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Assessing potential water savings in agriculture on the Hai Basin plain, China
Yan, Nana; Wu, Bingfang; Perry, Chris; Zeng, Hongwei - In: Agricultural Water Management 154 (2015) C, pp. 11-19
-exploited, primarily for irrigation, while the water requirements of other sectors have increased. Water tables are falling and outflows to … supply from rainfall by 6.25×109m3yr−1. Traditional approaches—improving irrigation efficiency through structural works and … on-farm techniques to reduce consumption, including mulching, zero tillage, deficit irrigation, revised cropping patterns …
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Groundwater Management Instruments in a Conjunctive Use System: Assessing the Impact on Farmers’ Income Using Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP)
Lenouvel, Vincent; Montginoul, Marielle - In: Journal of International Agricultural Trade and Development 59 (2010) 3
irrigation water use. We suggest that a policy relying on a “well-priced†substitutable resource would be greatly favoured by …
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Use of decision support systems to improve dam planning and dam operation in Africa. [Report of the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food project on Improved Planning of Large...
McCartney, Matthew; King, J. - International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - 2011
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THE GEZIRA IRRIGATION SCHEME IN SUDAN: OBJECTIVES, DESIGN, AND PERFORMANCE.
PLUSQUELLEC, H. - World Bank Group - 1990
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Profitability, Productivity and the Efficiency of Grain Production with Climate Impacts: A Case Study of Western Australia
Kompas, Tom; Che, Nhu; Xayavong, Vilaphonh; Cook, David - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2012
This paper analyses productivity, profitability and efficiency by climate zone for the WA grains industry over the past 30 years. More specifically, following the studies by the Department of Agriculture and Food of Western Australia (2011) and Che, et.al (2012), this paper uses the Törnqvist...
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China’s Grain Production: the Evolving Trends after WTO Accession
Zhou, Zhang-Yue; Tian, Wei-Ming - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2006
Grain is China’s most significant agricultural product, its output being the most watched indicator by government officials, traders and researchers both inside and outside China. This paper looks into China’s grain production trends in the recent decade and how the grains industry has...
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Study on Problems of Grain Production in Suburb under New Situations： A Case Study of Hanjiang District, Yangzhou
Ji, Luying; Ge, Sheng; Zhu, Wei; Yang, Wuguang; Guo, Jing - In: Asian Agricultural Research 05 (2013) 05
Take Suburban Hanjiang District of Yangzhou as an example, based on the comprehensive analysis of total grain yield, yield per unit, planting areas and patterns over the recent years, present problems and constraints in this district under the background of continuous yield increase are pointed...
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Game Analysis of Interests Coordination between Grain Production and the Development of Animal Husbandry
Li, Qian; Li, Cui-xia; Wang, Gang-yi - In: Asian Agricultural Research 04 (2012) 10
In order to promote the common development of grain production and animal husbandry, and achieve the optimal comprehensive benefit of the entire system of grain production and the development of animal husbandry, we use the method of game theory to research the relations between grain production...
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Inspiration of Direct Grain Production Subsidy System in Typical Countries and Regions
SUN, Shunqiang; CHEN, Lu; LI, Ya - In: Asian Agricultural Research 06 (2014) 03
Through comparison of direct grain production subsidy system in typical countries and regions, such as the United States, EU, Japan and South Korea, this paper evaluated the performance of direct grain production subsidy system. On the basis of comparison and analysis, it summed up experience of...
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RUSSIAN GRAIN MARKET: RECORDS IN 2013-2014 MY AND NEW SEASON PROSPECTS
Karlova, Natalia - In: Russian Economic Developments (2014) 9, pp. 33-35
High volumes of grain production in 2013, the devaluation of the national currency and concerns about likely disrupti ons in grain supplies from Ukraine allowed Russia to increase its grain export volumes in the period of 2013- 2014 MY1 and achieve the second highest result after record-high...
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