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cultivation in two different irrigated and non-irrigated systems, in order to determine the eventual higher profitability of the …
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Although it is still argued that crop irrigation brings higher yields and higher incomes, it does not always take into … worth to irrigate the sunflower culture in order to increase yield? In order to determine the efficiency (profitability) of … in order to determine the level of profitability between the two systems. These data will refer to crop technology and …
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Although it is still argued that crop irrigation brings higher yields and higher incomes, it does not always take into … worth to irrigate the sunflower culture in order to increase yield? In order to determine the efficiency (profitability) of … in order to determine the level of profitability between the two systems. These data will refer to crop technology and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012058443
Using the 2003 initial impoundment of the world's largest hydroelectric dam as a natural experiment, we assess how rural households with varying endowments adapt differently to the dam-induced water scarcity in the downstream area. In response to a 13\% reduction in rice yields, those who are...
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This paper analyzes evolution and efficiency of water governance in Bulgarian agriculture during post-communist transition and EU integration. First, it defines the water governance and the scope of analysis. Next, it presents the process of transformation of agricultural water governance...
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Irrigation and land use are crucial issues in rural sustainable development. The current study modifies the sustainable … framework of livelihoods to clarify the role of irrigation management in farmers' land-use choices. A five-wave panel dataset of … influence of irrigation management on land-use selections, employing a fixed-effects model. Irrigation management is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015074266
Irrigation and land use are crucial issues in rural sustainable development. The current study modifies the sustainable … framework of livelihoods to clarify the role of irrigation management in farmers’ land-use choices. A five-wave panel dataset of … influence of irrigation management on land-use selections, employing a fixed-effects model. Irrigation management is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013464455
structure, the irrigated area and the number of irrigation equipment in the region, the market orientation of farms, the type …
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specified quantities of water for agricultural purposes. Some water is extracted through large-scale irrigation infrastructure … draining soils benefit most from irrigation, possibly because the water is retained for longer on these properties. Drier areas … appear to benefit more from irrigation than do areas with higher rainfall. Farms that are situated close to towns derive …
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profitability can be achieved with lesser amounts of irrigation water. This is what is attempted in this paper. The study shows that … irrigation water amongst crops and inefficient use of the allocated water are major reasons behind this paradox. Water guzzler … irrigation water available in the country. Hence if sustainable agriculture water-use has to be ensured, economics (productivity …
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