Evaluation of irrigation-service utility from the perspective of farmers

Water Resources Management

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 467-482

  Ghosh, Souvik ^a   Singh, Ravender ^a   Kundu, D K ^a  

^a ICAR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF WATER MANAGEMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Farmers' perceptions; Fuzzy set theory; Irrigation water delivery; Performance evaluation

Indexed keywords

FARMS; FUZZY SETS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY;

FARMER PERCEPTION; IRRIGATION WATER DELIVERY; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION;

IRRIGATION;

FARMERS ATTITUDE; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PERCEPTION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; MAHANADI ESTUARY; ORISSA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 27744433017     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-005-4718-6     Document Type: Article

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