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Economics of Krishik Bandhu Drip Irrigation: An Empirical Analysis [PDF]

open access: yes
The impact of Krishik Bandhu (KB) drip irrigation has been reported on productivities, incomes and benefit-cost ratios of sugarcane, banana, chilli and cotton in 51 villages of Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh states.
Jagadish, N., Jalajakshi, C.K.
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Towards mapping the extent of irrigation in the last century : time series of irrigated area per country [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
A data set of annual values of area equipped for irrigation for all 236 countries in the world during the time period 1900 - 2003 was generated. The basis for this data product was information available through various online data bases and from other ...
Freydank, Katharina, Siebert, Stefan
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Can outsourcing pest and disease control help reduce pesticide expenditure? Evidence from rice farmers

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Outsourcing pest and disease control (PDC) has grown rapidly worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although numerous studies have investigated various advantages of outsourcing PDC, little is known about its impact on pesticide expenditure.
Pengcheng Wang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Concepts d'efficience et de productivité de l'eau (synthèse bibliographique)

open access: yesBiotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 2014
Water efficiency and productivity concepts. A review. Water efficiency and productivity indicators are used in many scientific disciplines, usually to account for water losses that occur during its use, or products generated per unit of water consumed ...
Kambou, D.   +3 more
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Assessment of Blue Water Migration and Efficiency in Water-Saving Irrigation Paddy Rice Fields Using the Water Flow Tracking Method

open access: yesAgronomy
Although irrigation systems largely sustain global agricultural production, their efficiency is often alarmingly low. While irrigation water (blue water) is critical for the water-saving irrigation of rice with a high water demand, the process and ...
Mengyang Wu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optimal predictive control of water transport systems: Arrêt-Darré/Arros case study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This paper proposes the use of predictive optimal control as a suitable methodology to manage efficiently transport water networks. The predictive optimal controller is implemented using MPC control techniques.
Ayesa, Eduardo   +11 more
core   +4 more sources

Wine Tourism as a Catalyst for Sustainable Performance: The Mediating Role of Corporate Legitimacy and Green Innovation

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to explore the influence of Wine Tourism (WT) on the Sustainable Performance (SP) of wineries in Spain. It particularly investigates how Corporate Social Legitimacy (CSL) and Green Innovation (GI) may act as intermediary factors in this relationship.
Javier Martínez‐Falcó   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Calculating effective irrigation water use efficiency of Zhongjiang County using head-tail and whole-process methods

open access: yesGuan'gai paishui xuebao
【Objective】 Irrigation water use efficiency is an important parameter in irrigation design. It depends on various factors. In this paper, we compared irrigation water use efficiency calculated using the whole-process method and the head-tail method, from
XU Kai   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF WATERSHED MANAGEMENT OPTIONS IN THE IRRIGATED COTTON AREAS OF THE UPPER MURRAY-DARLING BASIN IN NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA [PDF]

open access: yes
The article combines economic and hydrologic modeling on the watershed level and proposes a method for determining optimal spatial location of irrigation enterprises and use of water by source and intensity of irrigation management.
Ancev, Tihomir   +2 more
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