How to improve water usage efficiency? Characterization of family farms in a semi-arid area

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2017, Pages

  Piedra Muñoz, Laura ^a   Godoy Durán, ángeles ^a   Giagnocavo, Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Efficiency; Environmental impact; Family farms; Water usage

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARID REGIONS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; IRRIGATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARID AND SEMI-ARID AREAS; COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT; DEGREE OF INNOVATIONS; DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES; WATER USAGE;

FARMS;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FAMILY FARM; IRRIGATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; RESOURCE SCARCITY; SEMIARID REGION; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

SPAIN;

EID: 85031429661     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w9100785     Document Type: Article

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