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• Title:
  Water scarcity, mountain deforestation and the economic value of water in a small-scale irrigation system: A case study in East Java, Indonesia
• Creator:
  Budiman, Subhan Arif;
  Rondhi, Mohammad;
  Khasan, Ahmad Fatikhul;
  Peratama, Bagus;
  Rokhani, Rokhani;
  Suwandari, Anik;
  Ridjal, Julian Adam;
  Soemarno, Soemarno;
  PriJono, Sugeng;
  Soedarto, Soedarto
• Description:
  The purpose of this study was to identify the willingness of farmers to pay for small-scale irrigation (SSI) and its determinants. Additionally, this study analysed the physical water availability in the study area using 16 years’ (2004-2019) historical data of streamflow, rainfall and forest cover change. A structured questionnaire was used to collect the data from 100 farmers. A contingent valuation method was employed to elicit farmers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for irrigation water. The results show that the average WTP of farmers is US$ 215.84/ha/year. It accounts for 20% of farm revenue and is almost 20 times the water fee in large-scale irrigation systems. The study area experienced significant deforestation in the last two decades suffering a decrease of 11.72% of forest cover. It decreases the amount of stored rainwater and decreases the streamflow causing water scarcity during the dry season. Farm size, farmer income, distance to a small dam and usage of water-pump are the significant determinants. The results indicate that water scarcity caused by poor infrastructure increases the economic value of water in a SSI system.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Rights:
  Prawa autorskie (c) 2021 Subhan Arif Budiman, Mohammad Rondhi, Ahmad Fatikhul Khasan, Bagus Peratama, Rokhani, Anik Suwandari, Julian Adam RidJal, Soemarno, Sugeng PriJono, Soedarto
• Date:
  2021.06.30
• Type:
  info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
  info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion;
  Recenzowany artykuł
• Language:
  English
• Source:
  Quaestiones Geographicae; Vol. 40 No. 2 (2021); 153–166;
  Quaestiones Geographicae; Tom 40 Nr 2 (2021); 153–166;
  2081-6383;
  0137-477X
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan
• Relation: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/qg/article/view/30254/26779
• Subject:
  water scarcity;
  small-scale irrigation system;
  contingent valuation method;
  economic value of water;
  willingness to pay
• Identifier: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/qg/article/view/30254
• Data provider:
  Platforma Otwartych Czasopism Naukowych UAM
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