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Participative modelling to help collective decision-making in water allocation and nitrogen pollution: application to the case of the Aveyron-Lere Basin
Grusse, Philippe Le; Belhouchette, Hatem; Bars, Marjorie Le - In: International Journal of Agricultural Resources, … 5 (2006) 2/3, pp. 247-271
losses: 1. irrigation and fertilisation optimisation; 2. crop rotation management at the level of five areas in the catchment …
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Construccion participativa de un modelo de gestion de la explotacion agricola para el apoyo a la toma de decision colectiva.
Carmona, Gema; Grusse, Philippe Le; Bars, Marjorie Le; … - In: Revista Española de Estudios Agrosociales y Pesqueros (2007) 213
with the objective of limiting water use to available volumes and reducing nitrate losses: first, irrigation and …
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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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Kurz zum Klima: Zu viel Salz verdirbt den Boden
Zimmer, Markus; Lippelt, Jana; Frank, Jonas - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 65 (2012) 19, pp. 51-53
geführt. Durch diese Bodenversalzung werden weite Flächen für die Landwirtschaft unbrauchbar. Sie sind nur durch hohen Aufwand …
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Dynamics of Irrigation Institutions: Case Study of a Village Panchayat in Kerala
Menon, Vineetha; Paul, Antonyto; Nair, K.N. - eSocialSciences - 2006
working of irrigation institutions, the present study reveals that successful management of irrigation is contingent upon the … level of participation of the water users in the management. By comparing irrigation institutions under different property … rights, the study identifies the significant factors that contribute to the success and sustainability of irrigation …
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Groundwater Management and Ownership: Report of Expert Group
Parikh, Kirit - eSocialSciences - 2007
It is time India recognises its dependency on groundwater resources, which is only going to increase in the coming years, partly because of growing urbanisation and industrialisation. In view of the growing seriousness of the problem, it is necessary that a political consensus build up quickly...
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Agricultural water markets: exploring limits and opportunities in Italy and Spain
Pujol, Joan; Raggi, Meri; Viaggi, Davide - Dipartimento di Economia e Ingegneria Agrarie, Facoltà … - 2005
Agriculture is the main water-using sector in Southern European Countries, such as Spain and Italy. Innovative …
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Zimbabwe
Mugabe, Francis T.; Thomas, Timothy S.; Hachigonta, Sepo; … - In: Southern African agriculture and climate change: A …
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country with a total area of 390,580 square kilometers. The country shares borders with Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, and Namibia. Before 2000, Zimbabwe was one of the most industrialized economies in Africa south of the Sahara, with an extensive...
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Malawi
Saka, John D.K.; Sibale, Pickford; Thomas, Timothy S.; … - In: Southern African agriculture and climate change: A …
Malawi is located in the eastern part of southern Africa between latitude 9°22′ and 17°7′ South and between longitude 32°40′ and 35°55′ East. Its total area is 118,483 square kilometers, of which 94,275 square kilometers is land, while 24,208 square kilometers...
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South Africa
Johnston, Peter; Thomas, Timothy S.; Hachigonta, Sepo; … - In: Southern African agriculture and climate change: A …
percent of the country’s production is from small-scale agriculture. …
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