L'irrigation diminue-t-elle en France ? Premiers enseignements du recensement agricole de 2010

Loubier, S.; Campardon, Myriam; Morardet, Sylvie

doi:10.3917/set.011.0012

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“…As observed by Loubier et al (2013), total irrigated area in France did not change significantly between 2000 and 2010 while the area equipped with irrigation has 9 reduced by 12%. Furthermore, during the same time, the total area of irrigated maize reduced by 8% while other irrigated cereal crops increased by 11% (Figure 2).…”

Section: Des-incentivising Irrigation In Direct Paymentsmentioning

confidence: 73%

“…By 2000, the extent of irrigated area reached 1.57 million ha (around + 40% from 1988) while the area equipped for irrigation covered 2.6 million ha (around +50% from 1988). At this time, the development of irrigation occurred through a mix of collective and individual, farm-level schemes (Loubier et al, 2013). A significant development of groundwater abstraction can be observed during that period (see chapter 3).…”

Section: A System Of Direct Payments Incentivising Irrigation Usementioning

confidence: 95%

“…The favourable public policy support for irrigation in the second half of the 20 th century has led to a vast increase in agricultural irrigation and the creation of multiple abstraction points. More specifically, the importance of individual abstraction points (1.16 million ha in 2010 compared to 410,000 ha in collective or mixed irrigation schemes, see Loubier et al, 2013) represents a significant challenge to regulators whose monitoring and enforcement capacities are limited.…”

Section: Establishing Volumetric Management Of Agricultural Abstractionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…While collective schemes led to the greatest increase in irrigation between 1955 and 1965, individual initiatives became more popular from 1966 onwards (Martin, 1972). Between 1970 and 1988, individual initiatives represented two-third of the additional 400,000ha of irrigated areas (Loubier et al 2013). During this period, groundwater pumping became a major source of agricultural water (see chapter 3).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Tracing the Impact of Agricultural Policies on Irrigation Water Demand and Groundwater Extraction in France

Rouillard

2020

Sustainable Groundwater Management

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Sustainable groundwater quantitative management does not only depend on implementing the right water policy instruments. It also relies on enabling sectoral policies that work in synergy with water policy objectives. To explore this link, this chapter presents the evolution of European agricultural policies, their level of support to irrigated farming, and consequences for groundwater abstraction in France. Three phases are identified. Until 1992, the French government encouraged the deployment of irrigated farming through price support mechanisms, market measures, subsidies for agricultural modernisation, and large scale supply infrastructure projects. The second phase, from 1992 and 2003, is a transitional period during which agricultural policies maintained an explicit support to irrigated farming, while the first agro-environmental schemes were established. The third and on-going phase (2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015)(2016)(2017)(2018)(2019)(2020) is associated with the progressive removal of direct payments for irrigated crops, while rural development funding offers mixed incentives. The chapter then presents current policy instruments contributing to reduce structural water deficits due to agricultural abstraction. To date, most projects to achieve groundwater quantitative targets focus on improvements in irrigation efficiency and the building of "compensatory" water storage schemes. To meet the challenges of climate change and increased scarcity, future initiatives should focus on water savings through the diversification of agricultural and food systems.

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Section: Des-incentivising Irrigation In Direct Paymentsmentioning

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Section: A System Of Direct Payments Incentivising Irrigation Usementioning

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Tracing the Impact of Agricultural Policies on Irrigation Water Demand and Groundwater Extraction in France

Rouillard

2020

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“…D epuis 1980, l'irrigation individuelle s'est fortement développée dans l'agriculture française, notamment à partir de forages individuels (Loubier et al, 2013). Le cadre institutionnel, initialement peu contraignant, s'est renforcé avec la loi sur l'eau de 1992, puis avec la loi sur les milieux aquatiques de 2006.…”

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