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Irrigation of farm land under the EU Water Framework Directive
With the Water Framework Directive (WFD), the European Union has established a legal
framework for the protection of all aquatic ecological systems, including groundwater. This directive
may have advantages for the water regime in ecologically sensitive areas but may also bring some
economic disadvantages for farmers. The economic implications of the WFD for irrigated agriculture
with regard to various scenarios and the implementation of alternative water policy measures are
analysed. The results show that demand for irrigation water, farmers’ reactions with regard to
operational and strategic decisions and income effects strongly depend on the water policy measures
implemented