Shadow price of water for irrigation-A case of the High Plains

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 153, Issue , 2015, Pages 20-31

  Ziolkowska, Jadwiga R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

High Plains; Irrigation; Residual valuation; Shadow price; US; Water

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AQUIFERS; BUDGET CONTROL; COSTS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; IRRIGATION; WATER; WATER CONSERVATION;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; HIGH PLAINS; IRRIGATION WATERS; METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORKS; OGALLALA AQUIFERS; SHADOW PRICE; US; WATER ALLOCATIONS;

WATER RESOURCES;

COTTON; CROP PRODUCTION; DROUGHT; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MAIZE; POLICY MAKING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SHADOW PRICING; SORGHUM; SOYBEAN; STAKEHOLDER; VALUATION; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE; WHEAT;

KANSAS; NEBRASKA; OGALLALA AQUIFER; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84925595805     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: 18732283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2015.01.024     Document Type: Article

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