The Use of Wastewater for Irrigation Purposes: Perceptions and Willingness to Pay for Treated Wastewater

Ambreen, Faiza; Bashir, Muhammad Hamid; Ashfaq, Muhammad; Ali, Ghaffar; Hassan, Sarfraz; Shabir, Maria

doi:10.14445/23942568/ijaes-v7i4p102

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“…For example, the education of the respondents was found to be a significant factor making the mind to take part in flood insurance. This guides us that literacy/knowledge will elevate informed decision-making among farmers; thus, the result tallies with previous research of Ambreen et al (2020). Out of two reported sources of monthly income, i.e., farm and off-farm, respondents earning off-farm income had more tendency to accept the new mechanism of flood insurance than farm income earners.…”

Section: Factors Affecting Willingness To Participate In Flood Insurancesupporting

confidence: 81%

Weather Induced Risks, Mitigation Strategies and Farmers’ Willingness to Participate in Flood Insurance Scheme in Punjab, Pakistan

Saeed¹,

Ali²,

Nadeem

2023

J. Econ. Impact

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Affordable insurance coverage remains a challenge in many economies demanding public-private support to mitigate disaster risks. The private sector can play an important role in creating public awareness to adopt financial protection against these risks. The lack of insurance penetration is common in developing countries and needs a careful innovative initiative in the agricultural sector specifically. Keeping in view the success of flood insurance schemes globally, it may be a viable option to help rural farmers during recurring catastrophic events in Pakistan. Present research study was conducted to evaluate weather-induced risks, farmers’ mitigation strategies and determining factors affecting the willingness of the farmers to adopt flood insurance schemes. The study used primary data randomly collected through a field survey from 240 farmers of three disaster-hit districts of Punjab during 2018-19. Binary regression was applied to estimate the results. The results of descriptive statistics show that most farmers (80%) consider floods a major weather-induced threat. At the farm level, money savings, diversified agriculture and keeping a high plinth of the house were among the main strategies to mitigate the risks of flood disasters. Factors like education level, off-farm earnings and involvement of farmers in other mitigation programs had a positive and significant contribution to enhancing willingness to participate in a flood insurance scheme. In contrast, higher land size, farmers relying on credit facilities, more contact with agriculture extension staff, and raised houses/plinth of the house were negatively affecting the adoption of flood insurance schemes. The findings can guide the agricultural policymakers and National Disaster Management Authorities towards improving their efforts to mitigate the negative impacts of floods and enhancing the willingness to adopt crop insurance schemes. These findings and measures can promote private insurance companies to propagate their initiatives for public welfare through the launch of insurance schemes more progressively.

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Section: Factors Affecting Willingness To Participate In Flood Insurancesupporting

confidence: 81%

Weather Induced Risks, Mitigation Strategies and Farmers’ Willingness to Participate in Flood Insurance Scheme in Punjab, Pakistan

Saeed¹,

Ali²,

Nadeem

2023

J. Econ. Impact

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“…It was noticed from the analysis that the perception was a function of treated water quality and also the ability of farmers to meet the associated challenges such as soil salinity, nutrient management, irrigation system damages, and marketing the products produced. Ambreen et al (2020) evaluated the responses of the farmers of Pakistan towards their WTU, the TWW as an alternative irrigation water source and WTP for reuse using the binary logistic regression model and χ 2 test. From the analysis, it was found that the WTP was positively affected by the socio-economic profile such as age, gender, education and profession of the farmers, and knowledge and awareness of water reuse.…”

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Need to educate farmers about the benefits of using treated wastewater for agriculture

Baanu¹,

Babu²,

Anuradha³

2022

Water Policy

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Treated wastewater (TWW) reuse is one of the strategic options for preserving available freshwater resources and ensuring sustainability. The success of any utility project is centered on public acceptance and utilization. A questionnaire is randomly distributed to 397 farmers to study the willingness to use TWW reuse for agriculture and pay for the reuse. The socio-economic profile of the farmers, satisfaction of water supply, and agricultural factors are considered as the influential parameters. Descriptive analysis, χ2 test, Mann–Whitney U test, and binary logistic method are used for statistical analysis. The analyses reveal that more than 90% of the farmers have willingness to use TWW due to water scarcity. However, most of them are unwilling to pay for the reuse due to their straitened economic conditions. The physicochemical characteristics of the TWW from a wastewater treatment plant are analyzed and possible reductions in the application of fertilizer quantity and cost are quantified. An attempt to improve the percentage of willingness to pay for the TWW reuse is made by detailing the economic benefits of TWW reuse. A significant percentage of the farmers who are contrary to pay for the TWW reuse initially have budged to pay for TWW at a subsidized cost.

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“…For example, treated wastewater used for agriculture is different from that used for cleaning purposes. 3 Textile wastewater for instance needs to be treated efficiently due to the myriad of complex organic compounds, heavy metals and salts that render it toxic. 4 Textile industry is considered one of the main industries consuming water and generating wastewater.…”

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Sequential electron beam and bioflocculation for treatment of textile nanodyes

Elkenawy

Gomaa

2023

RSC Adv.

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The Use of Wastewater for Irrigation Purposes: Perceptions and Willingness to Pay for Treated Wastewater

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Weather Induced Risks, Mitigation Strategies and Farmers’ Willingness to Participate in Flood Insurance Scheme in Punjab, Pakistan

Weather Induced Risks, Mitigation Strategies and Farmers’ Willingness to Participate in Flood Insurance Scheme in Punjab, Pakistan

Need to educate farmers about the benefits of using treated wastewater for agriculture

Sequential electron beam and bioflocculation for treatment of textile nanodyes

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