The effect of water supply uncertainty on farmers' choice of crop portfolio

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1847-1854

  Lavee, Doron ^a  

^a TEL HAI COLLEGE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Irreversible investment; Wastewater reuse; Water supply uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL ACCUMULATION; EFFECT OF WATER; FRESHWATER SUPPLY; GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION; INNOVATIVE MODELS; IRREVERSIBLE INVESTMENTS; MODELING RESULTS; RECLAIMED WASTEWATER; SUPPLY UNCERTAINTY; WASTEWATER REUSE; WATER SUPPLY UNCERTAINTY;

CROPS; PROFITABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; FRESHWATER; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INCOME; IRRIGATION; RECYCLING; STATE ROLE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER; WATER SUPPLY;

ISRAEL;

EID: 77955773689     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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