This paper attempts to analyze the variations in technical efficiency of the individual farmers
of distinct (small, medium and large) size of land holdings and different types (family and …

This paper investigates the relationship between farm size and land use efficiency in the
Brazilian Amazon. Based on data from the 2006 Brazilian Agricultural Census, we estimated …

Irrigation is a lynchpin of rural development strategies and a key input to improving
productivity and farm incomes, the key source of livelihood for the majority of the world's …

It is very important to control agricultural water pollution and promote agricultural water
saving, for high-quality development of Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB). The efficiency …

Agriculture underpins the continuous development and progress of society. As water
resources impose a major constraint on economic and social development, strengthened …

Based on a quasi-natural experiment in China's South-North Water Transfer Project
(SNWTP), this study adopts a difference-in-differences approach to scrutinise the effect of …

An innovative approach was developed to optimize plant water requirement, growth and
yield parameters in irrigated agriculture considering the constraints of water availability and …

This study aims to estimate the shadow prices of water and carbon dioxide (CO 2) in global
agriculture under three scenarios: pursuing economic efficiency, sustainable development …

Improvements in water-use technical efficiency can alleviate water scarcity, which may help
alleviate poverty caused by it. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the complex …

Successful precision agriculture decision making requires characterizing soil heterogeneity
at high spatiotemporal resolution in real-time in order to optimize input (such as water and …