Economic value of water in agriculture: comparative analysis of a water-scarce and a water-rich region in India

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dc.creatorKumar, M. Dinesh
dc.creatorMalla, A.K.
dc.creatorTripathi, S.K.
dc.date2008
dc.date2014-06-13T14:48:17Z
dc.date2014-06-13T14:48:17Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:26:52Z
dc.descriptionThe 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.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/40736
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/156143
dc.languageen
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceKumar, 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.
dc.subjectwater productivity
dc.subjecteconomic value
dc.subjectwater scarcity
dc.subjectcrop production
dc.subjectmilk production
dc.subjectlivestock
dc.subjectirrigated farming
dc.subjectwells
dc.subjecttube wells
dc.subjectland use
dc.subjectincome
dc.subjecthouseholds
dc.titleEconomic value of water in agriculture: comparative analysis of a water-scarce and a water-rich region in India
dc.typeJournal Article

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