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Le poids de l'agriculture dans la répartition et l'usage de l'eau

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  • Thierry Rieu
  • Marie-Pierre Arlot

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[fre] L'accroissement récent des besoins en eau agricole provient pour une grande partie du développement de l'irrigation individuelle dans des régions peu irriguées auparavant. Il amène parfois à des compétitions d'usage et à des impacts négatifs sur le milieu. De plus l'irrigation nécessite des investissements coûteux. Cependant, le développement récent de l'irrigation montre bien qu'elle constitue pour l'agriculteur comme pour la collectivité, une réponse à un contexte économique difficile. Concilier ces attentes ainsi que le respect du milieu naturel passe par des économies d'eau, une planification adaptée et une gestion locale de la ressource en eau. Il n'est effectivement pas possible de prendre une position générale et uniforme sur l'opportunité de l'irrigation du fait de la diversité des situations. [eng] Irrigation and water resources management in France . Development of individual irrigation in areas that were not much irrigated before is the main cause for the recent increase of water requirements for agricultural purposes. Sometimes, this entails competition for the use of water and harmful consequences for the environnement. Moreover, irrigation requires costly investments. However, the development of irrigation shows it is the answer chosen by farmers and the community to face the economic difficulties of the agriculture. Coming up to the water demand and protecting the environnement requires water savings, adequate planning and local management of water ressources. In fact, the large variety of encountered situations makes it impossible to end up with a general and uniform statement about the irrigation opportunity.

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  • Thierry Rieu & Marie-Pierre Arlot, 1992. "Le poids de l'agriculture dans la répartition et l'usage de l'eau," Économie rurale, Programme National Persée, vol. 208(1), pages 57-60.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:recoru:ecoru_0013-0559_1992_num_208_1_4452
    DOI: 10.3406/ecoru.1992.4452
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    1. Dominique Paoli & Thierry Rieu, 1992. "La situation de l'eau en France," Économie et Statistique, Programme National Persée, vol. 258(1), pages 95-104.

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