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Effects of modernization and medium term perspectives on water and energy use in irrigation districts

I. Fernández García, J.A. Rodríguez Díaz, E. Camacho Poyato, P. Montesinos and J. Berbel

Agricultural Systems, 2014, vol. 131, issue C, 56-63

Abstract: Increasing of water use efficiency has been a key strategy for dealing with water scarcity in semiarid countries. In Spain modernization of irrigation schemes has consisted in the substitution of old open channels systems by pressurized networks. However, this improvement has represented a significant increase in water costs, mainly due to the higher energy requirements.

Keywords: Benchmarking; Performance indicators; Water supply systems; Andalusia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2014.08.002

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