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Tomatoes<br />
Alfalfa<br />
Analysis of <strong>the</strong> agricultural situation <strong>in</strong> Azraq Bas<strong>in</strong><br />
Hard seeds almond<br />
Olives<br />
German-Jordanian Programme “Management of Water Resources”<br />
Citrus<br />
500<br />
Table 6 : Water productivity <strong>in</strong> agriculture <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Highlands 76<br />
Major crops<br />
<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> highlands<br />
Olive<br />
Tomatoes<br />
Cauliflower<br />
Apple<br />
Peach<br />
Grapes<br />
Watermelon<br />
Sweet melon<br />
1200<br />
1100<br />
800<br />
800<br />
59<br />
Productivity<br />
(gross marg<strong>in</strong> of water – JD/m 3 )<br />
0.05<br />
0.11<br />
0.12<br />
0.14<br />
0.24<br />
0.39<br />
0.46<br />
0.49<br />
Water hypo<strong>the</strong>tically saved MCM<br />
20<br />
15<br />
10<br />
5<br />
0<br />
Water hypo<strong>the</strong>tically saved by not plant<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Sweet<br />
melon<br />
Watermelon Tomato<br />
(Based on a general farm model for<br />
<strong>the</strong> Amman – Zarqa Highlands) 76<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r<br />
deciduous<br />
tress<br />
Value hypo<strong>the</strong>tically lost by not plant<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Apple Peach Cauliflower<br />
&<br />
cabbage<br />
Sources: Values are from Agricultural statistics 2002 (DOS). Water uss are from Fitch, 2001, appendix.<br />
80<br />
60<br />
40<br />
20<br />
0<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r<br />
stone fruits<br />
Figure 10: Revenue lost and water saved if<br />
<strong>the</strong> area set for various crops falls with<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Highlands <strong>in</strong> 2002<br />
7.3. Projects for alternative<br />
source of water<br />
Build<strong>in</strong>g of water harvest<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>in</strong>frastructure (dams on temporary<br />
wadis, cisterns at <strong>the</strong> farm scale<br />
or at a larger scale…) seem not to<br />
Million JD revenue hypo<strong>the</strong>tically lost<br />
be relevant <strong>in</strong> Azraq (accord<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
farmers) as wadis do not convey<br />
water because earth dams have<br />
already been built upstream.<br />
Possibility for water harvest<strong>in</strong>g<br />
(at <strong>the</strong> scale of <strong>the</strong> farm, or at a<br />
larger scale) should however be<br />
checked <strong>in</strong> Azraq, as well as <strong>in</strong><br />
Mafraq and Jiza 77 . If some relevant<br />
locations are identified, a subsidy<br />
mechanism should be set.<br />
For grey water treatment and<br />
reuse of treated waste water,<br />
cost of <strong>in</strong>frastructure would be<br />
very high as farms are located<br />
far from <strong>the</strong> Azraq village. It<br />
would mean costs for build<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>the</strong> treatment plant and <strong>in</strong>stall<strong>in</strong>g<br />
pipes on long distances to deliver<br />
water to <strong>the</strong> farms. In addition, as<br />
Azraq is not a highly populated<br />
area, <strong>the</strong> volume of treated waste<br />
water is not important, and <strong>the</strong><br />
profitability of such a project<br />
should be carefully studied.<br />
76 Source: James Fitch (USAid, 2001), Siegfried Holtkemper (MWI, 2003).<br />
77 A farm <strong>in</strong> Muaqqar area, that build two water harvest<strong>in</strong>g dams <strong>in</strong>deed saves 3 months of water pump<strong>in</strong>g from his well<br />
(he can irrigate from April till end of June from <strong>the</strong> dams).