Productive efficiency in water usage: an analysis of differences among farm types and sizes in Georgia
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Price, J.
Moore, R.
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Carroll, G. Denise
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Abstract
Water management in agriculture received
much attention from researchers and managers, but the
factors affecting variability in the productive efficiency
of water usage among farmers has been historically
neglected. It is important that these factors be analyzed in
order to evaluate the effectiveness of future policies. The
research presented in this paper considers eight voluntary
or mandated quantity- and price-rationing policy
alternatives targeting the reduction of water usage among
farmers in Georgia. Using a contingent behavior survey,
differences in intra-agriculture water usage are analyzed
along two dimensions: farm type and farm size. It is
hypothesized that additional productive efficiency with
water is accounted for in alternative agricultural
practices, such as organic and conservation tillage,
compared to conventional agricultural practices, and that
increasing farm size also yields improved water
productivity and irrigation efficiency.
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Sponsored by:
Georgia Environmental Protection Division
U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Water Science Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Water Resources Institute
The University of Georgia, Water Resources Faculty
Date
2009-04
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