Valuing groundwater in a productive aquifer using the productionfunction approach: the case of rice production in Limban, Laguna, Philippines

Issue Date

12-2018

Abstract

Establishment of the price of groundwater is a necessary step in designing means for its sustainable management in rice production. There are several techniques that can be used in groundwater valuation. It is important to identify a valuation method that is appropriate to existing natural conditions within which the groundwater is situated. This paper aims to estimate the value of groundwater in a productive aquifer that is located in Lumban, Laguna, Philippines. Based on an estimated rice production function, the paper revealed that the value of groundwater extracted for rice production is approximately PhP 1.13 per m3 . Out of this estimated economic value, resource rent is roughly 66% while the remainder covers the financial cost associated with groundwater extraction.

Source or Periodical Title

Journal of Economics, Management and Agricultural Development

ISSN

2546-1001

Volume

4

Issue

2

Page

45-56

Document Type

Article

College

College of Economics and Management (CEM)

Frequency

semi-annually

Physical Description

tables

Language

English

Subject

rice production, groundwater extraction, productive aquifer, production function approach

En – AGROVOC descriptors

ORYZA; RICE FIELDS; GROUNDWATER; AQUIFERS; PRODUCTION FUNSTIONS; PHILIPPINES

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