Improving water-efficient irrigation: Prospects and difficulties of innovative practices

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 146, Issue , 2014, Pages 84-94

  Levidow, Les ^a,b   Zaccaria, Daniele ^c   Maia, Rodrigo ^d   Vivas, Eduardo ^d   Todorovic, Mladen ^e   Scardigno, Alessandra ^e  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b University of California ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^e ISTITUTO AGRONOMICO MEDITERRANEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Innovative irrigation practices; Knowledge exchange system; Shared responsibility; Water users organisations; Water efficiency

Indexed keywords

CROPS; ECONOMICS; EFFICIENCY; IRRIGATION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

IRRIGATION PRACTICES; KNOWLEDGE-EXCHANGE SYSTEM; SHARED RESPONSIBILITY; WATER USERS; WATER-EFFICIENCY;

WATER CONSERVATION;

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; WASTEWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CROP YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INNOVATION;

EID: 84905921048     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2014.07.012     Document Type: Article

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