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The rural and agricultural value of groundwater as an economic resource in the Limpopo region
Thesis (MScAgric (Agricultural Economics)--University of Stellenbosch, 2009.
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| author | Mahumani, Brian Kudzai |
| author2 | Lombard, J. P. |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/3026 The rural and agricultural value of groundwater as an economic resource in the Limpopo region Mahumani, Brian Kudzai Lombard, J. P. University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Agrisciences. Dept. of Agricultural Economics. Groundwater, Economic valuation Groundwater management Groundwater, Households use Groundwater, Irrigation use Dissertations -- Agricultural economics Theses -- Agricultural economics Thesis (MScAgric (Agricultural Economics)--University of Stellenbosch, 2009. This thesis constitutes a socio-economic study that centres on determining the economic value of groundwater in rural and agricultural uses. Limpopo Water Management Area (WMA1) and Luvuvhu/Letaba Water Management Area (WMA2) were studied in this thesis. In WMA1 table potato irrigation in the Polokwane agricultural area was studied, while Gaphago, Leokaneng, Kanana and Mohlajeng villages were studied for rural household groundwater use. In WMA2 tomato irrigation in the Mooketsi agricultural area was studied, while Lemondokop, Sereni and Hamashamba villages were studied for rural household groundwater use. Scoping field trips to the study area as well as secondary data revealed that groundwater was the dominant water source in all these selected study epicentres. In the Polokwane agricultural area, the farms typically relied on numerous boreholes. In the Mooketsi commercial farming area, groundwater was the dominant water source for most years, except when flush floods replenished farm dams. When flush floods occurred, farmers partially substituted surface water for groundwater because of economic reasons. This study determined the economic value of groundwater in two use sectors. First, determining the utility value of groundwater in selected rural households using the contingent valuation method. Utility value was defined by Dupuit (1844) and Marshall (1879) as the maximum sacrifice expressed in money terms which each consumer would be willing to make in order to acquire an object. Open-ended questions were used to determine willingness to pay during contingent household groundwater valuation. The overall mean willingness to pay for satisfactory household groundwater for the study area was R2.28 per kilolitre of groundwater. Masters 2009-02-27T14:35:44Z 2010-06-01T09:04:17Z 2009-02-27T14:35:44Z 2010-06-01T09:04:17Z 2009-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/3026 en University of Stellenbosch application/pdf application/pdf Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| spellingShingle | Groundwater, Economic valuation Groundwater management Groundwater, Households use Groundwater, Irrigation use Dissertations -- Agricultural economics Theses -- Agricultural economics Mahumani, Brian Kudzai The rural and agricultural value of groundwater as an economic resource in the Limpopo region |
| title | The rural and agricultural value of groundwater as an economic resource in the Limpopo region |
| title_full | The rural and agricultural value of groundwater as an economic resource in the Limpopo region |
| title_fullStr | The rural and agricultural value of groundwater as an economic resource in the Limpopo region |
| title_full_unstemmed | The rural and agricultural value of groundwater as an economic resource in the Limpopo region |
| title_short | The rural and agricultural value of groundwater as an economic resource in the Limpopo region |
| title_sort | rural and agricultural value of groundwater as an economic resource in the limpopo region |
| topic | Groundwater, Economic valuation Groundwater management Groundwater, Households use Groundwater, Irrigation use Dissertations -- Agricultural economics Theses -- Agricultural economics |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/3026 |
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