Strategic Policy Options to Improve Irrigation Water Allocation Efficiency: Analysis on Egypt and Morocco



Table 3 Morocco: Crop Set and Base Cropping Patterns (1998).

Crop Set___________________________

Base Cropping Area (000ha)

LSI

PRI

Rain-fed

Cereals_______________________________

228.6

257.4

4514.6

Legumes_______________________

2.7

3.3

371.1

Forages____________________________

8.4

11.9

42.6

Industrial Crops_______________________

94.8

-

98.3

Vegetables__________________________

58.7

184.6

45.3

Fruits___________________________________

59.3

241.3

47.3

Fallow____________________________

-

-

592.8

Source: MASM (Doukkali, 2002).

Table 4 Description of Policy Scenarios for Morocco Case.

Scenarios

Water (LSI)

Energy

Cerealsa

Industrial Cropsb

Water Pricing

Input Factor Tax

Output Taxc

a: Cereals: Durum wheat, Bread wheat, Barley, and Corn.

b: Industrial Crops: Sugar Beet, Sugar Cane, Sunflower, and Peanuts.

c: Output tax is on crops produced on LSI.

Table 5 Actual Volumetric Cost in Different Agricultural Zone in Morocco.

Agricultural Zone

Actual Cost (Dh/M3)

Favorable Zone

0.681

Intermediate Zone

0.347

Unfavorable Zone East

0.642

Mountainous Zone*

0.17

Unfavorable Southern Zone

1.026

Sahara (Desert) Zone

0.753

Source: Ait Kadi.

* Mountain Area (mainly TADLA (Beni Amir))’s actual cost only
includes O&M cost (Dh/M3)

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