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Potential for change in the mix of irrigated enterprises was estimated for a catchment in the Shepparton irrigation … implications of different price, productivity and irrigation water allocation scenarios for sustainable economic growth and natural …
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storage of surplus water from other irrigation sources (eg allocation, out of allocation, water harvesting etc), thereby …
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return on assets managed. Access to irrigation has been identified as one factor with potential to contribute to growth of … the northern Australian beef industry. The development of irrigation for growing pasture and forage crops could extend the … feasibility of a range of forage crop types and irrigated areas with consideration of the capital costs of irrigation investment …
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Restrictive irrigation water policies established due to e.g. environmental concerns or water scarcity appear to result … the optimal irrigation water demand. Far reaching environmental implications might be the consequence which require …
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insufficient irrigation infrastructure is identified as a major constraint on exploiting such potentials, investment for expanding … irrigation capacity is needed. At the same time, putting necessary institutions in place to ensure that the installed capacity is … effectively utilized is also equally important. Compared to relatively larger government irrigation schemes, the privately owned …
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Modelling complex systems such as multiple-use reservoirs can be challenging. A legitimate question for scientists and modellers is how best to model their management under uncertain rainfall. This paper studies whether it is worth using a stochastic model that requires more effort than a much...
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Mallee irrigation areas of South Australia. Upstream investments in water use efficiency can generate substantial external …
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Land-use change in upper catchments impact downstream water flows. As trees use large amounts of water the expansion of upstream plantations can substantially reduce water availability to downstream users. There can also be impacts on downstream salinity due to reduced dilution flows. In some...
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Conflicts of interest between irrigation and aquaculture in water use from reservoirs in Vietnam can be resolved when … agriculture and aquaculture by finding the optimal release paths throughout a year, under conditions of uncertain rainfall. The … crop yields for different levels of applied irrigation. Second, a bio-economic model for reservoir fisheries is employed to …
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the environmental issues. Changes in irrigation water price, availability and policy will invariably impact on the …
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