Effects of Water Trading on Main Crops in Beibei District, Chongqing

摘要

Water trading is an effective method for efficient allocation of water resources, so it is essential to assess the potential impacts of water trading before the establishment of water rights trading market. The improved water rights allocation method may low down the uncertainty, although there is lots of uncertainty in the water trading for agriculture. This study compared the effects of "two-part deployment method" on economic profits of main crops by "Game Theory" method. The results show that water trading may optimally allocate water resources, moreover, the total free market could increase economic profits as far as possible; the more water users participating in water trading, the more profits the water trading can bring.