Economic value of water in agriculture: comparative analysis of a water-scarce and a water-rich region in India
The economic value of water should be markedly higher in water-scarce regions than in water-rich regions. Similarly, then the incremental return per unit of land should be higher where land is scarcer. These hypotheses are tested by comparing the situation in western Punjab, which is land-rich and n...
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| author | Kumar, M. Dinesh Malla, A.K. Tripathi, S.K. |
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| description | The economic value of water should be markedly higher in water-scarce regions than in water-rich regions. Similarly, then the incremental return per unit of land should be higher where land is scarcer. These hypotheses are tested by comparing the situation in western Punjab, which is land-rich and naturally water-scarce and eastern Uttar Pradesh which is land-scarce and water-rich. Our regression analysis shows that every extra unit of water diverted for agriculture generates more economic surplus in western Punjab while every extra unit of land put under cultivation generates more economic surplus in eastern Uttar Pradesh. Hence, transfer of water from a water-rich, land-scarce region to a water-scarce, land-rich region for agriculture might result in the realization of higher economic value. |
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| spelling | CGSpace407362024-03-06T10:16:43Z Economic value of water in agriculture: comparative analysis of a water-scarce and a water-rich region in India Kumar, M. Dinesh Malla, A.K. Tripathi, S.K. water productivity economic value water scarcity crop production milk production livestock irrigated farming wells tube wells land use income households The economic value of water should be markedly higher in water-scarce regions than in water-rich regions. Similarly, then the incremental return per unit of land should be higher where land is scarcer. These hypotheses are tested by comparing the situation in western Punjab, which is land-rich and naturally water-scarce and eastern Uttar Pradesh which is land-scarce and water-rich. Our regression analysis shows that every extra unit of water diverted for agriculture generates more economic surplus in western Punjab while every extra unit of land put under cultivation generates more economic surplus in eastern Uttar Pradesh. Hence, transfer of water from a water-rich, land-scarce region to a water-scarce, land-rich region for agriculture might result in the realization of higher economic value. 2008 2014-06-13T14:48:17Z 2014-06-13T14:48:17Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40736 en Limited Access Kumar, M. Dinesh; Malla, A. K.; Tripathy, S. K. 2008. Economic value of water in agriculture: comparative analysis of a water-scarce and a water-rich region in India. Water International, 33(2):214?230. |
| spellingShingle | water productivity economic value water scarcity crop production milk production livestock irrigated farming wells tube wells land use income households Kumar, M. Dinesh Malla, A.K. Tripathi, S.K. Economic value of water in agriculture: comparative analysis of a water-scarce and a water-rich region in India |
| title | Economic value of water in agriculture: comparative analysis of a water-scarce and a water-rich region in India |
| title_full | Economic value of water in agriculture: comparative analysis of a water-scarce and a water-rich region in India |
| title_fullStr | Economic value of water in agriculture: comparative analysis of a water-scarce and a water-rich region in India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Economic value of water in agriculture: comparative analysis of a water-scarce and a water-rich region in India |
| title_short | Economic value of water in agriculture: comparative analysis of a water-scarce and a water-rich region in India |
| title_sort | economic value of water in agriculture comparative analysis of a water scarce and a water rich region in india |
| topic | water productivity economic value water scarcity crop production milk production livestock irrigated farming wells tube wells land use income households |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40736 |
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