Abstract

This dataset includes MADFORWATER Task 3.3 data, that were used for the development, application and calibration of an integrated agro-economic model with hydrology and water parameters for optimizing farm income, cropping pattern and water allocation in the three case studies area of MADFORWATER project. The case study areas are: the irrigated farming system in the Kafr-El-Sheikh Region (Egypt), the citrus farming system in Souss-Mass region (Morocco), and the annual and permanent irrigated farming in the Nabeul Governorate (Tunisia). In particular, the dataset includes data on: cultivated and irrigated surface cropping patterns, irrigation requirements and schedules, water availability and water consumption, crop characteristics (yields, prices and production costs), economic performance (farm income, labor use, etc.), performance indicator of irrigation technologies. The data scale is referred to the 3 selected basins, where the integrated technologies and strategies were tested and implemented. The integrated model validated and tested was used in other MADFORWATER tasks, such as those developed in WP5, to develop water & land management strategies for an optimal exploitation of the irrigation technologies developed WP3, and for the assessment of the impact of economic instruments for improving irrigation efficiency and for enhancing wastewater reuse in agriculture. Potential users for this dataset include: (i) policy-makers or other decision-makers involved in water management and planning or agricultural policy development; (ii) researchers and companies active in the fields of treated wastewater (TWW) reuse, water resources management, irrigation and agricultural and natural resource economics.