An extended PMP model to analyze farmers' adoption of deficit irrigation under environmental payments;Un modelo de PMP extendido para analizar la adopción de técnicas de riego deficitario bajo pagos ambientales

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1035-1046

  Cortignani, R ^a   Severini, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agro environmental payments; Deficit irrigation techniques; Farmers' behaviour; Positive mathematical programming; Water saving policies

Indexed keywords

EID: 82755181752     PISSN: 1695971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5424/sjar/20110904-160-11     Document Type: Article

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