Comprehensive Reform of Agricultural Water Price

Abstract

Agricultural water price reform is the need of social stable development and one of the main means to promote the rational use of water resources. At present, there are some cognitive problems in the comprehensive reform of agricultural water price, such as insufficient awareness of water price reform by cadres, unclear indicators of agricultural water consumption and low level of service for irrigation management. This paper analyses the situation of agricultural water use in some areas of Wulian County and determines the initial agricultural water rights. Secondly, the agricultural cost water price and farmers’ water price bearing capacity of the main irrigation areas in the region are calculated. At the same time, relevant reward and subsidy systems and sound agricultural water management system are established. The result of the reform is conducive to the formation of a good water price mechanism, while improving the water-saving efficiency of the project area.