Agronomic and on-farm infrastructure adaptations to manage economic risk in Australian irrigated broadacre systems: A case study

Marta Monjardino, Matthew T. Harrison, Peter DeVoil, Daniel Rodriguez and Victor O. Sadras

Agricultural Water Management, 2022, vol. 269, issue C

Abstract: Irrigated agriculture is critical to feeding a growing global population. Irrigation contributes 30% of agricultural gross value in Australia, but water scarcity and the volatility of Australia’s open water market are significant challenges.

Keywords: Profit gap; Downside risk; Risk aversion; Irrigation; Investment; Water price (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2022.107740

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