Economic Pricing of Water in Pistachio Production of Sirjan
Given the strategic remarkable rank of pistachio in non-oil exports, inputs’ management in its production is so important. As the scarcest input in agricultural sector, water is considered to be among the most important inputs of pistachio production. Water inadequate supply and climate conditio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Islamic Azad University
2014-12-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development |
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| Online Access: | http://webzoom.freewebs.com/ijamad/4(4)/IJAMADecember2014P247.pdf |
| Summary: | Given the strategic remarkable rank of pistachio in non-oil
exports, inputs’ management in its production is so important.
As the scarcest input in agricultural sector, water is considered to
be among the most important inputs of pistachio production.
Water inadequate supply and climate conditions increase water
demand in pistachio growing areas. It is necessary to determine
the real value or price of water for establishing a balance between
its demand and supply. Therefore, this study has aimed at
estimation of water economic value. The method used in this research
is the production function approach. Requested data sets
were obtained from the questionnaires was filled out for crop
years of 2013-2014. The results show that the average economic
value of irrigation water is 50360 RLS but the average price paid
by farmers is 1771 RLS per cubic meter of water. Thus, there is a
wide gap between water value and the price paid by farmers with
which appropriate pricing of water based on its economic value
can be eliminated. |
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| ISSN: | 2159-5852 2159-5860 |