Comparative analysis of main on-farm irrigation systems in Portugal

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 40, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 341-351

  Leão De Sousa, Pedro ^a   Silva, Luís L ^b   Serralheiro, Ricardo P ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Irrigation systems; On farm irrigation

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 0345517137     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3774(99)00008-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (12)

1. Caldas, J.C., Sousa, P.L., Pereira, L.S., 1997. Need for new approaches in valuing the water: learning from a less successful case. In: Kay, Melvin, Franks, Tom, Smith, Laurence (Eds.), Water: Economics, Management and Demand. E & FN Spon, London, 1997, ISBN 0419 21840 8, pp. 137-144.
2. ESEO, 1993. Estudo do mercado de novos sistemas de rega e fertirrigação (Study of commerce of new irrigation and fertigation equipment). Lisboa, 65 pp.
3. INE, 1989. Recenseamento Geral Agricola (General Agricultural Survey). Ministério da Economia, Lisboa, Portugal.
4. Selley, R., 1983. The economic analysis of irrigation investment decisions. In: Pair et al. (Eds.), Irrigation, Chap. XVIII, Irrigation Association.
5. Serralheiro, R.P., 1997. Perspectiva da agricultura de regadio em Portugal (Perspective of Irrigated Agriculture in Portugal). Publicações "Universidade de Évora", Série Ciências Agrárias, no. 5, ISBN 972-9313-89-x, Évora, 78 pp.
6. Serralheiro, R.P., 1996. Modernização e desenvolvimento da rega de superfície. (Modernisation and improvement of surface irrigation). Évora, Portugal. Publicações "Universidade de Évora", Série Ciências Agrárias, no. 2, 235 pp.
7. Silva, L.L., 1994. Synthesis study of furrow irrigation design in undulated lands. Unpublished MSc Thesis. ISA -Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon (in Portuguese).
8. Sousa, P.L., 1994. Analysis on costs and benefits associated with alternative on-farm irrigation systems, chapter 6.6. In: Pereira, L.S. (Ed.), Development of Irrigation Technologies for Southern Portugal. Final Report on Project NATO-PO-Irrigation, ISBN 972-95954-2-9.
9. Sousa, P.L., 1996. Modernização dos sistemas de rega de superfície - Técnicas adequadas para a sua gestão eficaz. (Surface irrigation systems modernisation. Adequate Techniques for an efficient management). Communication presented to the Seminar Alqueva. Perspectivas de Desenvolvimento, organised by EDIA, 18-19 May, Beja, Portugal.
10. Sousa, PL., Dedrick, A.R., Clemmens, A.J., Pereira, L.S., 1993. Benefits and costs of laser-controlled levelling - a case study. In: Proceedings of the 15th. ICID Congress, 30 August-11 September 1993, The Hague, Netherlands.
11. Sousa, P.L., Dedrick, A.R., Clemmens, A.J., Pereira, L.S., 1995. Effect of furrow elevation differences on level-basin performance. Trans. ASAE 38(1), 153-158.
12. Sousa, P.L., Cameira, M.R., 1993. Desenvolvimento de equipamentos mecanizados para rega de gravidade (Improvement of mechanised equipment for surface irrigation). Proceedings of the Seminar ISA/Heliflex, held at Lisbon, March 19, 1993, ISBN 972-95954-0-2, 149 pp.