Irrigation of farm land under the EU Water Framework Directive

• Authors: Theuvsen L. , Battermann H. W.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

With the Water Framework Directive (WFD), the European Union has established a legal framework for the protection of all aquatic ecological systems, including groundwater. This directive may have advantages for the water regime in ecologically sensitive areas but may also bring some economic disadvantages for farmers. The economic implications of the WFD for irrigated agriculture with regard to various scenarios and the implementation of alternative water policy measures are analysed. The results show that demand for irrigation water, farmers’ reactions with regard to operational and strategic decisions and income effects strongly depend on the water policy measures implemented.

Keywords

EN

irrigation; farm land; European Union; Water Framework Directive; farm income; linear programming; water price

• Publisher: Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie
• Journal: Problemy Rolnictwa Światowego
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 11(26)
• Issue: 3
• Physical description: p.137-145,fig.,ref.

Contributors

author

Theuvsen L.

• Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Georg-August University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany

author

Battermann H. W.