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New Data for Representing Irrigated Agriculture in Economy-Wide Models

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  • Kirby Ledvina
  • Niven Winchester
  • Kenneth Strzepek
  • John M. Reilly

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We develop a framework to represent the production value and expansion potential of irrigated land within economy-wide models, providing integrated assessment capabilities for energy-land-water interactions. The scope to expand irrigated land is quantified through irrigable land supply curves for 126 water regions globally based on water availability and the annual costs of irrigation infrastructure. Upgrades in irrigation infrastructure include (1) increasing water storage, (2) improving conveyance efficiency, and (3) improving irrigation efficiency. The value of production on irrigated and rainfed cropland is computed at both a 5 arcminute by 5 arcminute level and for the 140 regions and eight crop sectors in Version 9 of the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) Data Base using estimates of production quantities and prices from the year 2000. This work facilitates the representation of endogenous investment in irrigation infrastructure and allows for a more rigorous exploration of the regional and global impacts of water availability on land use, energy production, and economic activity.

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  • Kirby Ledvina & Niven Winchester & Kenneth Strzepek & John M. Reilly, 2018. "New Data for Representing Irrigated Agriculture in Economy-Wide Models," Journal of Global Economic Analysis, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, vol. 3(1), pages 122-155, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gta:jnlgea:v:3:y:2018:i:1:p:122-155
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21642/JGEA.030103AF
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    1. Taran Faehn & Gabriel Bachner & Robert Beach & Jean Chateau & Shinichiro Fujimori & Madanmohan Ghosh & Meriem Hamdi-Cherif & Elisa Lanzi & Sergey Paltsev & Toon Vandyck & Bruno Cunha & Rafael Garaffa , 2020. "Capturing Key Energy and Emission Trends in CGE models: Assessment of Status and Remaining Challenges," Journal of Global Economic Analysis, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, vol. 5(1), pages 196-272, June.
    2. Niven Winchester & Kirby Ledvina & Kenneth Strzepek & John M. Reilly, 2018. "The impact of water scarcity on food, bioenergy and deforestation," Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 62(3), pages 327-351, July.

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