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

Crop Items

___policy shocks

Energy Tax Scenario

Output Tax Scenario

50%

100%

200%

2%

5%

10%

Cereals

Durum Wheat

-

-

-

-0.03

-0.03

-0.02

Bread Wheat

-

-

-

-0.01

-0.01

-0.01

Barley

1

2.5

1

1.61

2.68

6.2

Corn

-

-0.2

-0.4

0.05

0.01

-0.05

Legumes

Beans

^B

^B

^B

^B

^B

^B

Other Pulses

-

^B

^B

^B

^B

-

Forages

Rain fed forage

4

9

15.8

-

-

-

Industrial Crops

Sugar Beet

-

^B

^B

^B

^B

-

Sunflower

-

0.1

0.1

-

0.1

0.1

Peanuts

2.8

5.6

11.3

6.9

17.2

34.4

Vegetables

Vegetables in Dry-land

-

^B

^B

^B

^B

-

Fruits

Grape

0.6

1

1.8

0.3

0.2

0.2

Other Tree Crops

^B

^B

^B

^B

^B

^B

Fallow

^B

-0.2

0.1

-

0.1

0.3

Total Cultivation of Land

_________0.3

0.8

____0.4

_________0.5

0.9

____2

Crop Items

policy shocks

Water Pricing Scenario

Energy Tax Scenario

Output Tax Scenario

Cost Recovery Level

50%

100%

200%

2%

5%

10%

Durum wheat

3

2

4

7

3.3

7.8

15.9

Bread wheat

2

1

1

1

0.7

1.6

2.9

Barley

4

2

^B

4

^B

-

-

Corn

-

-

-

^B

-

-

-

Beans

1

-2

-4

1

-2.9

-7.4

-14.7

Other Pulses

-

-

-

^B

-

-

-

Raw Sugar

5

1

2

4

1.4

3.5

7.1

Sunflower

-

-

-

^B

-

-

-

Raw Sunflower Oil

3

________1

________2

3

-0.1

0.7

1.5