A measure for the efficiency of water use and its determinants, a case study of small-scale irrigation schemes in North-West Province, South Africa

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-39

  Speelman, Stijn ^a   D'Haese, Marijke ^a,b   Buysse, Jeroen ^a   D'Haese, Luc ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Small scale irrigation; South Africa; Technical efficiency; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; IRRIGATION; POLICY MAKING; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

AFRICA; NORTH WEST PROVINCE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 46549087513     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2008.03.006     Document Type: Article

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