FINANCIAL EVALUATION OF THE USE OF RECLAIMED WATER IN AGRICULTURE IN SOUTHEASTERN SPAIN, A MEDITERRANEAN REGION
In a global context where agriculture is the major consumer of water, there is a pressing need to look for alternative water resources. In light of there being a lack of studies that compare the use of diverse water alternatives in different crops, the overall objective of this research is to evalua...
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| author | López Serrano, María José Velasco Muñoz, Juan Francisco Aznar Sánchez, José Ángel Román Sánchez, Isabel María |
| author_facet | López Serrano, María José Velasco Muñoz, Juan Francisco Aznar Sánchez, José Ángel Román Sánchez, Isabel María |
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| description | In a global context where agriculture is the major consumer of water, there is a pressing need to look for alternative water resources. In light of there being a lack of studies that compare the use of diverse water alternatives in different crops, the overall objective of this research is to evaluate the impact generated by the use of tertiary water from an economic and financial perspective and compare it with groundwater and desalinated water. To reach this objective, a detailed study of the cost structure of greenhouse investment has been developed. Furthermore, the most traditional indicators for investment profitability have been calculated for the three different water alternatives: tertiary water, groundwater and desalinated water. The cost analyses demonstrate the relative short reach that the price of water has in an area of greenhouse agriculture exploitation, which provides a margin of increasing water costs while still allowing for economic profit. Taking into account the three water resources considered, evidence shows that the use of tertiary water is not only financially and economically viable but is also the best alternative water resource above desalinated water in terms of profitability and sustainability. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-127772023-11-03T10:08:04Z FINANCIAL EVALUATION OF THE USE OF RECLAIMED WATER IN AGRICULTURE IN SOUTHEASTERN SPAIN, A MEDITERRANEAN REGION López Serrano, María José Velasco Muñoz, Juan Francisco Aznar Sánchez, José Ángel Román Sánchez, Isabel María tertiary water reclaimed water treated wastewater agriculture irrigation greenhouse In a global context where agriculture is the major consumer of water, there is a pressing need to look for alternative water resources. In light of there being a lack of studies that compare the use of diverse water alternatives in different crops, the overall objective of this research is to evaluate the impact generated by the use of tertiary water from an economic and financial perspective and compare it with groundwater and desalinated water. To reach this objective, a detailed study of the cost structure of greenhouse investment has been developed. Furthermore, the most traditional indicators for investment profitability have been calculated for the three different water alternatives: tertiary water, groundwater and desalinated water. The cost analyses demonstrate the relative short reach that the price of water has in an area of greenhouse agriculture exploitation, which provides a margin of increasing water costs while still allowing for economic profit. Taking into account the three water resources considered, evidence shows that the use of tertiary water is not only financially and economically viable but is also the best alternative water resource above desalinated water in terms of profitability and sustainability. 2021-11-15T11:29:33Z 2021-11-15T11:29:33Z 2021-11-02 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2073-4395 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/12777 10.3390/agronomy11112218 en Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI |
| spellingShingle | tertiary water reclaimed water treated wastewater agriculture irrigation greenhouse López Serrano, María José Velasco Muñoz, Juan Francisco Aznar Sánchez, José Ángel Román Sánchez, Isabel María FINANCIAL EVALUATION OF THE USE OF RECLAIMED WATER IN AGRICULTURE IN SOUTHEASTERN SPAIN, A MEDITERRANEAN REGION |
| title | FINANCIAL EVALUATION OF THE USE OF RECLAIMED WATER IN AGRICULTURE IN SOUTHEASTERN SPAIN, A MEDITERRANEAN REGION |
| title_full | FINANCIAL EVALUATION OF THE USE OF RECLAIMED WATER IN AGRICULTURE IN SOUTHEASTERN SPAIN, A MEDITERRANEAN REGION |
| title_fullStr | FINANCIAL EVALUATION OF THE USE OF RECLAIMED WATER IN AGRICULTURE IN SOUTHEASTERN SPAIN, A MEDITERRANEAN REGION |
| title_full_unstemmed | FINANCIAL EVALUATION OF THE USE OF RECLAIMED WATER IN AGRICULTURE IN SOUTHEASTERN SPAIN, A MEDITERRANEAN REGION |
| title_short | FINANCIAL EVALUATION OF THE USE OF RECLAIMED WATER IN AGRICULTURE IN SOUTHEASTERN SPAIN, A MEDITERRANEAN REGION |
| title_sort | financial evaluation of the use of reclaimed water in agriculture in southeastern spain, a mediterranean region |
| topic | tertiary water reclaimed water treated wastewater agriculture irrigation greenhouse |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/12777 |
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