Water Supply Vol 3 No 4 pp 105–113 © IWA Publishing 2003
The role of information on farmers' willingness to use recycled water for irrigation
K.P. Tsagarakis* and N. Georgantzís**
*Inst. of Iraklio, National Agric. Res. Foundation, 71307 Iraklio, Greece (E-mail: kandila@her.forthnet.gr)
**LINEEX and Univ. Jaume I, Economics Dept. Campus Riu Sec, Castellon 12071, Spain
ABSTRACT
In this paper are identified several factors which affect a potential user's willingness to use recycled water for agricultural irrigation. This study is based on the results of a survey carried out among farmers in the island of Crete, Greece. It was found that a higher level of income and education are positively correlated with a respondent's willingness to use recycled water. Income and education are also positively correlated with a potential user's sensitivity to information on the advantages of using non-conventional water resources. Overall, extra information on the advantages of recycled water has a statistically significant impact on reported degrees of willingness to use recycled water.
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