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Micro-irrigation in India [PDF]
, 2002 Presented at the 2002 USCID/EWRI conference, Energy, climate, environment and water - issues and opportunities for irrigation and drainage on July 9-12 in San Luis Obispo, California.On-farm production, income and water use efficiency for horticultural ...
Patode, R. S., author +3 more
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Crop insurance and irrigation behavior: The conditional role of pumping costs
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Excessive water use for irrigation can accelerate the depletion of water resources, undermining agriculture's resilience to weather‐related shocks. Understanding how farmers make water use decisions is essential for developing effective water management policies.
Sungmin Cheu, Molly Sears
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, 2008 Presented at the 21st annual Central Plains irrigation conference on February 24-25, 2009 in Colby, Kansas.Monsanto technology pipeline for Central Plains conference -- The role of wind energy in agriculture: a cooperative's point of view -- The Texas ...
Central Plains Irrigation Conference, author
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Farm labor scarcity and its uneven impacts on crop producers in the United States
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This study is the first to evaluate the impacts of farm labor scarcity on producers in the United States across different crop production systems. Between 2002 and 2017, we disentangle the effects of labor scarcity from the impacts of rising commodity demand, technological change, and supply of other inputs on labor market outcomes.
Srabashi Ray +4 more
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Premium subsidy designs and crowding out of insurance demand
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Crop insurance is an important instrument to protect farmers against extreme weather events. Many countries provide subsidies for crop insurance products to make insurance more affordable for farmers. The Federal Crop Insurance Program in the United States and major European crop insurance programs such as in Spain, Italy, and France focus on ...
Tim Philippi
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Farmer managed irrigation and governance of irrigation service delivery : analysis of experience and best practice [PDF]
privatization;management;Asia;participatory approach;Asian Development Bank;farmers;farmers' associations;irrigation projects;irrigation ...
Kurian, M.
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Preserving ecosystem services, along with economic and environmental benefits, will require future landscape policies to identify and incorporate relevant landscape features. In this paper, we investigate the causal effect of agricultural landscape simplification on drought‐related grassland damages.
Marco Ferro +5 more
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Patterson Irrigation District [PDF]
, 2002 Presented at the 2002 USCID/EWRI conference, Energy, climate, environment and water - issues and opportunities for irrigation and drainage on July 9-12 in San Luis Obispo, California.Making accurate, informed operational decisions in water and energy ...
Sweigard, John, author +3 more
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Success of coastal sage scrub restoration is influenced by local adaptations of shrub species
American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.Abstract Premise Restoring plant communities is increasingly challenging with climate change. While practitioners have traditionally used local seed sources, many are recommending assisted migration, possibly from more extreme environments such as inland rather than coastal environments, for restoration.
Moises R. Perea‐Vega +7 more
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Institutional Alternatives in African Smallholder Irrigation: Lessons from International Experience with Irrigation Management Transfer [PDF]
Irrigation management / small scale systems / instituions / international corporation / sustaionable agriculture / farmers' associations / water rights / water allocations / water management / Operations / irrigation systems / labor / irrigated farming /
Marna de Lange +4 more
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