for policymakers in Indonesia. To meet the increasing demand for water, it is important to reduce water use in irrigated paddy cultivation, long the dominant consumptive user, a...

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Autores principales: Rodgers, Charles, Hellegers, Petra
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160687
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description The increasing demand for water and limited degree of cost recovery for irrigation water delivery are important challenges for policymakers in Indonesia. To meet the increasing demand for water, it is important to reduce water use in irrigated paddy cultivation, long the dominant consumptive user, and to divert water away from agriculture to domestic and industrial sectors. Reducing water use in irrigated agriculture can be achieved through various means, including rationing, improved user management, and water markets. The appropriate method depends on the situation specific to each basin. In the Brantas Basin in East Java, rationing is already practiced, but often leaves the non-licensed, (non-paying) irrigators with insufficient supplies. Moreover, very low irrigation service fee recovery rates hamper ongoing water sector reforms, which seek to strengthen the capacity of local institutions to co-manage water resources. In the Brantas Basin the average value of water in the production of important irrigated crops substantially exceeds estimated water supply costs and current ISF. However, increased water use fees would impose a substantial burden on farm economic welfare, while water savings would be relatively modest. Therefore, to conserve water and enhance the financial autonomy of irrigators alternative management systems are proposed, including ‘Integrated Crop and Resource Management’ and a water brokerage mechanism.
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spelling CGSpace1606872025-11-06T06:56:23Z Water pricing and valuation in Indonesia: case study of the Brantas River Basin Rodgers, Charles Hellegers, Petra institutions irrigation economic aspects prices cost recovery water analysis valuation policies agriculture The increasing demand for water and limited degree of cost recovery for irrigation water delivery are important challenges for policymakers in Indonesia. To meet the increasing demand for water, it is important to reduce water use in irrigated paddy cultivation, long the dominant consumptive user, and to divert water away from agriculture to domestic and industrial sectors. Reducing water use in irrigated agriculture can be achieved through various means, including rationing, improved user management, and water markets. The appropriate method depends on the situation specific to each basin. In the Brantas Basin in East Java, rationing is already practiced, but often leaves the non-licensed, (non-paying) irrigators with insufficient supplies. Moreover, very low irrigation service fee recovery rates hamper ongoing water sector reforms, which seek to strengthen the capacity of local institutions to co-manage water resources. In the Brantas Basin the average value of water in the production of important irrigated crops substantially exceeds estimated water supply costs and current ISF. However, increased water use fees would impose a substantial burden on farm economic welfare, while water savings would be relatively modest. Therefore, to conserve water and enhance the financial autonomy of irrigators alternative management systems are proposed, including ‘Integrated Crop and Resource Management’ and a water brokerage mechanism. 2005 2024-11-21T09:51:36Z 2024-11-21T09:51:36Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160687 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Rodgers, Charles; Hellegers, Petra J.G.J. Water pricing and valuation in Indonesia: case study of the Brantas River Basin. EPTD Discussion Paper 141. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160687
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irrigation
economic aspects
prices
cost recovery
water
analysis
valuation
policies
agriculture
Rodgers, Charles
Hellegers, Petra
Water pricing and valuation in Indonesia: case study of the Brantas River Basin
title Water pricing and valuation in Indonesia: case study of the Brantas River Basin
title_full Water pricing and valuation in Indonesia: case study of the Brantas River Basin
title_fullStr Water pricing and valuation in Indonesia: case study of the Brantas River Basin
title_full_unstemmed Water pricing and valuation in Indonesia: case study of the Brantas River Basin
title_short Water pricing and valuation in Indonesia: case study of the Brantas River Basin
title_sort water pricing and valuation in indonesia case study of the brantas river basin
topic institutions
irrigation
economic aspects
prices
cost recovery
water
analysis
valuation
policies
agriculture
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160687
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