Abstract
The Souss-Massa region is experiencing an alarming water shortage, resulting from recurrent drought and overexploitation of water resources, particularly groundwater resources. This situation compromises the production potential and threatens the sustainability of agricultural activities, in particular, irrigated areas.
In this context, irrigation water valuation by crops requires utmost importance in the management of water resources in the region. Improving water efficiency takes multiple dimensions related to the choice of crops that value the water resource better, rationalization of water use, improving the productivity and the economic efficiency of farms, while protecting the environment and limiting the overexploitation of water resources. This chapter presents the results of some water valuation analysis, namely financial valuation (accounting method) and the water use efficiency calculation. The latter is based on the results of the DEA approach (data envelopment analysis).
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Elame, F., Lionboui, H., Redouane, CA. (2016). Water Use Efficiency and Valuation in Agriculture in the Souss-Massa. In: Choukr‐Allah, R., Ragab, R., Bouchaou, L., Barceló, D. (eds) The Souss‐Massa River Basin, Morocco. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, vol 53. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/698_2016_75
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