Income and irrigation water use efficiency under climate change: An application of spatial stochastic crop and water allocation model to Western Uzbekistan

A decline in water availability due to rising temperatures and growing water demand presents significant and unique challenges to agricultural producers in Uzbekistan. This study investigates the impact of climate change on farm revenues and water use efficiencies in Western Uzbekistan. A spatially...

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Main Authors: Bobojonov, Ihtiyor, Berg, Ernst, Franz-Vasdekic, Jennifer, Martius, Christopher, Lamers, John P.A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89872
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author Bobojonov, Ihtiyor
Berg, Ernst
Franz-Vasdekic, Jennifer
Martius, Christopher
Lamers, John P.A.
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Bobojonov, Ihtiyor
Franz-Vasdekic, Jennifer
Lamers, John P.A.
Martius, Christopher
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Franz-Vasdekic, Jennifer
Martius, Christopher
Lamers, John P.A.
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description A decline in water availability due to rising temperatures and growing water demand presents significant and unique challenges to agricultural producers in Uzbekistan. This study investigates the impact of climate change on farm revenues and water use efficiencies in Western Uzbekistan. A spatially explicit stochastic optimization model is used to analyze crop and water allocation decisions under conditions of uncertainty for irrigation water availability in the area for the first time. Results show farmers’ income could fall by as much as 25% with a 3.2 °C temperature increase and a 15% decline in irrigation. Farmers located in the tail end of the irrigation system could lose an even greater share of their revenues. A more conservative increase in temperature could increase farmer income by as much as 46% with a 2.2° temperature increase and only 8% decline in irrigation water since some crops benefit from extended vegetation periods. Under both pessimistic and optimistic scenarios, environmental challenges due to shallow groundwater tables may improve associated with enhanced water use efficiency.
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spelling CGSpace898722025-02-19T13:42:29Z Income and irrigation water use efficiency under climate change: An application of spatial stochastic crop and water allocation model to Western Uzbekistan Bobojonov, Ihtiyor Berg, Ernst Franz-Vasdekic, Jennifer Martius, Christopher Lamers, John P.A. climate change agriculture food security A decline in water availability due to rising temperatures and growing water demand presents significant and unique challenges to agricultural producers in Uzbekistan. This study investigates the impact of climate change on farm revenues and water use efficiencies in Western Uzbekistan. A spatially explicit stochastic optimization model is used to analyze crop and water allocation decisions under conditions of uncertainty for irrigation water availability in the area for the first time. Results show farmers’ income could fall by as much as 25% with a 3.2 °C temperature increase and a 15% decline in irrigation. Farmers located in the tail end of the irrigation system could lose an even greater share of their revenues. A more conservative increase in temperature could increase farmer income by as much as 46% with a 2.2° temperature increase and only 8% decline in irrigation water since some crops benefit from extended vegetation periods. Under both pessimistic and optimistic scenarios, environmental challenges due to shallow groundwater tables may improve associated with enhanced water use efficiency. 2016 2017-12-31T15:45:58Z 2017-12-31T15:45:58Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89872 en Open Access Elsevier Bobojonov I, Berg E, Franz-Vasdeki J, Martius C, Lamers JP. 2016. Income and irrigation water use efficiency under climate change: An application of spatial stochastic crop and water allocation model to Western Uzbekistan. Climate Risk Management 13:19-30.
spellingShingle climate change
agriculture
food security
Bobojonov, Ihtiyor
Berg, Ernst
Franz-Vasdekic, Jennifer
Martius, Christopher
Lamers, John P.A.
Income and irrigation water use efficiency under climate change: An application of spatial stochastic crop and water allocation model to Western Uzbekistan
title Income and irrigation water use efficiency under climate change: An application of spatial stochastic crop and water allocation model to Western Uzbekistan
title_full Income and irrigation water use efficiency under climate change: An application of spatial stochastic crop and water allocation model to Western Uzbekistan
title_fullStr Income and irrigation water use efficiency under climate change: An application of spatial stochastic crop and water allocation model to Western Uzbekistan
title_full_unstemmed Income and irrigation water use efficiency under climate change: An application of spatial stochastic crop and water allocation model to Western Uzbekistan
title_short Income and irrigation water use efficiency under climate change: An application of spatial stochastic crop and water allocation model to Western Uzbekistan
title_sort income and irrigation water use efficiency under climate change an application of spatial stochastic crop and water allocation model to western uzbekistan
topic climate change
agriculture
food security
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89872
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