Estimation of Agricultural Water Demand of Pomegranate in Charkhab Village of Yazd

Agriculture sector is the main consumer of water in the world. In productive sectors like agriculture، water is considered as a valuable mediatory commodity or production input. Demand for agriculture water comes from consumers› (agriculture products›) behavior. This study aims to evaluate water use optimality in Pomegranate Arbors at the Charkhab village in the Yazd province. The data was randomly collected from 95 people of 153 beneficiaries in the study area. This study surveys water demand variations in the case of one percent change in water procurement expenses in Yazd. Elasticity estimation revealed that pomegranate producers› sensitivity to agriculture water price changes is high. To be specific، one percent increase in the price of agriculture water would decrease water demand by 24. 32 percent amongst pomegranate producers in Yazd. Production elasticity of water input was obtained 0. 0565 which is located in the third part of production region and means over-consumption of water by producers due to its low price. Given high demand for water in this arid area having appropriate polices in water pricing for optimal water consumption is needed.