The full financial costs of irrigation services: A discussion on existing guidelines and implications for smallholder irrigation in South Africa

Water SA

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-78

  Perret, S ^a,b   Geyser, M ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Economic viability; Evaluation; Financial costs; Irrigation; Smallholder agriculture; South Africa

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; DRAINAGE;

ECONOMIC VIABILITY; FINANCIAL COSTS; SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE;

IRRIGATION;

AGRICULTURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; DRAINAGE; IRRIGATION;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL PROVISION; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INVESTMENT; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; DRAINAGE; IRRIGATION;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33846491901     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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