Local water markets for irrigation in southern Spain: A multicriteria approach

Arriaza, Manuel; Gómez‐Limón, José A.; Upton, Martin

doi:10.1111/1467-8489.00165

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“…Most of the existing research on the topic in Spain has been based on mathematical models and simulation (e.g., Arriaza et al, 2002). Although there is a lack of empirical evidence, the little evidence that is available shows that water markets do not achieve the performance that the theoretical and simulation work anticipates.…”

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Factors influencing farmers’ willingness to participate in water allocation trading. A case study in southern Spain

Giannoccaro¹,

Castillo²,

Berbel³

2016

Span. j. agric. res.

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<p>This study aims to uncover the factors that influence farmers’ attitudes towards water allocation trading. In the study, we simulate two water availability scenarios, an average year and a drought year, in a contingent valuation experiment with 241 farmers. A survey was held in the spring of 2012 in the Guadalquivir and Almanzora River Basins. First, we estimated a multinomial logit model to determine the factors that influence farmers to decide to participate in our hypothetical market. We then analysed the structural and socio-economic factors determining the monetary value of traded water using Heckman’s two-step model. Our results indicate that those farmers who are more innovative and have had agricultural training show a higher willingness to participate in water trading. Additionally, low water-supply guarantee and appropriate information about seasonal water availability increase the probability of participation. Higher willingness to pay (WTP) for water is found in horticulture and among farmers who grow citrus and other permanent crops; lower water selling value (WTA) is found in farms with extensive annual crops and traditional olive groves. However, monetary values (WTP/WTA) are strongly dependent on the current cost of irrigation water services. While findings of this research seem to support the idea of diffusion innovation theory, the existence of ethical concerns that might influence farmers’ acceptance of irrigation water markets needs further analysis.</p>

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Factors influencing farmers’ willingness to participate in water allocation trading. A case study in southern Spain

Giannoccaro¹,

Castillo²,

Berbel³

2016

Span. j. agric. res.

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“…Qureshi et al [15] included administrative and financial barriers in their mathematical model for the Murray-Darling basin in Australia, while Pujol [16] based on the farmers' preferences, added limits to profit-maximizing behaviour in implementing a model in different irrigated areas of Spain and Italy. Martínez and Goetz [17] provide another example of a mathematical model used to simulate water market mechanisms in agriculture in Spain, while the issue has also been studied there using Multi Criteria Analysis [18,19].…”

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Analysis of Stakeholders’ Attitudes towards Water Markets in Southern Spain

Giannoccaro

Pedraza

Berbel

2013

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This research examines stakeholders' perceptions of and preferences for water markets in agriculture, focusing on the likely barriers that might refrain them from participating in such markets. The research was carried out on the Guadalquivir River Basin and involved semi-quantitative methods, combining a structured survey and focus group discussions. A very simple questionnaire was administered to each irrigation stakeholder (i.e., managers, water right holders and non-holders). The main result is that stakeholders will only keep selling water seasonally as the rights remain linked to the land. Nonetheless, some relevant differences among stakeholders were found. Managers seem to be more interested in selling water than farmers. Another important discrepancy was found between water rights holders and non-holders. Access to a water rights system, types of existing infrastructure, and legal and administrative aspects are also important factors influencing the acceptability of water trading in the study area. These results might be helpful to policymakers who are currently evaluating the potential for water markets in Europe and have little observable market data to work with.

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“…Algunos ejemplos de esta primera solución son los trabajos de Arriaza et al (2002), que utilizan una función de utilidad con un único atributo (beneficio) y Martínez y Gómez-Limón (2004), que consideran que la decisión sobre el consumo de agua está determinada por la utilidad multiatributo que ésta les aporta. Una segunda solución consiste en la introducción de restricciones y coeficientes técnicos que incorporan la variabilidad en las condiciones agroclimáticas, tecnología, disponibilidad de mano de obra, etc.…”

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“…En el caso concreto de los mercados de tipo instantáneo o «spot» conviene destacar, entre otros, los estudios de Houston y Whittlesey (1986), Dinar y Letey (1991) y Weinberg et al (1993), Brennan y Scoccimarro (1998) localizados en Estados Unidos, y Bjornlund y Mckay (1998), y Bjornlund (2003) en Australia. En el ámbito de la literatura española cabe citar los trabajos de Arriaza y Gómez-Limón (2000), Arriaza et al (2002), en contexto de la modelización multicriterio y localizados en zonas de riego del valle del Guadalquivir. También utiliza esta metodología el trabajo de Martínez y Gómez-Limón (2004), que considera tres objetivos de gestión (maximización del margen bruto total, minimización del riesgo y minimización de la mano de obra total utilizada), pero en este caso aplicado a nivel de cuenca hidrográfica en el valle del Duero.…”

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Eficiencia de las reglas de asignación de agua en el regadío: Asignación a través de mercados, de la regla proporcional y de la regla uniforme

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Martínez

Rodrigo

2011

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RESUMEN:En el presente trabajo se simula la introducción de diferentes métodos de reparto del agua en la agricultura, y se aplican a una zona de regadío del valle central del Ebro. En concreto, se han escogido tres métodos diferentes de asignación con el fin de comparar su eficiencia económica. Además del actual sistema proporcional y el sistema de mercado, se simulará la introducción de la regla de reparto uniforme, desarrollada en la teoría de la elección social. Los resultados permiten concluir que aunque el mercado de agua conduzca a mejores resultados globales en todos los casos, la regla uniforme puede resultar una alternativa interesante cuando las dotaciones de agua se encuentran en el intervalo habitual, mientras que en situaciones de escasez severa de agua, el mercado presenta una ventaja más clara con respecto a cualquier otro sistema de asignación. Asimismo, los resultados demuestran que los niveles superiores de heterogeneidad entre los usuarios y altos precios administrativos del agua representan situaciones más ventajosas para la aplicación de la regla de asignación uniforme en comparación con el actual sistema proporcional.PALABRAS CLAVE: Agricultura, Gestión del agua de riego, Mercado de agua, Elección social.Clasificación JEL: D71, Q12, Q25.La autoría del artículo corresponde en partes iguales a todos los firmantes. Agradecemos al Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia por el soporte a través de los proyectos AGL2001-23333-CO2-01 y AGL2004-00964. Nos gustaría agradecer a Dolores Berga por sus comentarios y sugerencias sobre versiones anteriores del artículo.

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Local water markets for irrigation in southern Spain: A multicriteria approach

Cited by 54 publications

References 32 publications

Factors influencing farmers’ willingness to participate in water allocation trading. A case study in southern Spain

Factors influencing farmers’ willingness to participate in water allocation trading. A case study in southern Spain

Analysis of Stakeholders’ Attitudes towards Water Markets in Southern Spain

Eficiencia de las reglas de asignación de agua en el regadío: Asignación a través de mercados, de la regla proporcional y de la regla uniforme

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