Including the costs of water and greenhouse gas emissions in a reassessment of the profitability of irrigation

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 103, Issue , 2012, Pages 25-32

  Maraseni, T N ^a   Cockfield, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Dryland crops; Irrigated crops; Legumes; Water price

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DRYLAND; IRRIGATED CROPS; LEGUMES; WATER PRICE;

COSTS; CROPS; GAS EMISSIONS; IRRIGATION; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFITABILITY; ROTATION;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL LAND; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP ROTATION; DRYLAND FARMING; EMISSION INVENTORY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GREENHOUSE GAS; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; POLICY MAKING; PRICE DYNAMICS; PROFITABILITY; WATER PLANNING; WATER USE;

AUSTRALIA; DARLING DOWNS; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84855200204     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2011.10.014     Document Type: Article

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