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using an empirical model that represents the spatial-temporal pattern of irrigation water demand in the Goulburn Valley and …
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In the last decade, the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB), Australia faced a severe drought which affected its agriculture … will be useful in assessing economic impacts of climate change on irrigation, farmers’ adaptation options and/or water … policies including water markets and irrigation efficiency improvement. …
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In this paper, by applying a Computable General Equilibrium model for Western Australia (called WAG), the impact of the 2002 dry season on the State’s wider economy is quantitatively analysed. An estimate of 40 percent loss in the production of five major groups of agricultural commodities is...
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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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As the greatest rainwater users among all vegetative land covers, tree plantations have been employed strategically to mitigate salinity and water-logging problems. However, large-scale commercial tree plantations in high rainfall areas reduce fresh water inflows to river systems supporting...
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This study focuses on the problem of water use by new upstream commercial tree plantations where fully-committed water entitlements are already held and traded among downstream sectors (urban water, wetlands and agricultural industries). High tree product prices strongly incentivise expansion of...
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Policy makers in Vietnam face difficult choices when deciding reservoir water management strategies between irrigation …, irrigation requirements, and the demand for low water levels during the fish harvest season. The model is applied to the Daton …
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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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