Can the informal groundwater markets improve water use efficiency and equity? Evidence from a semi-arid region of Pakistan

Razzaq, Amar; Qing, Ping; Naseer, Muhammad Asad ur Rehman; Abid, Мuhammad; Anwar, Mumtaz Ali; Iqbal, Javed

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.266

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“…For this study, cross-sectional data were collected from apricot growers of the GB and Chitral regions in July-September 2018. Following Razzaq et al and Naseer et al [9,23], a multistage random sampling technique was used to collect the data. In the first stage, the Himalayan range of Pakistan was selected due to its importance in apricot production.…”

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Issues and Impacts of the Apricot Value Chain on the Upland Farmers in the Himalayan Range of Pakistan

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The livelihood of the people in the Himalayan range of Pakistan is largely dependent on the cultivation of fruits. Apricot and apple are the major fruits of this region, which are marketed throughout the country and also exported to other countries. Due to high perishability and the poor farm-to-market infrastructure in the region, farmers are unable to get maximum returns. This study was conducted keeping in view the importance of the region and the impacts of fruits on the livelihood of the farmhands. Cross-sectional data from 200 respondents were collected through a multistage random sampling technique. Factor analysis was employed to find out the constraint in the apricot production and propensity score matching estimates were employed to see the impact of apricot production on the farming communities in the study area. The results of the factor analysis show the most important group of constraints in the growth of the apricot industry is awareness, which is an internal factor. This is followed by production, policy, and marketing constraints. The least important is processing technology. Furthermore, the results show that apricot production has a significant positive impact on decreasing the poverty level of the household, depicting a great potential for the development of resilient livelihoods.

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“…Undoubtedly, water rights and water markets have been considered when attempting to adapt to water scarcity [33]. Many researchers have found that the participation in water markets improves water use efficiency in the agriculture sector and promotes economic water resource use efficiency among different sectors [34][35][36]. The water buyers and water sellers are more efficient in using water than farmers who do not participate in water markets.…”

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Assessment of Agricultural Water Productivity in Arid China

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Zhu

2020

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The water crisis has become increasingly serious, particularly in arid and semiarid areas. Agricultural water productivity (AWP) is an important indicator for evaluating water use efficiency and agricultural water management. This study uses water consumption derived from satellite data, combined with statistical survey information, to analyze the spatiotemporal variations and driving factors of AWP at the region and county scales over the past 15 years (2002–2015) in the Turpan region (China). The results showed the increasing change trends of AWP throughout Turpan and its three counties. A multiple regression analysis was applied to evaluate AWP, agricultural production and water consumption with driving factors. The contribution of agricultural factors (fertilizer amount, pesticide use and irrigation area) was 86.3% for change of production and 93.3% for change of water consumption in Turpan. The synchronous changes associated with the similar factor contributions resulted in a nonsignificant change in AWP for the whole region. However, the significant increase in AWP in Toksun County was caused by a weakened effect of synchronous changes due to the difference between the largest contributing factors (irrigation area for production at 29.3% and temperature for water consumption at 35.4%). The different change trends of the AWP at regional and county levels indicated that agricultural planting structure adjustment could be an effective way to improve water productivity. This paper provides objective and new information to understand the effects of AWP changes at regional and county scales, which is beneficial for irrigation agriculture development in Turpan.

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“…The scarcity of irrigation water poses serious threats to the sustainability of Pakistan's agriculture [28]. Due to insufficient and uneven surface water supply, farmers are increasingly using groundwater to supplement their irrigation needs [21]. The Indus River is a major source of surface water for the irrigation network in Pakistan, which is subdivided into its branches downstream, i.e., Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej.…”

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“…In order to select a representative sample for this study, a multistage random sampling technique was used [21,30]. In the first stage, AWBs were selected purposively.…”

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Impact of Institutional Features on the Overall Performance Assessment of Participatory Irrigation Management: Farmers’ Response from Pakistan

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Ashfaq

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The basic objective of the irrigation reforms, i.e., participatory irrigation management in Pakistan, was a better economic and financial management of irrigation service delivery, equity in water distribution, and better environmental outcome. The aim of this study was to assess the optimism with the reforms package that has actually delivered expected outcomes. For this purpose, this study used a cross-sectional dataset of 567 farmers in five selected Area Water Boards (AWBs) of Punjab and Sindh provinces of Pakistan. Important institutional features including compliance, adaptiveness, clarity of objectives, good interaction, and appropriate scale, were modeled through structural equation modeling on the overall performance assessment of water use associations from a farmer’s perspective. Results suggested that clear objectives, adaptiveness, scale, and compliance show a strong relationship with an overall assessment of performance. While good interaction has not impacted significantly with an overall performance assessment. The impact of institutional feature on the overall performance assessment depends on the nature of performance considered, e.g., drivers of the economic performance of a farmer organization may not be the same as the drivers of its environmental performance. Besides offering insights on specific drivers that matter for a particular dimension of the institutional performance of farmer organizations, the study suggests that participatory irrigation management institutions are still in infancy even after decades of their introduction, and just creating institutions is neither mandatory nor sufficient. Furthermore, the institutional designs are considered critical for the success of participatory institutions. Therefore, there is a need to consider the conformity of the strategies with the existing norms and compliance to the on-going procedures.

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Can the informal groundwater markets improve water use efficiency and equity? Evidence from a semi-arid region of Pakistan

Cited by 87 publications

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Issues and Impacts of the Apricot Value Chain on the Upland Farmers in the Himalayan Range of Pakistan

Issues and Impacts of the Apricot Value Chain on the Upland Farmers in the Himalayan Range of Pakistan

Assessment of Agricultural Water Productivity in Arid China

Impact of Institutional Features on the Overall Performance Assessment of Participatory Irrigation Management: Farmers’ Response from Pakistan

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