Irrigation pricing policies and its impact on agricultural inputs demand in Tunisia: A DEA-based methodology

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2109-2118

  Frija, Aymen ^a   Wossink, Ada ^b   Buysse, Jeroen ^a   Speelman, Stijn ^a   Van Huylenbroeck, Guido ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demand management; Economic instruments; Efficiency; Irrigation

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; INVERSE PROBLEMS; WATER; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

DEMAND FUNCTION; DEMAND MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS; IRRIGATION WATERS; PRICING POLICY; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; TUNISIA; WATER DEMAND; WATER PRICES; WATER-SAVING;

IRRIGATION;

CROPPING PRACTICE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FARMERS ATTITUDE; IRRIGATION; PRICING POLICY; WATER DEMAND; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); METHODOLOGY; TUNISIA; WATER SUPPLY;

TUNISIA;

EID: 79957953216     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.03.013     Document Type: Article

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