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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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Economic Impact of Climate Change on Irrigated Rice Agriculture in Nigeria
Ajetomobi, Joshua Olusegun; Abidun, Ajiboye; Hassan, … - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE; … - 2010
-term temperature and precipitation) in explaining net revenue from Nigerian rice agriculture under irrigation and dry land conditions …. A survey was done by interviewing 1200 rice farmers from 20 rice producing states in Nigeria. The states covered all the … cause increase in revenue for irrigated farms. The results clearly demonstrate irrigation as a significant techniques used …
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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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Kurz zum Klima: Zu viel Salz verdirbt den Boden
Zimmer, Markus; Lippelt, Jana; Frank, Jonas - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 65 (2012) 19, pp. 51-53
Der zunehmende Einsatz von Anlagen zur Bewässerung sowie mangelnde Erfahrungswerte und Unkenntnis über den richtigen Einsatz der künstlichen Bewässerung haben in den letzten Jahrzehnten zu einer massiven Zunahme der Versalzung des Bodens geführt. Durch diese Bodenversalzung werden weite...
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Determinants of Work Animal Density in Tamil Nadu: An Econometric Analysis
Dhas, Albert Christopher - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
phase II represents the period when mechanization (both energisation of irrigation and tractorisation) was at a relatively … higher level. The study revealed that while the agro-climatic and irrigation factors had played a major role in shaping the …
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The adoption of water saving irrigation practices in the Region of West Macedonia
Michailidis, Anastasios; Nastis, Stefanos A.; Loizou, … - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2010
The use of irrigation water for agricultural production requires innovative and sustainable research and an appropriate …
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ANALYSIS OF IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT POST FAST TRACK LAND REFORM PROGRAMME. A CASE STUDY OF GOROMONZI DISTRICT, MASHONALAND EAST PROVINCE, ZIMBABWE
Nhundu, K.; Mushunje, Abbyssinia - African Association of Agricultural Economists - AAAE; … - 2010
Irrigation development is a gateway to increased agricultural, water and land productivity, increased household and … national food security. However, irrigation development has been a major challenge in many developing countries, including … followed by a reduction in area developed for irrigation from 200,000ha to approximately 120,000ha. This was due to thefts …
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State-led or market-led green revolution? Role of private irrigation investment vis-a-vis local government programs in West Bengal's farm productivity growth
Bardhan, Pranab; Mookherjee, Dilip; Kumar, Neha - In: Journal of Development Economics 99 (2012) 2, pp. 222-235
We estimate the role of private investments in irrigation in farm productivity growth in West Bengal, India between … added per acre for farms. These resulted from investments in minor irrigation which was stimulated by tenancy registration …
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The Dissemination of Private Wells and Double Tragedies: The Overexploitation of Groundwater among Well Users and Increased Poverty among Non-Well Users in Tamil Nadu, India
Kajisa, Kei; Palanisami, Kuppannan; Sakurai, Takeshi - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
This paper investigates the impact of the dissemination of modern irrigation systems, i.e. private wells with pumps, on … and thus rely solely on traditional irrigation systems called tank irrigation systems. The analysis is based on a village … and household data set collected in Tamil Nadu, India where tank irrigation systems have been managed collectively for …
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A Dynamic Risk Optimization Model for Evaluating Profitable and Feasible Water Management Plans
Grove, Bennie; Oosthuizen, L.K.; Backeberg, G.R. - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
available water resources through the adoption o f more efficient irrigation technology and irrigation scheduling. A requirement … and irrigation system application rates in the model. Risk simulation procedures are used to generate an appropriately … flood irrigation farm in the Vaalharts irrigation scheme South Africa to demonstrate the capability of the model to optimize …
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