Performance assessment for irrigation water management: A case study in the Karacabey irrigation scheme in Turkey

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 124-132

  Kuscu, Hayrettin ^a   Bölüktepe, Filiz Eren ^a   Demir, Ali Osman ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Farmer satisfaction; Irrigation management; Logit model; Performance indicators; Water user association

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650260939     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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