Economic analysis of rainwater harvesting and irrigation methods, with an example from China

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 217-226

  Yuan, Tian ^a,b   Fengmin, Li ^a   Puhai, Liu ^b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GANSU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Economic analysis; Rainwater harvesting; Semiarid region; Supplemental irrigation

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CROPS; ECONOMICS; IRRIGATION; RAIN; SEEPAGE;

CROPPING SYSTEMS;

HARVESTING;

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; IRRIGATION; RAINFALL; SEMIARID REGION;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FARM CROPS; HARVESTING; IRRIGATION; RAIN; SEEPAGE;

CHINA; GANSU PROVINCE;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037690825     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3774(02)00171-3     Document Type: Article

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