Farmers' Adaptation to Groundwater Shortage in the Dry Areas: Improving Appropriation or Enhancing Accommodation?

Irrigation and Drainage

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 691-700

  Frija, Aymen ^a   Chebil, Ali ^b   Speelman, Stijn ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

adaptation; groundwater; investments; shortage; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84963589408     PISSN: 15310353     EISSN: 15310361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ird.1986     Document Type: Article

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