This article presents an integrated framework for assessing water markets in terms of their
institutional foundations, economic efficiency, and environmental sustainability. This …

This study investigates the productivity and value of water in two smallholder irrigation
schemes (Zanyokwe and Thabina) in South Africa. We apply the residual valuation method …

The paper provides an integrated framework to assess water markets in terms of their
institutional underpinnings and the three 'pillars' of integrated water resource management …

One of the key components essential to the productivity of small-scale farmers who secured
farms through the land redistribution programme in South Africa is access to reliable sources …

Smallholder irrigation has been promoted across the developing world as a means of
poverty reduction and rural development. The potential of smallholder irrigated agriculture in …

Considering water as an economic good entails, among other requisites, properly assessing
the cost incurred by supplying and managing the resource, and the required infrastructure …

This study developed an analytical framework and an empirical water sector model to
evaluate current and alternative water allocation regimes in the Steelpoort sub-basin (SPSB) …

The paper applies the travel cost method (TCM) to estimate the value that rural households
in the Steelpoort sub-basin of South Africa place on river and collective tap water. While the …

With the growing water scarcity, the need for more efficient water use has worldwide
increased in importance. In addition, cost-recovery is now widely acknowledged as a …

South Africa is a water scarce country, with less than 500mm of annual precipitation. The
country also has a large rural population (40 per cent) that is logistically difficult to link to …