@article{Malama:243448,
      recid = {243448},
      author = {Malama, Milton},
      title = {Willingness to Pay for Improved Irrigation Water Supply in  Zambia: A Case of Kabwe City},
      address = {2015-09},
      number = {634-2016-41539},
      pages = {124},
      year = {2015},
      note = {A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES  IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF  MASTERS OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED ECONOMICS OF  MAKERERE UNIVERSITY. Advisors: DR W. EKERE and DR G. ELEPU},
      abstract = {According to report produced by the Blacksmith institute  (2013), Lead poisoning contributes 0.9 per cent of  developing countries‟ disease burden. The main purpose of  the study was to estimate the WTP for the improved water  supply and sanitation services in Kabwe lead polluted areas  in order to determine if the improved irrigation water  supply project was viable. This was done using a contingent  valuation method with a double bounded dichotomous choice  question format. The study surveyed 485 randomly selected  households using structured questionnaire face to face  interview schedule in high lead endemic residential  townships of Makululu, Chowa, Katondo and Kasanda. The  sample included respondents aged 17-72 years old.  Quantitative data was analysed using STATA computer  software package. Analytical tools used included  descriptive statistics and econometric Logit regression  model. The results revealed that 75.05% of the rural  smallholder farm households in the high lead affected areas  were willing to pay for the improved irrigation water  supply. Data sources originated from primary and secondary  sources.
The study findings have shown that the majority of  the sample households were affected by lead water pollution  problems. Furthermore, results reveal that there is a  positive WTP for improved irrigation water supply in Kabwe  city. The response obtained from hypothetical market  scenario indicates that households convey their WTP with a  mean value of 50.072 Kwacha/household/month (US$7.58  /household/month) (US$1= K6.60) and the total WTP in the  Kabwe city command areas is estimated to be 14,958,970  Kwacha/month (US$2,266,420.) for the whole population  (300,000). Moreover, the study identified household income,  age, education level; household size, gender, pollution  control training, pollution experience, water source  distance, first bid, and irrigated garden space are the  main factors having a substantial effect on households' WTP  of improved water supply. The study underlines that more  attention should be given by government and other  stakeholders for the implementation of irrigation water  management practices in order to supply reliable irrigation  water to the farmers. Furthermore, policy makers should  develop and provide proper irrigation water pricing system,  strengthen the existing soil and water conservation efforts  and ensuring better soil and water conservation practices  to manage the lead pollution problems in the catchment.  Lastly, government and policy makers should consider the  significant variables which have an impact in determining  households' WTP.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/243448},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.243448},
}