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agriculture. Moreover, the new production structure accounts for substitution possibilities between irrigation and other primary … factors. The new model has been used to study a variety of topics including: irrigation efficiency, sustainable water use …
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analysis of the most important issues and ongoing policies. We show that the link between agriculture and groundwater is but … irrigation is restricted to only a few areas, since most of the agricultural water is derived from surface resources. On the …
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We use the new version of the GTAP-W model to analyze the economy-wide impacts of enhanced irrigation efficiency. The … to improvements in irrigation efficiency in water-stressed regions is not beneficial for all. For water-stressed regions … and mostly negative. Global water savings are achieved. Not only regions where irrigation efficiency changes are able to …
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and the government aimed at increasing community participation in the design and management of irrigation canals. The case …
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on these climate projections, the irrigation demand of Bavaria's agriculture is calculated in a model simulation. The … model results are subdivided into arable crops, vegetable crops and special crops. Studies on irrigation demand done in the … of the project. The model approach is based on the principle of Geisenheim irrigation management where soil and crop …
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This article aims to give an overview over the reform of local irrigation management by its transfer to Water User …
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This research examines the impact of institutional frameworks on the performance of a private sector participation (PSP) arrangement in the water sector. The research takes place within the context of a development debate and practice, which identifies water as a key poverty issue in a...
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and downstream farmers pump groundwater that is lost upstream. Groundwater emerges as an endogenous "backstop." The … farmers switch from traditional to modern irrigation technology. …
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This paper describes the methodologies adopted and the results obtained in assessing the groundwater resources of Metro …. Some of the indicators used in assessing groundwater potential and associated problems include storage coefficient …-year actual data (1990), the models gave similar results as far as recharge to groundwater and piezometric heads are concerned. It …
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Increases in water demand due to population growth, industrial development and urbanization necessitate economically efficient use of water resources worldwide. This is particularly true in the dryland zones of the world relying on irrigated agriculture for economic development such as in...
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