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ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF IRRIGATION PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS: AN APPLICATION OF LINEAR PROGRAMMING 1
Author(s) -
Pomareda Carlos
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1978.tb02122.x
Subject(s) - production (economics) , linear programming , irrigation , economic analysis , water resource management , environmental science , agricultural engineering , economic production , natural resource economics , agricultural economics , computer science , economics , mathematical optimization , mathematics , engineering , agronomy , microeconomics , biology , process (computing) , operating system
Economic analysis of irrigation production functions is discussed using linear programming. The method provides advantages over the partial one‐crop type of analyses because it captures intercrop tradeoffs in water and land use in response to economic policies or changes in water supply. A numerical example is used.