What do we know about water scarcity in semi-arid zones? A global analysis and research trends

F Morante-Carballo, N Montalván-Burbano… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Water supply is strategic for the development of society. The water distribution in nature
follows patterns linked to geographic and territorial issues. Climate fluctuations aggravate …

Does water rights trading promote resources utilisation efficiency and green growth? Evidence from China's resources trading policy

J Pan, J Peng, X Yang, S Xuan - Resources Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Strengthening ecological protection and resources management is imminent under the
international context of net water resources shortage and ensuring green growth agenda. In …

Impact of water markets on equity and efficiency in irrigation water use: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Bajaj, SP Singh, D Nayak - Agricultural Water Management, 2022 - Elsevier
The water markets as an institution for water demand and supply management has been
extensively documented both theoretically and empirically. The application of successful …

Can agricultural mechanization services narrow the income gap in rural China?

X Sang, X Luo, A Razzaq, Y Huang, S Erfanian - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
This paper examines the impact of agricultural mechanization services (AMS) on rural
household income and income gap, utilizing the recentered influence function regression …

A tree-based intelligence ensemble approach for spatial prediction of potential groundwater

M Avand, S Janizadeh, D Tien Bui… - … Journal of Digital …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of this research is to propose and confirm a new machine learning approach
of Best-First tree (BFtree), AdaBoost (AB), MultiBoosting (MB), and Bagging (Bag) …

Does rural industrial integration improve agricultural productivity? Implications for sustainable food production

F Ye, S Qin, N Nisar, Q Zhang, T Tong… - Frontiers in Sustainable …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Although the literature demonstrates that rural industrial integration can enhance farmers'
income, foster rural development, its impact on agricultural total factor productivity (ATFP), a …

Analyzing past and future trends in Pakistan's groundwater irrigation development: Implications for environmental sustainability and food security

A Razzaq, H Liu, M **ao, K Mehmood… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Since the last four decades, groundwater irrigation has played a critical role in improving
crop production and rural livelihoods. However, the flawed policies have allowed farmers to …

Towards sustainable water use: Factors influencing farmers' participation in the informal groundwater markets in Pakistan

A Razzaq, M **ao, Y Zhou, M Anwar, H Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Informal groundwater markets have spontaneously developed in Pakistan due to the
heterogeneity of farmers' resource endowments, irrigation water shortages, and productivity …

Policy impacts of high-standard farmland construction on agricultural sustainability: Total factor productivity-based analysis

F Ye, L Wang, A Razzaq, T Tong, Q Zhang, A Abbas - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
High-standard farmland construction is an important initiative in China that promotes
sustainable agricultural development and ensures food security through land consolidation …

Assessment of the sustainability of groundwater utilization and crop production under optimized irrigation strategies in the North China Plain under future climate …

L Tan, X Zhang, J Qi, D Sun, GW Marek, P Feng… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Over-exploitation of groundwater due to intensive irrigation and anticipated climate change
pose severe threats to the water and food security worldwide, particularly in the North China …