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Food security and sustainable development requires efficient use of water resources, especially in irrigation. Economic pricing can be an effective tool to achieve more efficient water use, provided it is supported by other policies in implementation. Applying various water pricing and cost recovery arrangements is suggested for efficient allocation. Any adverse impact on farmers’ incomes must be addressed and higher prices linked to more reliable
service. Experiences among several countries suggest a variety of implementation issues.
Where farmers switch to high-value water-intensive crops following a rise in price of irrigation water, it may be necessary to raise prices even further to discourage that practice. Essential complements to water pricing are water distribution rules and technological choices at critical nodes in the delivery system that allow farmers flexibility in conserving water in response to higher prices. Among other supporting institutions, water users associations seem a higher priority than water markets.
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