What determines irrigation efficiency when farmers face extreme weather events? A field survey of the major wheat producing regions in China
Water availability is a major constraint on grain production in China, therefore, improving irrigation efficiency is particularly important when agriculture faces extreme weather events. This paper first calculates irrigation efficiency with a translog stochastic frontier production function and the...
Main Authors: | Chun-xiao SONG, Les Oxley, Heng-yun MA |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-08-01
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Series: | Journal of Integrative Agriculture |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311918620064 |
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