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Conventional Valuation of the Economic Viability of Agricultural Water Investments in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands

In: Innovative Water Finance in Africa

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  • Cush Ngonzo Luwesi

    (University of Kinshasa)

  • Seham D. Zaky Dawoud

    (Damietta University)

  • Chris Allan Shisanya

    (Kenyatta University)

  • Remy Bolito Losembe

    (University of Kinshasa)

  • Joy Apiyo Obando

    (Kenyatta University)

  • Nelson H. Were Wawire

    (Kenyatta University)

Abstract

There is an urgent need for developing “Green water” resources in Africa, which represent the two thirds (2/3) of water reserves kept by plants underneath. Yet, the “Business as usual” interventions consist of investing heavily in “Blue water saving” through large dams, water tanks and pipelines as well as rationing water and regulating its inter-basin transfer and price. This chapter presents an innovative application of conventional yet probabilistic benefitbenefit-cost valuation methods for the economic viability of agricultural water investments in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) of Kenya.

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  • Cush Ngonzo Luwesi & Seham D. Zaky Dawoud & Chris Allan Shisanya & Remy Bolito Losembe & Joy Apiyo Obando & Nelson H. Were Wawire, 2023. "Conventional Valuation of the Economic Viability of Agricultural Water Investments in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands," Springer Books, in: Cush Ngonzo Luwesi & Atakilte Beyene (ed.), Innovative Water Finance in Africa, chapter 0, pages 111-145, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-38234-5_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-38234-5_5
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