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Microeconomic analysis of the water-production function in irrigated almond orchards
(2021)
This paper offers an exploratory microeconomic analysis of water use in the cultivation of almonds orchards when water is considered as the limiting factor. When a crop is subjected to water limitation, the microeconomic ...
La gestión del regadío ante la escasez del agua: el caso de España
(Universidad de Alicante, 2021)
Históricamente el regadío surgió en España como una adaptación al clima Mediterráneo con el fin de garantizar alimentos para la población. Desde la década de 1970 la apertura del país ha provocado que la baja rentabilidad ...
Impacts of irrigation efficiency improvement on water use, water consumption and response to water price at field level
(Elsevier, 2018)
Increasing irrigation efficiency has been suggested as a solution in water scarce areas but its potential rebound effect (increased ex-post water consumption) is receiving growing attention; paradoxically, although improved ...
Drivers of Irrigation Water Productivity and Basin Closure Process: Analysis of the Guadalquivir River Basin (Spain)
(Springer, 2019)
This paper proposes a methodology for the analysis of the evolution of irrigation water productivity that enables the decomposition of its driving factors. The method is applied to the Guadalquivir river basin (southern ...
Sustainability Implications of Deficit Irrigation in a Mature Water Economy: A Case Study in Southern Spain
(MDPI, 2017)
Deficit irrigation (DI) is an agricultural practice in which the volume of irrigation water
applied during the crop cycle is below the irrigation requirements for maximum production, the aim
of which is to increase ...
Review and Analysis of Alternatives for the Valorisation of Agro-Industrial Olive Oil By-Products
(MDPI, 2018)
By-products and waste from olive production (agriculture) and the olive oil industry
(mills and refineries) are an important environmental issue in Mediterranean areas. Industrial
waste and by-products contain highly ...
Nitrogen Fertilization. A Review of the Risks Associated with the Inefficiency of Its Use and Policy Responses
(MDPI, 2021)
Nitrogen (N) is a key input to food production. Nearly half of N fertilizer input is not used by crops and is lost into the environment via emission of gases or by polluting water bodies. It is essential to achieve production ...
A Simple Agro-Economic Model for Optimal Farm Nitrogen Application under Yield Uncertainty
(MDPI, 2021)
Farmers in the developed world tend to over-apply fertilizer, and we explore a model for decision-making under uncertainty in yields. This article proposes an agro-economic model for farmer decision-making based on subjective ...
Microeconomics of Deficit Irrigation and Subjective Water Response Function for Intensive Olive Groves
(MDPI, 2016)
Abstract
This research paper analyzes the economics of deficit irrigation based on the use of subjective estimates of the crop yield–water relationship to determine water supply in irrigated olive groves. Interviewed ...
The Drivers-Pressures-State-Impact-Response Model to Structure Cause−Effect Relationships between Agriculture and Aquatic Ecosystems
(MDPI, 2021)
Different segments of society have shown interest in understanding the effects of human activities on ecosystems. To this end, the aim of this article is to analyze the scientific literature on the application of the ...