1. Energy cost of irrigation policy in Morocco: a social accounting matrix assessment
- Author
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Caroline Lejars and Mohammed Rachid Doukkali
- Subjects
Irrigation ,politique de l'eau ,Natural resource economics ,Development ,Culture pluviale ,Energy subsidies ,E14 - Économie et politique du développement ,Environmental protection ,Economics ,Utilisation de l'eau ,Rainfed agriculture ,P10 - Ressources en eau et leur gestion ,F06 - Irrigation ,Consommation d'énergie ,Coût ,Water Science and Technology ,Consumption (economics) ,business.industry ,Culture irriguée ,Subsidy ,Analyse économique ,Gestion des eaux ,Agriculture ,E16 - Économie de la production ,Sociologie ,Energy cost ,business ,Social accounting matrix - Abstract
The objective of this study was to assess the consumption and the multiplier effect of the use of energy and irrigation water for rainfed and irrigated agriculture at the national level in Morocco. Using a social accounting matrix, the direct and indirect economic effects of subsidizing energy used by agriculture were identified. The results show that irrigation water policy in Morocco, which targets 'water-saving' techniques, has increased the use of subsidized energy and that indirect effects, through energy subsidies, exceed the direct effects of agricultural subsidies. A social accounting matrix can help decision makers make the necessary trade-offs between irrigated and rainfed agriculture.
- Published
- 2015