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Abstract
This article considers the regional economic impact of irrigation development by means of a case study. Theoretical aspects of irrigation development are discussed, followed by a brief overview of methodological alternatives for the determination of the economic impact of irrigation development. A case study of the south‐western Orange Free State is used to test some of the theoretical principles that have been put forward. First the deduction of a regional input‐output table is discussed. This is followed by the determination of the economic impact of irrigation agriculture in the south‐western Orange Free State. The article concludes with a discussion of the major findings.
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Respectively Agricultural Economist, Department of Agricultural Economics and Marketing and Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria. Financial assistance from the HSRC is acknowledged. The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the HSRC.