Analysis of farmers’ attitude toward irrigation with desalinated brackish water in Israel’s Arava Valley

A. Ghermandi; Tom Minich

Analysis of farmers’ attitude toward irrigation with desalinated brackish water in Israel’s Arava Valley

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management

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Abstract

Saline water irrigation is practiced in arid regions with access to brackish
groundwater resources, such as the Arava Valley in Israel (from 30°57'N-35°23'E to 29°33'N34°58'E). Local farmers have relied on it for decades, but the sustainability of this practice is questionable due to limitations on yields, choice of crops, and leaching requirements [1]. Desalination may be a resource-efficient alternative, but implementation has thus far been limited.
High costs, lack of essential ions for crop growth, and brine disposal are often cited as limiting factors, but the farmers’ perspective regarding their relative importance and how to overcome such limitations is largely absent from the scientific literature. This study uses survey-based techniques to analyze irrigation practices in the Arava Valley, farmers’ attitude and concerns
toward desalinated water, and their willingness to pay for desalination.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	3rd International Congress on Water, Waste and Energy Management
Number of pages	4
State	Published - 2016

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 14 Life Below Water

Keywords

Arid agriculture
Brackish water
Nanofiltration membranes
Renewable energy
Solar desalination

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Water Science and Technology
Ocean Engineering
Pollution

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Analysis of farmers’ attitude toward irrigation with desalinated brackish water in Israel’s Arava Valley
Ghermandi, A. & Minich, T., May 2017, In: Desalination and Water Treatment. 76, p. 328-331 4 p.
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Analysis of farmers’ attitude toward irrigation with desalinated brackish water in Israel’s Arava Valley

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