Water efficiency of agricultural production in China: Regional comparison from 1999 to 2002

International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 231-251

  Kaneko, Shinji ^a   Tanaka, Katsuya ^a   Toyota, Tomoyo ^a   Managi, Shunsuke ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agriculture; China; Productivity; SFA; Water efficiency

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; IRRIGATION; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 15244338738     PISSN: 14624605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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