THE EFFECT OF SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF IRRIGATION APPLICATIONS ON RISK-EFFICIENT IRRIGATION STRATEGIES

Daniel J. Bernardo

Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1988, vol. 20, issue 01, 10

Abstract: The effect of irrigation system uniformity on the selection of risk-efficient irrigation strategies is evaluated using crop simulation and stochastic dominance procedures. Alternative strategies are evaluated under assumptions of both uniform and non-uniform application. Results indicate that the variability of net returns resulting from the employment of a specified schedule increases when irrigation uniformity is explicitly represented. Solutions derived using economic efficiency and stochastic dominance criteria indicate that the uniformity with which irrigations are applied contributes to the application of water-intensive irrigation schedules.

Keywords: Crop; Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1988
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.29715

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